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Naidu (also spelled Nayudu or Naidoo) is a title used by various social groups of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is also used in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. It is a Telugu derivation of the Sanskrit Nayaka, meaning "protector" or "leader".
The word Naidu is etymologically related to the Nair of Kerala, Marathi Naik and Nayaks (Pattanayak) in Odisha.
Usage
The Nayaka title was conferred mostly upon warriors who received land along with the title Nayaka as a part of the Nayankara system that recognised services rendered to the court during the Kakatiya dynasty. Nayaka was one among approximately 25 titles used by the Kakatiyas to create a new political infrastructure to undercut the authority of hereditary regional elites. Little is known of the responsibilities associated with the title at that time. The Nayankara system was also used by Rajayyan, wherein land was granted to a Nayaka on condition that they would place their military service at the disposal of the king.
By 1909, when Edgar Thurston was writing, the Naidu or Nayadu title was used by many Telugu communities in census returns, of whom he notes the Balija, Bestha, Boyar, Ekari, Gavara, Golla, Kalingi, Kamma, Kapu, Mutracha and Velama.
Notable Naidus
- Leela Naidu, Savitri — Indian actress
- C. K. Nayudu - Indian Cricketer
- N. Chandrababu Naidu - Andhra pradesh Ex-Chief Minister
- M. Buchi Babu Naidu - Father of Indian Cricket in Chennai
- G.D.Naidu - Scientist,Inventor and Businessman,known as "Edison of India"
- M. Ajay kumar Naidu-studant
References
- Sinopoli, Carla M. (2003). The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire in South India, c. 1350-1650. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780521826136.
- Ratnam, A. Venkata (1972). Local government in the Vijayanagara Empire. Prasaranga, University of Mysore. p. 14.
- Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. V (M to P). Madras: Government Press. p. 138. Retrieved 2012-03-24.