REDDY

Reddy

Reddy is a caste of India, predominantly from Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they were a diverse community of merchants and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the past and later became feudal overlords and peasant proprietors. Historically they have been the land-owning aristocracy of the villages. Their prowess as rulers and warriors is well documented in Telugu history. The Reddy dynasty ruled coastal and central Andhra for over a hundred years. The origin of the social group of Reddys has been linked to the Rashtrakutas.

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reddy

Adjective

  1. Somewhat red in colour.


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