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The '''Raju''' (or '''Rajulu'''{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}) is a [[Telugu people|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]]. <ref>{{cite web| title = History of Andhra country| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-d9IAvFOUHsC&pg=PA60&dq=rajulu+andhra&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FU-iVceUDZHXoASwi4TYDA&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rajulu%20andhra&f=false}}</ref>
The '''Raju''' (or '''Rajulu'''{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}) is a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] Kshatriya caste found mostly in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Some people of the Raju castes have Varma as their last name. Andhra kshatriyas have only 5 gotras [[vashishtha]] , [[koundinya]] , [[dhananjaya]] , [[kashyapa]] and [[bharadwaja]]. <ref>{{cite web| title = History of Andhra country| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-d9IAvFOUHsC&pg=PA60&dq=rajulu+andhra&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FU-iVceUDZHXoASwi4TYDA&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rajulu%20andhra&f=false}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Raju (Kshatriya)
ReligionsHinduism
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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 people 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.