Kandu

Kandu or Kanu is a caste that has been historically associated with trading activities, confectionery (sweet-making), shop-keeping, grain-parching, etc. in India and Nepal.^[1]^[2] One of their notable business activities is confectionery.

Sub-castes include, Madhya-deshiye, Kannaujiya, to name a few. A few surnames used by the community include, Sah, Shaw, Gupta,sahuwan. etc..

They have been associated with the states Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal (Madhesi region).^{[citation needed]}

^ Herbert Hope Risley. The tribes and castes of Bengal. Harvard University. Printed at the Bengal secretariat press, 1891.
^ Sir, Baines, Jervoise Athelstane (1912). Ethnography (castes and tribes) by Sir Athelstane Baines.: With a list of the more important works on Indian ethnography by W. Siegling. Strassburg: K.J. Trübner.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Herbert Hope Risley. The tribes and castes of Bengal. Harvard University. Printed at the Bengal secretariat press, 1891.

[2] Sir, Baines, Jervoise Athelstane (1912). Ethnography (castes and tribes) by Sir Athelstane Baines.: With a list of the more important works on Indian ethnography by W. Siegling. Strassburg: K.J. Trübner.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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