Goud
| Goud, gowda, gauda, gourRajput, gaur | |
|---|---|
| gowda,gauda,gaurRajput,gaud, gouda, gamalla, kaleela, srisayana, shettybalija, segidi, ediga | |
| Classification | Backward Caste[1] |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Telugu |
| Country | India |
| Populated states | Telangana Andhra Pradesh |
Goud is a caste consisting predominantly of indigenous people in the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Gouds are traditionally involved in toddy tapping. but many have other occupations majority people doing agriculture and other business [2] However, they are also involved in many modern occupations. there are many local names for goud caste. Gowda, gauda, gaurkshatriya, gourRajput, ediga, shetty balija, srisayana, segidi, kaleela, in North India they were called as gaur rajput and gaur Kshatriyas, there is a city in west bengal called gauda rajya. original they are descendants of lord rama's brother, bharata descendants, they are from surya vamsha. Gaur Rajput is a clan of Rajputs in India. Gaur Rajputs are Suryavanshi, their gotra is Bhardwaj. some people have other gothras like kaundinya, kamandala
Gaur Dynasty Introduction
The Gaud Kshatriyas are the descendants of Bharata, the younger brother of Lord Rama. They belong to pure Suryavanshi clan. When Shri Ram became the emperor of Ayodhya, then Maharaj Bharat was made the master of Gandhar Pradesh. Maharaj Bharat had two sons, Taksha and Pushkal, who respectively founded the famous city Takshashila (famous university) and Pushkalavati (which is now Peshawar). According to a legend, Gandhar's corruption became Gaur, which later became Gaur under the influence of the local language in Rajasthan. The king of this dynasty was Jayadratha during the Mahabharata period. In time, Singhaditya and Lakshmanaditya became two glorious kings who had expanded their kingdom from Gandhar to Rajasthan and Kurukshetra. Pujya Gopichand who was the nephew of Emperor Vikramaditya and Bhrithari belonged to this dynasty. Later the Kshatriyas of this dynasty went to Bengal which came to be known as Gaur Bengal. Even today, the oldest temple of the family goddess Mahakali of Gaur Rajputs is in Bengal, which has now gone to Bangladesh. many were settled in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States.
The Gouds are rapidly developing. 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..
- ^ 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.