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[]

  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.
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