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'''Telaga''' is a community of agriculturists ([[Kapu (caste)|Kapus]]) in the [[Coastal Andhra|Coastal Andhra Pradesh]], concentrated in the [[West Godavari district|West]] and [[East Godavari district]]s. They are also found in smaller numbers in [[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]] and [[Srikakulam district]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=People of India, Volume 26, Part 3 |author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |pages=1427 ''ff.'' |year=2003 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |isbn=978-81-85938-98-1 }}</ref><ref>{{harvp|Kantha Rao, A study of the socio political mobility of the kapu caste|1999|loc=Chapter 2, p. 67}}: "The Kapus are found all over Andhra Pradesh and they are sub-divided into the Turpu Kapus and Telagas. The Kapus of the East and west Godavari call themselves Telagas or Pedda (Big) Kapus and claims to be superior to the Turpu (East) Kapus. The Turpu Kapus are those belonging to the districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam."</ref><ref name="SinghIndia1996">{{citation |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |title=Occupation and population of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vDXtAAAAMAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-85579-40-5 |page=40}}: "Telaga – (regions) Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Srikakulam"</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Murty |first=K. Ramachandra |title=Parties Elections And Mobilisation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSeOAAAAMAAJ |year=2001 |publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited |isbn=978-81-261-0979-1 |ref={{sfnref|Murty, Parties, Elections and Mobilisation|2001}} |page=158}}: "Srikakulam district: ... The Brahmins, Rajus (Kshatriya), Komati and Telaga communities are considered to be forward communities and these castes constitute around 8 per cent of the district."</ref> Telaga is regarded as a subcaste of [[Kapu (caste)|Kapu]].<ref name="BS">[http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-kapu-stir-116020100473_1.html All you need to know about the Kapu stir], Business Standard, 1 February 2016.</ref>

== History ==
The Telagas are believed to be descendants of [[Telugu Chodas]].<ref>{{citation |last=Lakshmanna |first=Chintamani |title=Caste dynamics in village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KyRDAQAAIAAJ |year=1973 |publisher=Nachiketa Publications |ref={{sfnref|Lakshmana, Caste dynamics in village India|1973}} |page=28}}: "...Velanadu (Krishna and Penna Doab) was ruled by Velanati Chodas and other areas were ruledby Telugu Chodas. In course of time, these were called Telagas, one of the important non-Brahman castes."</ref>

==Categorisation==
In 2002, K. Srinivasulu describes Telaga as a "backward peasant caste".<ref>{{cite book |title=Caste & Class Articulation of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/2692.pdf|first=K. |last=Srinivasulu |publisher=Overseas Development Institute |location=London |date=September 2002 |isbn=0-85003-612-7 |pages=Glossary of castes, 4|access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref>

In a September 2015 order, the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of the Andhra Pradesh government{{efn|name=fn1|''Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated on linguistic grounds in 2014, as per the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]].''<ref name="News18">{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/andhra-pradesh-split-indias-29th-state-telangana-is-born-691955.html |title=Andhra Pradesh split, India's 29th state Telangana is born |newspaper=News18.com |access-date= 23 October 2017}}</ref>}} noted: "It has been felt that Kapu, Balija, Telaga and Ontari Communities in the state are socially, educationally and economically in the backward condition than the other forward castes though it is being treated as a forward caste."<ref name="AP">{{cite web |url=http://www.kapucorp.ap.gov.in/GO's/2015BCW_MS5%20(1).PDF |title= Government of Andhra Pradesh Order|website=Kapucorp.ap.gov.in |date= 2 September 2015 |author= Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Government |access-date= 22 October 2017}}</ref> In the said order, the government proposed the setting up of The Andhra Pradesh State Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation Limited for the social development of various groups including the Telaga community.<ref name="AP"/>

In the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 election]], the Kapu community supported the [[Telugu Desam Party]], which won and formed the government.<ref name=Korada>Pavan Korada, [https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/andhra-house-cards-political-triangle-between-tdp-bjp-and-kapu-padmanabham-76936 Andhra House of Cards: The political triangle between TDP, BJP and Kapu Padmanabham], The News Minute, 24 February 2018.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2019}} In 2015, the community petitioned the government to classify them as [[Other Backward Class]] for improving youth education and employment.<ref name="Hindu1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/telaga-community-to-bat-for-bc-status/article7853063.ece |title=Telaga community to bat for BC status |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 November 2015 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> The government appointed a three-member commission led by K. L. Manjunath.<ref name=Korada/>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2019}} But even before the commission submitted a report, the government passed a bill in December 2017 categorising the community as an Other Backward Class and reserving 5% of the places in educational institutions and government jobs.<ref name="BS1">{{cite web|title=Andhra assembly passes bill to provide 5% reservation to Kapu community|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/andhra-assembly-passes-bill-to-provide-5-reservation-to-kapu-community-117120200324_1.html|access-date=August 6, 2019|newspaper=Business Standard}}</ref><ref name="DC1">{{cite web|date=17 December 2017|title=Andhra Assembly passes bill to grant 5 per cent reservation to Kapu community|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/021217/andhra-assembly-passes-bill-to-grant-5-per-cent-reservation-to-kapu-community.html|access-date=August 6, 2019|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="Gazette 2017">[http://14.139.60.153/bitstream/123456789/12484/1/The%20Reservation%20of%20Seats%20in%20Educational%20Institutions%20in%20the%20state%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh%20and%20of%20Appointments%20or%20Posts%20in%20the%20Services%20under%20the%20state%20for%20the%20Telaga%2CKapu%2COntari%20and%20Balija%20Communitie%20NEW.pdf The Andhra Pradesh Gazette], Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2 December 2017.</ref>

Since the state's reservations exceeded 50%, an approval from the Central Government became necessary. The Central department of personnel and training objected to the inclusion of Kapus as it was not supported by facts.<ref name=Korada/>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2019}} The government subsequently allocated 5% reservation out of the 10% allocated to [[Economically Weaker Sections]]. This too was found to be legally untenable, and the new government led by [[YSR Congress]] reversed the decision.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-jagan-scraps-kapu-quota-says-not-legally-tenable-1575238-2019-07-30 Andhra Pradesh: Jagan scraps Kapu quota, says not legally tenable], India Today, 30 July 2019.</ref>

== Political participation ==
[[Selig S. Harrison]] noted that, in the 1955 legislature of what was then [[Andhra State]], the Telagas had 16 legislators, next only to the [[Reddi]]s and [[Kamma (caste)|Kamma]]s. He states that they formed a "newly active political force". However, despite their strength, the Telagas did not hold any ministerial posts.<ref>{{citation |author-link=Selig S. Harrison |first=Selig S. |last=Harrison |title=Caste and the Andhra Communists |journal=The American Political Science Review |volume=50 |number=2 |date=June 1956 |pages=378–404 |doi=10.2307/1951675 |jstor=1951675}}</ref>

In 1982, Telagas joined the other Kapu castes to form the [[Kapunadu]] movement, launched in [[Vijayawada]]. The movement held annual/biannual meetings since then.{{sfn|Kantha Rao, A study of the socio political mobility of the kapu caste|1999|loc=Chapter 5, p. 220}}

For the [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983 election]] for the united [[Andhra Pradesh]], the Kapus in general supported the newly formed [[Telugu Desam Party]]. Among the elected, the Telagas made up 6 legislators, compared to 9 legislators belonging to other Kapu castes from the coastal districts.<ref name="Mathew1984">{{citation |last1=Srinivas |first1=G. |last2=Shatrugna |first2=M. |last3=Narayana |first3=G. |chapter=Social Background of Telugu Desam Legislators |editor=George Mathew |title=Shift in Indian Politics: 1983 Elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zG4JuQMA-a8C&pg=PA115 |year=1984 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |pages=115–116 |id=GGKEY:XCJKCFX6PAJ}}</ref> However, the Kapus found that this did not lead to any increase in their political power. They renewed their movement within a couple of years.{{sfn|Parthasarathy, The Ambiguity of Categories|2001|p=104, 108}}

According to scholar Balagopal, "The Munnuru Kapus, Balijas, Telagas, Tenugus and Mutarasis are collectively referred to as 'Kapus'". They attempted to consolidate into a single community, but "it has remained un-consummated".<ref>{{citation |last=Balagopal|first=K. |title=Probings in the Political Economy of Agrarian Classes and Conflicts|publisher=Perspectives Publishers |date=1986 |at=Page 183}}</ref><ref>{{harvp|Kantha Rao, A study of the socio political mobility of the kapu caste|1999|loc=Chapter 5, p. 235}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{citation |last=Kantha Rao |first=M. L. |title=A study of the socio political mobility of the kapu caste in modern Andhra |publisher=University of Hyderabad/Shodhganga |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/25437/ |date=July 1999 |ref={{sfnref|Kantha Rao, A study of the socio political mobility of the kapu caste|1999}}}}
* {{citation |last=Parthasarathy |first=D. |chapter=The Ambiguity of Categories: Community and Identity in the Kapunadu Movement |editor=Surinder S. Jodhka |title=Community and Identities: Contemporary Discourses on Culture and Politics in India |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhmJCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT104 |year=2001 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-81-321-1985-2 |ref={{sfnref|Parthasarathy, The Ambiguity of Categories|2001}}}}

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