Kalingi

Kālingi (also Kalinga and Kālinji) is a Hindu warrior caste residing in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.[1] In Andhra, they are primarily found in the erstwhile Srikakulam district with smaller numbers in neighbouring districts.[1] They are predominantly a caste of cultivators. Some of the community members also served as temple priests in the past.[2][3] They are categorized as an Other Backward Classes (OBC) by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[4]

  1. ^ a b Naidu, D. Suran (1 January 1991). The Congress Party in Transition: A Study in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh. National Book Organisation. pp. 68, 101, 229. ISBN 9788185135649. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ Frazer, Sir James George (2013). Totemism and Exogamy, Vol. II (in Four Volumes). Cosimo, Inc. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-60520-979-1.
  3. ^ Baines, Jervoise Athelstane (1912). Ethnography: Castes and Tribes. K. J. Trübner. p. 54.
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