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'''Goud''' is a [[dalit]] [[caste]] from the [[Indian states]] of [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. They are traditionally involved in [[toddy tapping]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cm-announces-sops-for-toddy-tapper-community/article23326020.ece|title=CM announces sops for toddy tapper community|work=The Hindu|date=22 March 2018 }}.</ref> However, they are also involved in many modern occupations, most disgusting work such as street sweeping and [[Sewage treatment|sewer]] cleaning. Gouds are rapidly developing to modern life. However, Goud women lag behind in development.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramagoud|first=Akhileshwari|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5tIEAAAQBAJ&dq=goud+toddy&pg=PT541|title=The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development|publisher=Routledge|editor-last=Somanaboina|editor-first=Simhadri|chapter=OBC Women in Nizamabad, Telangana: Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes|doi=10.4324/9781003152873-28|s2cid=244577161 |editor-last2=Ramagoud|editor-first2=Akhileshwari}}</ref> |
'''Goud''' is a [[dalit]] [[caste]] of [[peasants]] from the [[Indian states]] of [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. They are traditionally involved in [[toddy tapping]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cm-announces-sops-for-toddy-tapper-community/article23326020.ece|title=CM announces sops for toddy tapper community|work=The Hindu|date=22 March 2018 }}.</ref> However, they are also involved in many modern occupations, most disgusting work such as [[Street sweeper|street sweeping]] and [[Sewage treatment|sewer]] cleaning. Some Gouds are involved in toilet cleaning. Gouds are rapidly developing to modern life. However, Goud women lag behind in development.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramagoud|first=Akhileshwari|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5tIEAAAQBAJ&dq=goud+toddy&pg=PT541|title=The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development|publisher=Routledge|editor-last=Somanaboina|editor-first=Simhadri|chapter=OBC Women in Nizamabad, Telangana: Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes|doi=10.4324/9781003152873-28|s2cid=244577161 |editor-last2=Ramagoud|editor-first2=Akhileshwari}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:17, 27 August 2023
| Goud | |
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 Gouds are known to perform disgusting work such as street sweeping and sewer cleaning. | |
| Classification | Backward Caste[1] |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Telugu |
| Country | India |
| Populated states | Telangana Andhra Pradesh |
Goud is a dalit caste of peasants 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, most disgusting work such as street sweeping and sewer cleaning. Some Gouds are involved in toilet cleaning. Gouds are rapidly developing to modern life. However, Goud women lag behind in development.[3]
References
- ^ "Central List of OBCs". National Commission for Backward Classes.
- ^ "CM announces sops for toddy tapper community". The Hindu. 22 March 2018..
- ^ 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.