Goud

Goud is a social grouping of castes from the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. They are traditionally involved in toddy tapping.[2] However, they are also involved in many modern occupations. Gouds are rapidly developing.[3]

Goud
ClassificationBackward Caste[1]
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesTelugu
CountryIndia
Populated statesTelangana
Andhra Pradesh

References

  1. "Central List of OBCs". National Commission for Backward Classes.
  2. "CM announces sops for toddy tapper community". The Hindu. 22 March 2018..
  3. Ramagoud, Akhileshwari. "OBC Women in Nizamabad, Telangana: Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes". In Somanaboina, Simhadri; Ramagoud, Akhileshwari (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003152873-28. S2CID 244577161.
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