Goud

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

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. However, Goud women lag behind in development.[3]

References[edit]

  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.