Vaddera (alternatively Vadde, Waddera, Vadar) is a caste in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and some other states[ citation needed ] in India.
The Vaddera have been kings until 15th century later some of them been seen as stone cutters, but many have had to change to agriculturing. The effects of mechanisation, usually financed and run by higher caste groups, has caused this change and government recognition of the issues has led to them being designated as an Other Backward Class. [1]