Kaladi (caste)

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Kaladi
ClassificationCultivators
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesTamil
CountryIndia
Original stateTamil Nadu

Kaladi is a subcaste of Devendrakula Velalar, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] As of 2017, the Kaladi were a listed as a backward classes in Tamil Nadu under India's system of positive discrimination.[2]

References[edit]

  1. "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. "Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Social Justice. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.