Where did Velamas originate?

Velama is a caste found mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The earliest occurrence of Velama as a term for a community dates from the 17th century.

What is meant by Velama?

Meaning of వెలమ velama. [Tel.] n. వెలమలు or వెలమవారు people of that caste. వెలమగోటు Cavalier treatment, swaggering haughtiness, lordliness, petulance, domineering insolence.

Who are Velamas Quora?

Velamas are tribal people who migrated from North India probably Jharkhand and settled in South. Since Telangana people are sabhuman,they got ruled even by tribals.

Are Velamas shudras?

Why does Kamma, Kapu, Reddy and Velama are placed under Shudras rather than Kshatriyas even though they were kings? – Quora. Technically All four are derived from one single tribe who travelled from U.P. to South India for habitation.

What caste is surname Raju?

Varna Status The Raju caste, which A. Satyanarayana calls the “locally dominant landed gentry”, claims Kshatriya status in the varna system despite there being “no real Kshatriya varna” in the Andhra region. Raju is a Telugu language variant of the Sanskrit title Raja, a term for a monarch or princely ruler.

How many castes are there in Andhra Pradesh?

3. Out of the 59 SCs, Mala, Madiga, Adi Dravida and Adi Andhra together constitute 93.6 per cent of the SC population of the state.

Are reddys vaishyas?

The dominant castes of south India, such as Reddys and Nairs, held a status in society analogous to the Kshatriyas and Vaishyas of the north with the difference that religion did not sanctify them, i.e. they were not accorded the status of Kshatriyas and Vaishyas by the Brahmins in the Brahmanical varna system.

What is the history of Velama’s in Telugu culture?

The history of Velama’s is as old as Telugu bravery. Their military exploits form an important part of Telugu tradition, history and folklore. The battle of Palnadu, battle of Bobbili, Balanagamma Charitra etc speak volumes about their chivalry. They are known to be fearless and battle hardy warriors.

How many VELAM personalities are there in Tollywood?

As per my knowledge there are two more velama personalities in tollywood, those are Vamshi. paidipally (Munna director) and Sharvanand (Vennela fame) Hi, it is great to hear about our velama community. Thanks for taking care of our velamas.

Why are velamis under-looked in Indian politics and movies?

Due to heavy domination of the other lower castes who doesn’t even have a history for themselves in ANDHRA politics and Movies, Our mighty velamas are under looked and a huge discrimination is being done towards us. This is all done by subdividing our caste in to 4 or more sections.

Why are our Velama ancestors under-looked and under looked?

Its been more than 50 yrs our velama ancestors bravery and power is being recalled. Due to heavy domination of the other lower castes who doesn’t even have a history for themselves in ANDHRA politics and Movies, Our mighty velamas are under looked and a huge discrimination is being done towards us.