Munnuru Kapu

Munnuru Kapu is a Telugu-speaking caste primarily found in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] Traditionally, they are a community of cultivators and are distributed across the state.[3] They are also present in seven mandals which were merged to Andhra Pradesh from Telangana in 2014,[4] and in Nanded and Latur districts of Maharashtra.[1][5]

Munnuru Kapu
ReligionsHinduism[1]
LanguagesTelugu
CountryIndia
RegionTelangana

Munnuru Kapus are described as an economically and politically prominent community of Telangana.[6][7][8] In the 2018 Telangana Assembly, Munnuru Kapus are the third largest caste with eight MLAs, next only to Reddy and Velama communities.[9]

Some members of the community have also ventured into industry and business, and became established businessmen like B. V. Rao, Vikram Akula, and Myadam Kishan Rao.[10][11]

Etymology

Kapu means cultivator or protector in Telugu.[12][13] Munnuru means three hundred.[2] According to some writers, after the downfall of the Vijayanagara Empire, 300 Kapu families migrated to present-day Telangana region and came to be called as Munnuru Kapus (transl. Kapus of the three hundred families).[2][11]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Singh, Kumar Suresh; Bhanu, B. V. (2004). People of India - Maharashtra. 2. Vol. 30. Popular Prakashan. pp. 1495, 1500. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3.
  2. Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Andhra Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 846. ISBN 978-81-7671-006-0.
  3. Proceedings - Indian History Congress. Indian History Congress. 2006.
  4. "Andhra Pradesh: Munnuru Kapu community is BC-D in 7 merged mandals". The New Indian Express. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 699. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  6. Reddy, R. Ravikanth (7 June 2022). "Caste engineering in Telangana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. Political Science Review. Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan. 1980. p. 96.
  8. "How votes are caste in Telangana". The New Indian Express. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. Bhargav, Nimmagadda (28 February 2023). Stringers and the Journalistic Field: Marginalities and Precarious News Labour in Small-Town India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-84035-3.
  10. Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0.
  11. "Lunch with BS: Vikram Akula, SKS Microfinance". Business Standard. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. Bhargav, Nimmagadda (28 February 2023). Stringers and the Journalistic Field: Marginalities and Precarious News Labour in Small-Town India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-84035-3.
  13. Census of India, 1981: Andhra Pradesh. Controller of Publications. 1900. p. 9.
  14. "Father of Indian poultry industry remembered". The Hindu. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  15. Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0.
  16. "Shiv Shankar appointed PRP manifesto panel chairman". The Times of India. 15 November 2008. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  17. Sinha, Akash (21 January 2022). "Bandi Sanjay Kumar episode: What BJP really hopes to gain from the controversy in Telangana". The Financial Express. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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