Wishesh June 2015 Online E-Magazine

INDIAN DIASPORA
TRADITION
REDDYS TRADITION
VALUES TRADITION IRRESPECTIVE OF WHATEVER
DURING THE KAKATIYA AND THEIR OWN
DURJAYAKAMMA MUSUNURI KINGS PERIOD,
REDDYS CAME INTO PROMINENCE.
The Reddy kings contributed to their best to
Telugu literature, and it was they who patronized
Sanskrit, the sacred Hindu language.
Now, Reddy is considered as a forward caste
in the Telugu states, that is Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh.
TRADITION IN COMMON WITH OTHER
COMMUNITIES
The Reddys in all the various regions like
Telangana, Rayalaseema and other coastal
areas, follow the different traditions and
notions, which generally do not seem to have
very much in common with each other. In
fact, they have more in common with other
communities of their regions.
PROMINENT IN REFORM MOVEMENTS
The very common opinion among the people
about reddys is that, they are upper caste
bigots. But it is to be known that, they are
prominent in many reform movements. They
are even the backbone of the Saivite and
Vaishnavite reform movements too. Under
the influence of the Saivite reformers, many
reddys got intermarried with brahmins in a
few of the South coastal areas like Guntur.
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Coming to Telangana, the Reddys used to wed
the girls from other communities, but the off
spring would not bear the clan name. On the
other side, that is, on the north of Andhra
Pradesh, the reddys background include many
comrades who participated in the Telangana
people’s movement against the feudal Nizam
state in 1940’s.