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{{As of|2002}} the Rajus constituted less than 1 per cent of the population in Andhra Pradesh, concentrated mainly in the [[Coastal Andhra|coastal region]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh, India |first=K. C. |last=Suri |publisher=Overseas Development Institute |location=London |date=September 2002 |page=10 |isbn=0-85003-613-5 |url=http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/working_papers/wp180.pdf |accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
{{As of|2002}} the Rajus constituted less than 1 per cent of the population in Andhra Pradesh, concentrated mainly in the [[Coastal Andhra|coastal region]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh, India |first=K. C. |last=Suri |publisher=Overseas Development Institute |location=London |date=September 2002 |page=10 |isbn=0-85003-613-5 |url=http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/working_papers/wp180.pdf |accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>


===Notable people from Raju community===
A well-known contemporary Raju was [[Sathya Sai Baba]].<ref>N. Suman Bhat (2005), ''Saints of the masses'', Sura Books, p.82</ref>
*[[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], the telugu freedom fighter who revolted against British in India.
*[[Krishnam Raju]], the telugu actor.
*[[Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju]], the Minister of Civil Aviation, India.
*[[Prabhas|Prabhas Raju Uppalapati ]], the telugu actor.
*[[Ram Gopal Varma]], the Indian film director.
*[[Satya Sai Baba], the religious guru.
*[[Venkatapathy Raju]], Indian cricket player.
*[[Gokaraju Ganga Raju]], Member of the India Parliament
*[[AVS Raju]], chairman of Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:56, 12 July 2015

Raju (Kshatriya)
ReligionsHinduism
Languages
Country
Region
  • Andhra Pradesh

The Raju (or Rajulu[citation needed]) is a Telugu Kshatriya caste found mostly in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Some of the Raju castes have Varma as their last name. Andhra kshatriyas have only 5 gotras vashishtha , koundinya , dhananjaya , kashyapa and bharadwaja. [1]

Etymology

Raju is a Telugu language variant of the Sanskrit title Raja, a term for a monarch or princely ruler. [2]



Modern community

Population

A report published by the Overseas Development Institute in 2002, describing the Rajus of Andhra as an ex-warrior caste, noted that along with the Kapu and Velama they were

...important communities with considerable political significance in the State, although in numerical terms they constitute only a small percentage of the population and spatially are confined only to small pockets.[3]

As of 2002 the Rajus constituted less than 1 per cent of the population in Andhra Pradesh, concentrated mainly in the coastal region.[4]

Notable people from Raju community

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "History of Andhra country".
  2. ^ "A SANSKRIT-ENGLISH DICTIONARY"".
  3. ^ Srinivasulu, K. (September 2002). "Caste, Class and Social Articulation In Andhra Pradesh. Mapping Differential Regional Tragectories" (PDF). London: Overseas Development Institute. p. 3. ISBN 0-85003-612-7. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  4. ^ Suri, K. C. (September 2002). "Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh, India" (PDF). London: Overseas Development Institute. p. 10. ISBN 0-85003-613-5. Retrieved 2012-02-29.