Title used by Telugu castes
Naidu (also spelled as Nayudu , Naidoo ) is a Telugu title commonly used by various Telugu castes. 'Nayudu/Naidu' (నాయుడు) is a contraction of the Telugu word 'Nayakudu' (నాయకుడు) meaning leader, chief, or headman.[ 1] [ 2] Telugu castes such as the Kapu /Balija [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Kamma , Gavara ,[ 7] [ 8] Golla ,[ 9] [ 10] Turpu Kapu ,[ 11] Velama , Boya [ 12] among others use this title. In Coastal Andhra , the term Naidu primarily refers to Kapu caste.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
^ Brown, Charles Philip (1903). "A Telugu-English Dictionary" (2nd ed.). p. 644. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Digital South Asia Library .
^ "నిఘంటుశోధన - తెలుగు నిఘంటువు" . Andhra Bharati . Retrieved 7 April 2023 .
^ Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City . Anthropological Survey of India. p. 7,8 2. Balija Naidu
^ Wiebe, Paul D. (1975). Social Life in an Indian Slum . Carolina Academic Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-89089-051-6 . Naidu is a title of honour and has been used by such Telugu castes as the Balijas , Boyas , Gollas , Mudhirajas and Kapus
^ Rural Non Form Growth , Serials Publications, 2006, p. 215, ISBN 9788183870092 , Kapu Naidu
^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes: Andhra Pradesh . Anmol Publications. pp. 196. 195. ISBN 978-81-7041-836-8 . But Reddis, Kammas, and Telaga Naidu are equal in social rank. They are originally agricultural castes.
^ Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India . Government press. p. 138. ISBN 9781727472912 .
^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles . Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3 .
^ Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City . Anthropological Survey of India. p. 35. The Title "Naidu" is used by many of The Telugu-speaking communities such as Balija , Bestha and Golla .
^ Ramamoorthy, L. (2000). Language Loyalty and Displacement: Among Telugu Minorities in Pondicherry . Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture. ISBN 978-81-85452-10-4 .
^ Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles , Anthropological Survey of India, 1996, p. 1396, ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3 , Turupu Kapu title Nayudu/Naidu
^ Francis, C. (2006). "Private Investment in the Cotton Mills: A Case Study". Journal of Indian History . 85 : 181. Naidu is a title assumed by a number of Telugu castes such as Balija, Bestha, Boya, Ekari, Gavara, Kaingi, Kamma, Kapu and Velama.
^ Staples, James (2020). Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India . University of Washington Press . p. 196. ISBN 978-0-295-74789-7 . Naidu—or Kapu, an alternative name for the same subcaste—is known as one of Andhra Pradesh's economically and politically dominant castes, along with the Reddis and the Kammas.
^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India . Vol. 39. Anthropological Survey of India . 1990. p. 70. The group is also known as Kapu, Naidu, Telaga in coastal districts of the state and is ethnically similar to Balija Naidus of Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh.
^ Prasada Bhoopaludu (1939). Andhra Vignanamu . Vol. 3. The Razan Electric Press. pp. 1381–1383.