Goud

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Goud
Classification Other Backward Caste (OBC) [1]
Religions Hinduism
Languages Telugu
Country India
Populated states Telangana
Andhra Pradesh

Goud is a caste, predominantly settled in the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Gouds have been traditionally involved in the occupation of toddy tapping. [2] They are a rapidly developing community in both economical and political realms in Telangana. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central List of OBCs". National Commission for Backward Classes.
  2. ↑ "CM announces sops for toddy tapper community". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Ramagoud, Akhileshwari. "OBC Women in Nizamabad, Telangana: Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes". In Somanaboina, Simhadri; Ramagoud, Akhileshwari (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003152873-28. S2CID   244577161.


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