Vadugar caste 182. In the Middle Ages they served as governors and military officers for the Hindu dynasties of south India. [1] Jul 9, 2021 · At the census, 1901, the number of people returning themselves as Vadugan dropped to 95,924, and the name is defined by the Census Superintendent as a "linguistic term meaning a Telugu man, wrongly returned as a caste name by Kammas, Kāpus and Balijas in the Tamil districts. Vettaikarar 160. In modern times they are a landowner peasant group of the fourth worker caste of Hinduism. Most Vadugan migrated south from Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu. They rose to prominence within the Vijayanagara imperial court and migrated southward following the defeat of the Vijayanagara Empire by Muslim forces in 1556. There are popularly called as Vadugar Community in Tamilnadu. Oct 7, 2018 · The Kamma caste are popular caste in andhra pradesh and has significant population in Tamilnadu. . Vadugan caste name could indicate the type of work people belonging to the Vadugan caste do or did in earlier times. The Vaduga or Vadugar comprise three distinct Telugu caste-based communities found in present-day Tamil Nadu, India. Infact 80% of the chief ministers of Andhra pradesh so far ruled were kammavars. 184 சங்ககாலத்தில் வடுகர் இன மக்கள் வேங்கடமலைக்கு வடக்கில் Jul 8, 2021 · Vadugan caste is one of the many castes subcastes of India. The villages kammavars settled in Tamilnadu are called as Vadugapalayam. India has thousands of castes and subcastes, they are in existence and practice since the Vedic times. Their caste identities are as Kammavars, Balijas, and Kambalathars. " Vannar ( Salavai Thozhilalar ) ( including Agasa, Madivala, Ekali, Rajakula, Veluthadar and Rajaka) (except in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District where the community is a Scheduled Caste ) 156. Vettuva Gounder 165. The Kapu Vadugan or Kammas are a Telugu speaking agricultural caste of south India. They were created to solve the problem of division of labor. 183. eqnuzosimmedhbjgaygngqmfpfjpwpafibturvhowfftexmdhtxwdb