Mudiraju

The Mudiraju or Mudiraj and Mutrasi, earlier recorded as Mutracha, is a caste found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1][2] It is categorised among the Other Backward Classes by the Government of India.[3]

  1. ^ Gafoor, Khaja Abdul (1955). Social Services in Hyderabad. New Delhi, India, Asia: Citizen Press. pp. 143: MUDIRAJ (MUTRASI) Kabberu, Kabbaliga, Tenugollu: — Mutrasi, Mut Raj, Mudiraj, Koli, Naik Bantu, Telgand, Tengand — a large cultivating, hunting and labouring tribe of Dravidian descent, members of which are engaged as village watchmen under the title of Mannewad. They were, in ancient times engaged as soldiers, which has won for them the military title Bantu.
  2. ^ Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. New Delhi, India, Asia: Asian Educational Services. pp. LXXV: Mutrasi, Mut–Raj, Modi–Raj, Koli, Naik, Bantu, Tengaud—a large cultivating, hunting and labouring tribe of Dravidian descent, members of which are engaged as village watch men under the title of Mannepod. ISBN 978-81-206-0488-9.
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