Every Thing about Gouds

The Goud are one of the largest castes in Andhra Pradesh comprising more than 17% of its population. Gouds are involved in soma and Ayurvedic medicine developers in ancient days who are classified as Somavansh Kshatriyas. At present, they are involved in Palm wine/Toddy tapping, farming and modern professions. Origin Regarding their origin, several legends are present. According to the Goud Puran, they are said to have come from Benares and other parts of Northern India, where they were originally engaged in the manufacture and sales of spirituous liquors. Another legend represents them as having sprung from Koundinya Rishi, who was created by Parvati for the purpose of extracting and fermenting the sap of the wild date palm and thus supplying the wants of gods and men in the matter of intoxicating drinks. It is said that the gods and demons were so delighted with the pleasant beverage, that they conferred upon him the title of 'Gouda' or 'the head of mankind.' The words Goud and Idiga is believed to derived from old Dravidian word ida or ila means island. They are known as Deevaramakkalu (in Kannada) which also might have been derived from dweep which means an island, possibly pointing towards Srilanka. It’s believed that Gouds were practicing Buddhism before the arrival of Brahmins from the North. Buddhism in South India is believed to have arrived from Srilanka and hence the Idigas were possibly descendents of the Buddhist monks from Srilanka and natives who absorbed Buddhism by influence of these monks. There were two divisions among Gouds of Andhra Pradesh, Dandu Idigas and Baliga Idigas. Dandu or Dande, meaning Pole weapon/pole, was used as weapon in wars. Dandu Idigas were warriors and were associated with feudal army of Telugu kings. Dandu Idigas were also known as Palli or Patha(old) Gouds, considered to be endangered. Baliga Idigas were toddy tappers of palm tree. It seems probable that the caste is a functional group, formed from the members of other castes under the pressure of the demand for intoxicating drinks. This view bears support from the internal structure of the caste, which shows that it comprises several independent groups. Internal Structure.---- The caste is divided into six endogamous groups. (1) Deva Goundala, (2) Shetti Goundala, (3) Mashti Goundala, (4)Goundala, (5) Idiga and (6) Laguwad. The above names are only historical. The different names are not known at least after 18th centuary. Deva Goundala It is believed that they are dweep goundalas, original descendents of Buddhist monks from island. However the members of this sub-sect claim and is traditionally ascribed to the fact that the members of this sub-caste supplied toddy and arrack/liquor to the Devas(gods). At the Present day, they hold the highest rank among the Goundala castes. The Shetti, or Chetti Goundala They are numerous and also enjoy highest or slightly lesser rank along with Deva Goundalas. They assert that the distinctive title Shetti was conferred upon their ancestor by Raja Prataparudra of Warangal, for successfully meeting and overcoming an invincible gymnast in a wrestling match. Later many became good gymnasts, participated in wrestling matches and were also recruited into army. Mashti Goundala Mashti Goundala occupy the lowest position among the Goundala sub-castes. They have five sub-divisions: (1) Tella Idiga, (2) Kulla Jain, (3) Kada, (4) Ayanotiwaru and (5) Jetti. The members of these sub-castes don’t inter-marry. Idigas The word 'Idiga' comes from 'Ita' which means a Shendi tree, and who make incisions on the tree for its sap are called 'Ita Godlu' , the two words ultimately passing into the term 'Idiga'. The sub-caste is said to have been recruited from among members of other castes, especially from the Mutrasi, Munnur and Telega castes. The Idigas have a sub-division called 'Thala Idiga,'the word 'Thala' signifying 'the head.' Laguwad The Laguwad or Lagullawandlu are so called because they wear lagus i.e., short trousers.This sub-caste is also recruited from other castes. The History of alcohol reveals the following facts. Humans all over the world consumed alcoholic beverages as a stable food from 10000BC to 2000BC as compared to bread or meals. In India, sura drink and soma are prepared from the cultivated products like rice, wheat, sugar cane( Ikshvaku ), grapes, flowers and other fruits. Storage of these beverages is very easy as compared to storage of grains. These beverages are considered as the God given due to their energy content and medicinal effects. During 2000 BC to 500 BC, human beings food habits changed from alcohol consumption to more traditional foods like bread, meals, rasam and curries etc as there are lots of ayurvedic medicines invented during these times. Kingdoms are formed around 5000 years back or 3000BC. During these times, somavanshi Kshatriyas took over the profession of development & production of alcoholic beverage and ayurvedic medicine. The alcohol beverage words like sura,sara are closely related to the ancient words like surya,Ikshvaku( sugar cane ) and sarayu . Mythological Origins According to Gowd legend, they originated from the Great Sage Kaundinya who lived in kurnool district (around 1300 AD), who they believe originally invented toddy tapping. They believe that many kings came from their community including the Chalukya, and the Satavahana kings. The community is derived branch of somavamsha kshatriyas( Haihaya kshatriyas) who lived at the time of Parashurama. They pray the deity Renuka who is a kshatriya and mother of parashurama. She is also wife of jamadagni who is a brahmin. At those times, the community needed a kshatriya type warrior position to spread soma to the people. They needed brahminical help to do different types of soma liquids. Alcohol, Madhu or Nectar is first given to Demi Gods by Lord Vishnu in Mohini Avatar along with Kalpavriksha (present day coconut tree or palm tree). These trees may be 60 million years old. The timing also coincides with the timing of kurma avatar. Lord Vishnu is also called as Madhu or Madhusudhan. In the initial days, Gouds got patronized by Amrutham and started distilling different types of liquor. They used to serve liquor to the people to relieve them from different types of diseases and pains. They invented lot of ayurvedic medicines to sabotage different types of illnesses. They tried most of the trees and fruits to get different types of wines. Finally they invented toddy (only having 1 to 5 % alcohol) which is considered to be the best food as well as medicine, even today. Toddy is drunk mostly in the rural parts which is relatively low in price( of about ¼ the cost of Beer of same alcoholic content). Toddy is available only during February to May month of every year. The community will live like farmers during the rest of the year. The Setti Balija’s and Sri Sayana’s original name was Goud. Their surnames Gudala,Gubbala, Geddada, Gouthu suggests that their original name was Goud - these adaptations first became known in the 18th and 19th centuries . Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu (A Goud), had a chief status and changed the community name to Setti Balija. Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu lived in Bodasakurru village near Kakinada of East Godavari District. Kerala was considered be the origin of the Goud or Ezhava community as early as Ramayana and Mahabharata times. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled Andhra region from 7th century to 1189 CE. They had their capital originally at Vengi near Nidadavole of the West Godavari district and later changed to Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry). During this period Gouds prospered around this region. They constitute the single largest community in Godavari districts. Chalukya Bhima-I has constructed many Bimeshwar temples at Dhraksha Rama, Somarlakota( Present samalkot ). Chalukya kings constructed Someshwar temples at Nidadavole and Bhimavaram of West Godavari. This shows their liking towards soma. Gundaya (950 CE) was the first known historical figure among the Kakatiyas. There are lot of gouds residing around warangal or orugallu.The kakatiyas are belied to be of Racherla gotram kings. During the fall of Kakatiya empire, the musini surname families (Markandeya gotram) who ruled the kakatiya empire for 50 years got settled in Warangal,Nalgonda,Krishna and Godavari districts. There are lot of gouds with musini surname in the above districts. There are lot of villages like musinuri, musinipally, musinivari palem and musigampala. There are lot of other communities with these surnames. During Vijayanagara Empire, the Gouds and Nadars were having dominant position in the society because of their huge population (Single largest community of South India) and the society dependency on toddy (a beverage which was called as mandhu (medicine). The rayana(surname is common in gouds residing in Ananthapur, Kurnool, Prakasham, Guntur, Krishna, and Godavari districts) families got settled during the fall of Vijayanagara empire. All the trading castes were having equal respect to the farming communities,as the income from farming was just below the income from different trades. Earlier to this empire from Neolithic Revolution, farming was a low profit self employment work by all communities including Tribals. By the end of 18th century the British East India Company had consolidated their rule in Andhra. They brought modern cultivation methods with good transportation of materials. The cultivation become more profitable. The rich gouds entered into cultivation where as the Poor gouds stick to various low income professions and they become further poor. The British also suppressed the gouds as the British wanted their products to be more used by the Indians. During 1850 AD, there is a widespread negative propaganda in drinking alcoholic beverages. Most of the researchers felt that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause major health problems and also decreases thinking power. Present research on Alcohol consumption has made public about the following facts. Alcoholic beverages tend to stimulate your appetite. Wine consists of smaller quantities of phytochemicals that tend to reduce your chances of developing heart disease and certain cancers. Moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of diabetes than non-drinkers. Research finds an association between better cognition or thinking ability and moderate drinking(because of new cells formation.Brain size decreases on heavy drinking. Genes play a major role in deciding as to how your body will process alcohol. Keep a check on the eatables that you consume while boozing, because that can lead to weight gain. Excess of anything is bad, so drink in limited quantities , be it beer, wine or spirits. Excessive drinking can cause hangover, leading to problems like nausea, vomit etc. The most advanced countries, like USA (30 times), Germany, France and China have a per capita consumption (alcohol) which is 40 to 10 times that of India. Gouds use the name "Prasad" to represent their affinity for cultivating coconut fields and banana fields. The following surnames suggest that gouds mostly depend on tree products like Talla, thati (palm tree), nara, narikel, naragani(coconut), chintal, chintalapati (tamarind), mamidla, mamidisetti (Mango), panasa, arati (banana). Some surnames like annam (Rice) and cheruku (sugarcane) suggest their current day cultivation. The members of the caste claim to have the following gotras (exogamous groups) Bharadwaja Dhananjaya Datteraya Kamandalam Koundinya Kashyapa Mrukanda Markendeya Nishila Pydipala (This gotram came around 1700 A.D.) Racherla (This gotram came around 500 A.D.) Shivanama Surabhandeshwar Shivansha Tullyamahamuni Vashista Vruddhamahamuni Politics Post Independence, the community was not given key ministerial positions, so the community development was not as good as Kammas or Reddies. The community leaders are fighting to get key ministerial positions in different parties. Very few or no leaders held key ministries like Home,revenue, Industries, PCC leader, speaker, CM etc. Very few leaders held ministries for 5 years.Without getting key political positions like ministries,Judges, Rajyasabha MP's, MLC's etc,the community development will be very less and the BC reservation in unimportant posts is just an eye wash. This should change and the community should get its rightful share in politics & the good news is that the community people are becoming active in politics and gaining their positions , especially in Telangana, though much more needs to be done on this front. Religion They are divided into Tirmanidharis and Vibhutidharis, or the worshippers of Vishnu and Shiva, under the guidance of their respective sectarian gurus, Shri Vaishnava and Aradhi Brahmans. Preference is, however, given to the worship of Shiva, whom they adore under the peculiar name of someshwar, or "the god Shiva who heads soma." The goddess somalamma who is considered to be the avatar of kali, is prayed by Hindus. There are lot of villages that were come up with the goddess somalamma. They celebrate the festival of Katamayya Panduga(Gouda’s festival) or bonalu in shravan masam of every year in Telangana. Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Sardar Sarvayi Papanna Goud also called as Papadu was a Telugu King, who ruled Buvanagiri of Nalgonda, Thatikonda of Warangal, Kolanupaka, Cheriyala, Karimnagar, Huzurabad and Husnabad regions for 30 years. Papanna Goud born in 1650 A.D. Having seen the oppressions and atrocities committed by Mughals, during that time raised a small army out of warrior castes through guerilla attacks on them. He recruited followers from an array of idiga men and ritually warrior groups to form an army of several thousand. With it, he mounted successful assaults against several of the major towns in Telangana which were under Mughals and captured several towns and forts. Demographics Gouds are found all over Andhra Pradesh, but large concentrations can be found in Ranga Reddy, East Godavari, West Godavari,Warangal,Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Medak,Kurnool, Krishna,Khammam,Guntur and Adilabad, districts. They are one of the most populous castes in Nizamabad, East Godavari, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal, Krishna, Prakasham, Nellore, Anantapur, West Godavari, Medak, Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar,Khammam and Hyderabad districts. In Godavari districts, they are the most populous caste and have equal political status as the Kapu Caste. In Maharashtra, they are settled in Nanded & Latur region of Marathwada, Chandrapur of Vidharba and in Konkan region. Though population of this caste is small in Marathwada and Vidharbha and known as 'Kalal/Goud Kalal', there are large populations in Konkan region and known as 'Bhandaris' In Telangana, castes with the largest population are the Gouds, Yadavs, Mudiraju, Padmashali, and Munnuru Kapus. Common Surnames Goud surnames will have the following suffixes: Setti or setty - Visakapatnam, Godavari, Khammam and Krishna districts. Like - Medisetti, Marisetti, Vasamsetti, Koppisetti, Mamidisetti,Anagani,Polagani, Bonagani etc Matta, Katta, Borra etc Gani or gany - Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore & Telangana. Like - Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Enumula, chittibomma, Undrakonda, Sure, Meduri, Akula, Reka, Sreeram, Veeranki, Addanki, Bathina, Busaram, Komara, Kancharla, Vemulakonda, Dontha, Burra, Ragani, Kodi, Bolagani,Bommagani, Anagani, Margani, Nargani, Balagani, Sudagani, Nargana, Margana, Naragoni, Alegani, Bajaru, Talla, Bathini, Byragoni, Balagouni, Balagowni, Deshagouni, Deshagowni, Veeragowni, Madasu, Balagoni, Badagowni, Chalamalla, Gavini, Goda, Godishala,Gottiparthi, Jalagam, Macharla, Manda, Pogula, Sudagani, Godella.etc setti surnames mostly came from the business profession. Gani or goni or Gouni surnames came from the profession of Ganadhipathi( leader of warriers). Nellore Dt surnames: Parvatala, Kammiti, Nasina, Pandi, Mulam, Nadavati, Jana, Kosuri, Tata, Jampani Krishna Dt:chittibomma, Badugu, Pamarti, Murrala, Bolla, Naragam, Pallagani, Chalpati, Rajulapati, Vemula, Chimata, Sonti, Mekapothula, Mareedhu, Palagani, Parise, Veeranki,parasa,matta,anagani,motapothula,ijjagani,pandi, Guntur Dt: chittibomma, Reka, Addanki, Veeranki, Vemulakonda, Sreeram, Vaka, Suragani, Donta, Anagani, Pandi, Kukkala, Evuri,mekapothula, maadu, Warangal Dt: Konne, Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Balne, Tabeti,gurram,ponnam khammam dt: veeranki, mekapothula, pandhi, motapothula, pilli,parasa nalgonda dist: Konne, VAILLA,ponnam Community It comes under BC-B section 4. The following castes are considered as Goud community under AP BC act. List of B.Cs and categorization (As per G.O.Ms. No. 1793 Education Dept., Dt : 23.9.1970 as modified from time to time). S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name 1 Goud 2 Gowd 3 Gouda 4 Gowda 5 Goundla 6 Gamalla 7 Ediga 8 Idiga 9 Segidi 10 Sri Sayanas 11 Yatha 12 Settibalija Traditional occupations The Gouds originally prospered around the Godavari River. The Goud community adopted alcoholic beverage production and sale as their trade. This trade is believed to be a gift from God. The people who serve toddy are considered God-like (Somanath, Madhusudhana, and Gandharvas). Gouds also support themselves in farming and warrior profession which is a generalised trade being followed by all communities. From Kshatriyas to Schedule castes are allowed to do cultivation. Warrior position is also given to all communities in different positions. Before the British came every community has a specific trade to do. Gouds prospered during Eastern chalukya empire( goud kings), Kakatiya empire( Goud kings ) and Vijaya nagar empire ( Golla/Yadav kings).During these empires, all communities have a good respect in society. After the British came, some trades like (warrior positions) are lost and some trades like hand loom, fishing, animal herding etc have become unprofitable. Due to the British Agricultural Revolution, only farming become more profitable. A substantial body of educated Gouds constitute captains of the Information Technology enterprises and have established India's largest software outfits like Infosys and HCL Technologies.In Telangana, Gouds are mainly found in the brewing/liquor industry. Different Regions - Different Caste Names • They are identified by different names in different regions. The Goud are one of the largest castes in Andhra Pradesh comprising more than 17% of its population. Gouds are involved in soma and Ayurvedic medicine developers in ancient days who are classified as Somavansh Kshatriyas. At present, they are involved in Palm wine/Toddy tapping, farming and modern professions. Origin Regarding their origin, several legends are present. According to the Goud Puran, they are said to have come from Benares and other parts of Northern India, where they were originally engaged in the manufacture and sales of spirituous liquors. Another legend represents them as having sprung from Koundinya Rishi, who was created by Parvati for the purpose of extracting and fermenting the sap of the wild date palm and thus supplying the wants of gods and men in the matter of intoxicating drinks. It is said that the gods and demons were so delighted with the pleasant beverage, that they conferred upon him the title of 'Gouda' or 'the head of mankind.' The words Goud and Idiga is believed to derived from old Dravidian word ida or ila means island. They are known as Deevaramakkalu (in Kannada) which also might have been derived from dweep which means an island, possibly pointing towards Srilanka. It’s believed that Gouds were practicing Buddhism before the arrival of Brahmins from the North. Buddhism in South India is believed to have arrived from Srilanka and hence the Idigas were possibly descendents of the Buddhist monks from Srilanka and natives who absorbed Buddhism by influence of these monks. There were two divisions among Gouds of Andhra Pradesh, Dandu Idigas and Baliga Idigas. Dandu or Dande, meaning Pole weapon/pole, was used as weapon in wars. Dandu Idigas were warriors and were associated with feudal army of Telugu kings. Dandu Idigas were also known as Palli or Patha(old) Gouds, considered to be endangered. Baliga Idigas were toddy tappers of palm tree. It seems probable that the caste is a functional group, formed from the members of other castes under the pressure of the demand for intoxicating drinks. This view bears support from the internal structure of the caste, which shows that it comprises several independent groups. Internal Structure.---- The caste is divided into six endogamous groups. (1) Deva Goundala, (2) Shetti Goundala, (3) Mashti Goundala, (4)Goundala, (5) Idiga and (6) Laguwad. The above names are only historical. The different names are not known at least after 18th centuary. Deva Goundala It is believed that they are dweep goundalas, original descendents of Buddhist monks from island. However the members of this sub-sect claim and is traditionally ascribed to the fact that the members of this sub-caste supplied toddy and arrack/liquor to the Devas(gods). At the Present day, they hold the highest rank among the Goundala castes. The Shetti, or Chetti Goundala They are numerous and also enjoy highest or slightly lesser rank along with Deva Goundalas. They assert that the distinctive title Shetti was conferred upon their ancestor by Raja Prataparudra of Warangal, for successfully meeting and overcoming an invincible gymnast in a wrestling match. Later many became good gymnasts, participated in wrestling matches and were also recruited into army. Mashti Goundala Mashti Goundala occupy the lowest position among the Goundala sub-castes. They have five sub-divisions: (1) Tella Idiga, (2) Kulla Jain, (3) Kada, (4) Ayanotiwaru and (5) Jetti. The members of these sub-castes don’t inter-marry. Idigas The word 'Idiga' comes from 'Ita' which means a Shendi tree, and who make incisions on the tree for its sap are called 'Ita Godlu' , the two words ultimately passing into the term 'Idiga'. The sub-caste is said to have been recruited from among members of other castes, especially from the Mutrasi, Munnur and Telega castes. The Idigas have a sub-division called 'Thala Idiga,'the word 'Thala' signifying 'the head.' Laguwad The Laguwad or Lagullawandlu are so called because they wear lagus i.e., short trousers.This sub-caste is also recruited from other castes. The History of alcohol reveals the following facts. Humans all over the world consumed alcoholic beverages as a stable food from 10000BC to 2000BC as compared to bread or meals. In India, sura drink and soma are prepared from the cultivated products like rice, wheat, sugar cane( Ikshvaku ), grapes, flowers and other fruits. Storage of these beverages is very easy as compared to storage of grains. These beverages are considered as the God given due to their energy content and medicinal effects. During 2000 BC to 500 BC, human beings food habits changed from alcohol consumption to more traditional foods like bread, meals, rasam and curries etc as there are lots of ayurvedic medicines invented during these times. Kingdoms are formed around 5000 years back or 3000BC. During these times, somavanshi Kshatriyas took over the profession of development & production of alcoholic beverage and ayurvedic medicine. The alcohol beverage words like sura,sara are closely related to the ancient words like surya,Ikshvaku( sugar cane ) and sarayu . Mythological Origins According to Gowd legend, they originated from the Great Sage Kaundinya who lived in kurnool district (around 1300 AD), who they believe originally invented toddy tapping. They believe that many kings came from their community including the Chalukya, and the Satavahana kings. The community is derived branch of somavamsha kshatriyas( Haihaya kshatriyas) who lived at the time of Parashurama. They pray the deity Renuka who is a kshatriya and mother of parashurama. She is also wife of jamadagni who is a brahmin. At those times, the community needed a kshatriya type warrior position to spread soma to the people. They needed brahminical help to do different types of soma liquids. Alcohol, Madhu or Nectar is first given to Demi Gods by Lord Vishnu in Mohini Avatar along with Kalpavriksha (present day coconut tree or palm tree). These trees may be 60 million years old. The timing also coincides with the timing of kurma avatar. Lord Vishnu is also called as Madhu or Madhusudhan. In the initial days, Gouds got patronized by Amrutham and started distilling different types of liquor. They used to serve liquor to the people to relieve them from different types of diseases and pains. They invented lot of ayurvedic medicines to sabotage different types of illnesses. They tried most of the trees and fruits to get different types of wines. Finally they invented toddy (only having 1 to 5 % alcohol) which is considered to be the best food as well as medicine, even today. Toddy is drunk mostly in the rural parts which is relatively low in price( of about ¼ the cost of Beer of same alcoholic content). Toddy is available only during February to May month of every year. The community will live like farmers during the rest of the year. The Setti Balija’s and Sri Sayana’s original name was Goud. Their surnames Gudala,Gubbala, Geddada, Gouthu suggests that their original name was Goud - these adaptations first became known in the 18th and 19th centuries . Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu (A Goud), had a chief status and changed the community name to Setti Balija. Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu lived in Bodasakurru village near Kakinada of East Godavari District. Kerala was considered be the origin of the Goud or Ezhava community as early as Ramayana and Mahabharata times. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled Andhra region from 7th century to 1189 CE. They had their capital originally at Vengi near Nidadavole of the West Godavari district and later changed to Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry). During this period Gouds prospered around this region. They constitute the single largest community in Godavari districts. Chalukya Bhima-I has constructed many Bimeshwar temples at Dhraksha Rama, Somarlakota( Present samalkot ). Chalukya kings constructed Someshwar temples at Nidadavole and Bhimavaram of West Godavari. This shows their liking towards soma. Gundaya (950 CE) was the first known historical figure among the Kakatiyas. There are lot of gouds residing around warangal or orugallu.The kakatiyas are belied to be of Racherla gotram kings. During the fall of Kakatiya empire, the musini surname families (Markandeya gotram) who ruled the kakatiya empire for 50 years got settled in Warangal,Nalgonda,Krishna and Godavari districts. There are lot of gouds with musini surname in the above districts. There are lot of villages like musinuri, musinipally, musinivari palem and musigampala. There are lot of other communities with these surnames. During Vijayanagara Empire, the Gouds and Nadars were having dominant position in the society because of their huge population (Single largest community of South India) and the society dependency on toddy (a beverage which was called as mandhu (medicine). The rayana(surname is common in gouds residing in Ananthapur, Kurnool, Prakasham, Guntur, Krishna, and Godavari districts) families got settled during the fall of Vijayanagara empire. All the trading castes were having equal respect to the farming communities,as the income from farming was just below the income from different trades. Earlier to this empire from Neolithic Revolution, farming was a low profit self employment work by all communities including Tribals. By the end of 18th century the British East India Company had consolidated their rule in Andhra. They brought modern cultivation methods with good transportation of materials. The cultivation become more profitable. The rich gouds entered into cultivation where as the Poor gouds stick to various low income professions and they become further poor. The British also suppressed the gouds as the British wanted their products to be more used by the Indians. During 1850 AD, there is a widespread negative propaganda in drinking alcoholic beverages. Most of the researchers felt that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause major health problems and also decreases thinking power. Present research on Alcohol consumption has made public about the following facts. Alcoholic beverages tend to stimulate your appetite. Wine consists of smaller quantities of phytochemicals that tend to reduce your chances of developing heart disease and certain cancers. Moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of diabetes than non-drinkers. Research finds an association between better cognition or thinking ability and moderate drinking(because of new cells formation.Brain size decreases on heavy drinking. Genes play a major role in deciding as to how your body will process alcohol. Keep a check on the eatables that you consume while boozing, because that can lead to weight gain. Excess of anything is bad, so drink in limited quantities , be it beer, wine or spirits. Excessive drinking can cause hangover, leading to problems like nausea, vomit etc. The most advanced countries, like USA (30 times), Germany, France and China have a per capita consumption (alcohol) which is 40 to 10 times that of India. Gouds use the name "Prasad" to represent their affinity for cultivating coconut fields and banana fields. The following surnames suggest that gouds mostly depend on tree products like Talla, thati (palm tree), nara, narikel, naragani(coconut), chintal, chintalapati (tamarind), mamidla, mamidisetti (Mango), panasa, arati (banana). Some surnames like annam (Rice) and cheruku (sugarcane) suggest their current day cultivation. The members of the caste claim to have the following gotras (exogamous groups) Bharadwaja Dhananjaya Datteraya Kamandalam Koundinya Kashyapa Mrukanda Markendeya Nishila Pydipala (This gotram came around 1700 A.D.) Racherla (This gotram came around 500 A.D.) Shivanama Surabhandeshwar Shivansha Tullyamahamuni Vashista Vruddhamahamuni Politics Post Independence, the community was not given key ministerial positions, so the community development was not as good as Kammas or Reddies. The community leaders are fighting to get key ministerial positions in different parties. Very few or no leaders held key ministries like Home,revenue, Industries, PCC leader, speaker, CM etc. Very few leaders held ministries for 5 years.Without getting key political positions like ministries,Judges, Rajyasabha MP's, MLC's etc,the community development will be very less and the BC reservation in unimportant posts is just an eye wash. This should change and the community should get its rightful share in politics & the good news is that the community people are becoming active in politics and gaining their positions , especially in Telangana, though much more needs to be done on this front. Religion They are divided into Tirmanidharis and Vibhutidharis, or the worshippers of Vishnu and Shiva, under the guidance of their respective sectarian gurus, Shri Vaishnava and Aradhi Brahmans. Preference is, however, given to the worship of Shiva, whom they adore under the peculiar name of someshwar, or "the god Shiva who heads soma." The goddess somalamma who is considered to be the avatar of kali, is prayed by Hindus. There are lot of villages that were come up with the goddess somalamma. They celebrate the festival of Katamayya Panduga(Gouda’s festival) or bonalu in shravan masam of every year in Telangana. Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Sardar Sarvayi Papanna Goud also called as Papadu was a Telugu King, who ruled Buvanagiri of Nalgonda, Thatikonda of Warangal, Kolanupaka, Cheriyala, Karimnagar, Huzurabad and Husnabad regions for 30 years. Papanna Goud born in 1650 A.D. Having seen the oppressions and atrocities committed by Mughals, during that time raised a small army out of warrior castes through guerilla attacks on them. He recruited followers from an array of idiga men and ritually warrior groups to form an army of several thousand. With it, he mounted successful assaults against several of the major towns in Telangana which were under Mughals and captured several towns and forts. Demographics Gouds are found all over Andhra Pradesh, but large concentrations can be found in Ranga Reddy, East Godavari, West Godavari,Warangal,Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Medak,Kurnool, Krishna,Khammam,Guntur and Adilabad, districts. They are one of the most populous castes in Nizamabad, East Godavari, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal, Krishna, Prakasham, Nellore, Anantapur, West Godavari, Medak, Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar,Khammam and Hyderabad districts. In Godavari districts, they are the most populous caste and have equal political status as the Kapu Caste. In Maharashtra, they are settled in Nanded & Latur region of Marathwada, Chandrapur of Vidharba and in Konkan region. Though population of this caste is small in Marathwada and Vidharbha and known as 'Kalal/Goud Kalal', there are large populations in Konkan region and known as 'Bhandaris' In Telangana, castes with the largest population are the Gouds, Yadavs, Mudiraju, Padmashali, and Munnuru Kapus. Common Surnames Goud surnames will have the following suffixes: Setti or setty - Visakapatnam, Godavari, Khammam and Krishna districts. Like - Medisetti, Marisetti, Vasamsetti, Koppisetti, Mamidisetti,Anagani,Polagani, Bonagani etc Matta, Katta, Borra etc Gani or gany - Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore & Telangana. Like - Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Enumula, chittibomma, Undrakonda, Sure, Meduri, Akula, Reka, Sreeram, Veeranki, Addanki, Bathina, Busaram, Komara, Kancharla, Vemulakonda, Dontha, Burra, Ragani, Kodi, Bolagani,Bommagani, Anagani, Margani, Nargani, Balagani, Sudagani, Nargana, Margana, Naragoni, Alegani, Bajaru, Talla, Bathini, Byragoni, Balagouni, Balagowni, Deshagouni, Deshagowni, Veeragowni, Madasu, Balagoni, Badagowni, Chalamalla, Gavini, Goda, Godishala,Gottiparthi, Jalagam, Macharla, Manda, Pogula, Sudagani, Godella.etc setti surnames mostly came from the business profession. Gani or goni or Gouni surnames came from the profession of Ganadhipathi( leader of warriers). Nellore Dt surnames: Parvatala, Kammiti, Nasina, Pandi, Mulam, Nadavati, Jana, Kosuri, Tata, Jampani Krishna Dt:chittibomma, Badugu, Pamarti, Murrala, Bolla, Naragam, Pallagani, Chalpati, Rajulapati, Vemula, Chimata, Sonti, Mekapothula, Mareedhu, Palagani, Parise, Veeranki,parasa,matta,anagani,motapothula,ijjagani,pandi, Guntur Dt: chittibomma, Reka, Addanki, Veeranki, Vemulakonda, Sreeram, Vaka, Suragani, Donta, Anagani, Pandi, Kukkala, Evuri,mekapothula, maadu, Warangal Dt: Konne, Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Balne, Tabeti,gurram,ponnam khammam dt: veeranki, mekapothula, pandhi, motapothula, pilli,parasa nalgonda dist: Konne, VAILLA,ponnam Community It comes under BC-B section 4. The following castes are considered as Goud community under AP BC act. List of B.Cs and categorization (As per G.O.Ms. No. 1793 Education Dept., Dt : 23.9.1970 as modified from time to time). S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name 1 Goud 2 Gowd 3 Gouda 4 Gowda 5 Goundla 6 Gamalla 7 Ediga 8 Idiga 9 Segidi 10 Sri Sayanas 11 Yatha 12 Settibalija Traditional occupations The Gouds originally prospered around the Godavari River. The Goud community adopted alcoholic beverage production and sale as their trade. This trade is believed to be a gift from God. The people who serve toddy are considered God-like (Somanath, Madhusudhana, and Gandharvas). Gouds also support themselves in farming and warrior profession which is a generalised trade being followed by all communities. From Kshatriyas to Schedule castes are allowed to do cultivation. Warrior position is also given to all communities in different positions. Before the British came every community has a specific trade to do. Gouds prospered during Eastern chalukya empire( goud kings), Kakatiya empire( Goud kings ) and Vijaya nagar empire ( Golla/Yadav kings).During these empires, all communities have a good respect in society. After the British came, some trades like (warrior positions) are lost and some trades like hand loom, fishing, animal herding etc have become unprofitable. Due to the British Agricultural Revolution, only farming become more profitable. A substantial body of educated Gouds constitute captains of the Information Technology enterprises and have established India's largest software outfits like Infosys and HCL Technologies.In Telangana, Gouds are mainly found in the brewing/liquor industry. Different Regions - Different Caste Names • They are identified by different names in different regions. The Goud are one of the largest castes in Andhra Pradesh comprising more than 17% of its population. Gouds are involved in soma and Ayurvedic medicine developers in ancient days who are classified as Somavansh Kshatriyas. At present, they are involved in Palm wine/Toddy tapping, farming and modern professions. Origin Regarding their origin, several legends are present. According to the Goud Puran, they are said to have come from Benares and other parts of Northern India, where they were originally engaged in the manufacture and sales of spirituous liquors. Another legend represents them as having sprung from Koundinya Rishi, who was created by Parvati for the purpose of extracting and fermenting the sap of the wild date palm and thus supplying the wants of gods and men in the matter of intoxicating drinks. It is said that the gods and demons were so delighted with the pleasant beverage, that they conferred upon him the title of 'Gouda' or 'the head of mankind.' The words Goud and Idiga is believed to derived from old Dravidian word ida or ila means island. They are known as Deevaramakkalu (in Kannada) which also might have been derived from dweep which means an island, possibly pointing towards Srilanka. It’s believed that Gouds were practicing Buddhism before the arrival of Brahmins from the North. Buddhism in South India is believed to have arrived from Srilanka and hence the Idigas were possibly descendents of the Buddhist monks from Srilanka and natives who absorbed Buddhism by influence of these monks. There were two divisions among Gouds of Andhra Pradesh, Dandu Idigas and Baliga Idigas. Dandu or Dande, meaning Pole weapon/pole, was used as weapon in wars. Dandu Idigas were warriors and were associated with feudal army of Telugu kings. Dandu Idigas were also known as Palli or Patha(old) Gouds, considered to be endangered. Baliga Idigas were toddy tappers of palm tree. It seems probable that the caste is a functional group, formed from the members of other castes under the pressure of the demand for intoxicating drinks. This view bears support from the internal structure of the caste, which shows that it comprises several independent groups. Internal Structure.---- The caste is divided into six endogamous groups. (1) Deva Goundala, (2) Shetti Goundala, (3) Mashti Goundala, (4)Goundala, (5) Idiga and (6) Laguwad. The above names are only historical. The different names are not known at least after 18th centuary. Deva Goundala It is believed that they are dweep goundalas, original descendents of Buddhist monks from island. However the members of this sub-sect claim and is traditionally ascribed to the fact that the members of this sub-caste supplied toddy and arrack/liquor to the Devas(gods). At the Present day, they hold the highest rank among the Goundala castes. The Shetti, or Chetti Goundala They are numerous and also enjoy highest or slightly lesser rank along with Deva Goundalas. They assert that the distinctive title Shetti was conferred upon their ancestor by Raja Prataparudra of Warangal, for successfully meeting and overcoming an invincible gymnast in a wrestling match. Later many became good gymnasts, participated in wrestling matches and were also recruited into army. Mashti Goundala Mashti Goundala occupy the lowest position among the Goundala sub-castes. They have five sub-divisions: (1) Tella Idiga, (2) Kulla Jain, (3) Kada, (4) Ayanotiwaru and (5) Jetti. The members of these sub-castes don’t inter-marry. Idigas The word 'Idiga' comes from 'Ita' which means a Shendi tree, and who make incisions on the tree for its sap are called 'Ita Godlu' , the two words ultimately passing into the term 'Idiga'. The sub-caste is said to have been recruited from among members of other castes, especially from the Mutrasi, Munnur and Telega castes. The Idigas have a sub-division called 'Thala Idiga,'the word 'Thala' signifying 'the head.' Laguwad The Laguwad or Lagullawandlu are so called because they wear lagus i.e., short trousers.This sub-caste is also recruited from other castes. The History of alcohol reveals the following facts. Humans all over the world consumed alcoholic beverages as a stable food from 10000BC to 2000BC as compared to bread or meals. In India, sura drink and soma are prepared from the cultivated products like rice, wheat, sugar cane( Ikshvaku ), grapes, flowers and other fruits. Storage of these beverages is very easy as compared to storage of grains. These beverages are considered as the God given due to their energy content and medicinal effects. During 2000 BC to 500 BC, human beings food habits changed from alcohol consumption to more traditional foods like bread, meals, rasam and curries etc as there are lots of ayurvedic medicines invented during these times. Kingdoms are formed around 5000 years back or 3000BC. During these times, somavanshi Kshatriyas took over the profession of development & production of alcoholic beverage and ayurvedic medicine. The alcohol beverage words like sura,sara are closely related to the ancient words like surya,Ikshvaku( sugar cane ) and sarayu . Mythological Origins According to Gowd legend, they originated from the Great Sage Kaundinya who lived in kurnool district (around 1300 AD), who they believe originally invented toddy tapping. They believe that many kings came from their community including the Chalukya, and the Satavahana kings. The community is derived branch of somavamsha kshatriyas( Haihaya kshatriyas) who lived at the time of Parashurama. They pray the deity Renuka who is a kshatriya and mother of parashurama. She is also wife of jamadagni who is a brahmin. At those times, the community needed a kshatriya type warrior position to spread soma to the people. They needed brahminical help to do different types of soma liquids. Alcohol, Madhu or Nectar is first given to Demi Gods by Lord Vishnu in Mohini Avatar along with Kalpavriksha (present day coconut tree or palm tree). These trees may be 60 million years old. The timing also coincides with the timing of kurma avatar. Lord Vishnu is also called as Madhu or Madhusudhan. In the initial days, Gouds got patronized by Amrutham and started distilling different types of liquor. They used to serve liquor to the people to relieve them from different types of diseases and pains. They invented lot of ayurvedic medicines to sabotage different types of illnesses. They tried most of the trees and fruits to get different types of wines. Finally they invented toddy (only having 1 to 5 % alcohol) which is considered to be the best food as well as medicine, even today. Toddy is drunk mostly in the rural parts which is relatively low in price( of about ¼ the cost of Beer of same alcoholic content). Toddy is available only during February to May month of every year. The community will live like farmers during the rest of the year. The Setti Balija’s and Sri Sayana’s original name was Goud. Their surnames Gudala,Gubbala, Geddada, Gouthu suggests that their original name was Goud - these adaptations first became known in the 18th and 19th centuries . Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu (A Goud), had a chief status and changed the community name to Setti Balija. Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu lived in Bodasakurru village near Kakinada of East Godavari District. Kerala was considered be the origin of the Goud or Ezhava community as early as Ramayana and Mahabharata times. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled Andhra region from 7th century to 1189 CE. They had their capital originally at Vengi near Nidadavole of the West Godavari district and later changed to Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry). During this period Gouds prospered around this region. They constitute the single largest community in Godavari districts. Chalukya Bhima-I has constructed many Bimeshwar temples at Dhraksha Rama, Somarlakota( Present samalkot ). Chalukya kings constructed Someshwar temples at Nidadavole and Bhimavaram of West Godavari. This shows their liking towards soma. Gundaya (950 CE) was the first known historical figure among the Kakatiyas. There are lot of gouds residing around warangal or orugallu.The kakatiyas are belied to be of Racherla gotram kings. During the fall of Kakatiya empire, the musini surname families (Markandeya gotram) who ruled the kakatiya empire for 50 years got settled in Warangal,Nalgonda,Krishna and Godavari districts. There are lot of gouds with musini surname in the above districts. There are lot of villages like musinuri, musinipally, musinivari palem and musigampala. There are lot of other communities with these surnames. During Vijayanagara Empire, the Gouds and Nadars were having dominant position in the society because of their huge population (Single largest community of South India) and the society dependency on toddy (a beverage which was called as mandhu (medicine). The rayana(surname is common in gouds residing in Ananthapur, Kurnool, Prakasham, Guntur, Krishna, and Godavari districts) families got settled during the fall of Vijayanagara empire. All the trading castes were having equal respect to the farming communities,as the income from farming was just below the income from different trades. Earlier to this empire from Neolithic Revolution, farming was a low profit self employment work by all communities including Tribals. By the end of 18th century the British East India Company had consolidated their rule in Andhra. They brought modern cultivation methods with good transportation of materials. The cultivation become more profitable. The rich gouds entered into cultivation where as the Poor gouds stick to various low income professions and they become further poor. The British also suppressed the gouds as the British wanted their products to be more used by the Indians. During 1850 AD, there is a widespread negative propaganda in drinking alcoholic beverages. Most of the researchers felt that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause major health problems and also decreases thinking power. Present research on Alcohol consumption has made public about the following facts. Alcoholic beverages tend to stimulate your appetite. Wine consists of smaller quantities of phytochemicals that tend to reduce your chances of developing heart disease and certain cancers. Moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of diabetes than non-drinkers. Research finds an association between better cognition or thinking ability and moderate drinking(because of new cells formation.Brain size decreases on heavy drinking. Genes play a major role in deciding as to how your body will process alcohol. Keep a check on the eatables that you consume while boozing, because that can lead to weight gain. Excess of anything is bad, so drink in limited quantities , be it beer, wine or spirits. Excessive drinking can cause hangover, leading to problems like nausea, vomit etc. The most advanced countries, like USA (30 times), Germany, France and China have a per capita consumption (alcohol) which is 40 to 10 times that of India. Gouds use the name "Prasad" to represent their affinity for cultivating coconut fields and banana fields. The following surnames suggest that gouds mostly depend on tree products like Talla, thati (palm tree), nara, narikel, naragani(coconut), chintal, chintalapati (tamarind), mamidla, mamidisetti (Mango), panasa, arati (banana). Some surnames like annam (Rice) and cheruku (sugarcane) suggest their current day cultivation. The members of the caste claim to have the following gotras (exogamous groups) Bharadwaja Dhananjaya Datteraya Kamandalam Koundinya Kashyapa Mrukanda Markendeya Nishila Pydipala (This gotram came around 1700 A.D.) Racherla (This gotram came around 500 A.D.) Shivanama Surabhandeshwar Shivansha Tullyamahamuni Vashista Vruddhamahamuni Politics Post Independence, the community was not given key ministerial positions, so the community development was not as good as Kammas or Reddies. The community leaders are fighting to get key ministerial positions in different parties. Very few or no leaders held key ministries like Home,revenue, Industries, PCC leader, speaker, CM etc. Very few leaders held ministries for 5 years.Without getting key political positions like ministries,Judges, Rajyasabha MP's, MLC's etc,the community development will be very less and the BC reservation in unimportant posts is just an eye wash. This should change and the community should get its rightful share in politics & the good news is that the community people are becoming active in politics and gaining their positions , especially in Telangana, though much more needs to be done on this front. Religion They are divided into Tirmanidharis and Vibhutidharis, or the worshippers of Vishnu and Shiva, under the guidance of their respective sectarian gurus, Shri Vaishnava and Aradhi Brahmans. Preference is, however, given to the worship of Shiva, whom they adore under the peculiar name of someshwar, or "the god Shiva who heads soma." The goddess somalamma who is considered to be the avatar of kali, is prayed by Hindus. There are lot of villages that were come up with the goddess somalamma. They celebrate the festival of Katamayya Panduga(Gouda’s festival) or bonalu in shravan masam of every year in Telangana. Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Sardar Sarvayi Papanna Goud also called as Papadu was a Telugu King, who ruled Buvanagiri of Nalgonda, Thatikonda of Warangal, Kolanupaka, Cheriyala, Karimnagar, Huzurabad and Husnabad regions for 30 years. Papanna Goud born in 1650 A.D. Having seen the oppressions and atrocities committed by Mughals, during that time raised a small army out of warrior castes through guerilla attacks on them. He recruited followers from an array of idiga men and ritually warrior groups to form an army of several thousand. With it, he mounted successful assaults against several of the major towns in Telangana which were under Mughals and captured several towns and forts. Demographics Gouds are found all over Andhra Pradesh, but large concentrations can be found in Ranga Reddy, East Godavari, West Godavari,Warangal,Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Medak,Kurnool, Krishna,Khammam,Guntur and Adilabad, districts. They are one of the most populous castes in Nizamabad, East Godavari, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal, Krishna, Prakasham, Nellore, Anantapur, West Godavari, Medak, Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar,Khammam and Hyderabad districts. In Godavari districts, they are the most populous caste and have equal political status as the Kapu Caste. In Maharashtra, they are settled in Nanded & Latur region of Marathwada, Chandrapur of Vidharba and in Konkan region. Though population of this caste is small in Marathwada and Vidharbha and known as 'Kalal/Goud Kalal', there are large populations in Konkan region and known as 'Bhandaris' In Telangana, castes with the largest population are the Gouds, Yadavs, Mudiraju, Padmashali, and Munnuru Kapus. Common Surnames Goud surnames will have the following suffixes: Setti or setty - Visakapatnam, Godavari, Khammam and Krishna districts. Like - Medisetti, Marisetti, Vasamsetti, Koppisetti, Mamidisetti,Anagani,Polagani, Bonagani etc Matta, Katta, Borra etc Gani or gany - Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore & Telangana. Like - Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Enumula, chittibomma, Undrakonda, Sure, Meduri, Akula, Reka, Sreeram, Veeranki, Addanki, Bathina, Busaram, Komara, Kancharla, Vemulakonda, Dontha, Burra, Ragani, Kodi, Bolagani,Bommagani, Anagani, Margani, Nargani, Balagani, Sudagani, Nargana, Margana, Naragoni, Alegani, Bajaru, Talla, Bathini, Byragoni, Balagouni, Balagowni, Deshagouni, Deshagowni, Veeragowni, Madasu, Balagoni, Badagowni, Chalamalla, Gavini, Goda, Godishala,Gottiparthi, Jalagam, Macharla, Manda, Pogula, Sudagani, Godella.etc setti surnames mostly came from the business profession. Gani or goni or Gouni surnames came from the profession of Ganadhipathi( leader of warriers). Nellore Dt surnames: Parvatala, Kammiti, Nasina, Pandi, Mulam, Nadavati, Jana, Kosuri, Tata, Jampani Krishna Dt:chittibomma, Badugu, Pamarti, Murrala, Bolla, Naragam, Pallagani, Chalpati, Rajulapati, Vemula, Chimata, Sonti, Mekapothula, Mareedhu, Palagani, Parise, Veeranki,parasa,matta,anagani,motapothula,ijjagani,pandi, Guntur Dt: chittibomma, Reka, Addanki, Veeranki, Vemulakonda, Sreeram, Vaka, Suragani, Donta, Anagani, Pandi, Kukkala, Evuri,mekapothula, maadu, Warangal Dt: Konne, Gandi,Gaddam,Gattu,Balne, Tabeti,gurram,ponnam khammam dt: veeranki, mekapothula, pandhi, motapothula, pilli,parasa nalgonda dist: Konne, VAILLA,ponnam Community It comes under BC-B section 4. The following castes are considered as Goud community under AP BC act. List of B.Cs and categorization (As per G.O.Ms. No. 1793 Education Dept., Dt : 23.9.1970 as modified from time to time). S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name S.No. Caste Name 1 Goud 2 Gowd 3 Gouda 4 Gowda 5 Goundla 6 Gamalla 7 Ediga 8 Idiga 9 Segidi 10 Sri Sayanas 11 Yatha 12 Settibalija Traditional occupations The Gouds originally prospered around the Godavari River. The Goud community adopted alcoholic beverage production and sale as their trade. This trade is believed to be a gift from God. The people who serve toddy are considered God-like (Somanath, Madhusudhana, and Gandharvas). Gouds also support themselves in farming and warrior profession which is a generalised trade being followed by all communities. From Kshatriyas to Schedule castes are allowed to do cultivation. Warrior position is also given to all communities in different positions. Before the British came every community has a specific trade to do. Gouds prospered during Eastern chalukya empire( goud kings), Kakatiya empire( Goud kings ) and Vijaya nagar empire ( Golla/Yadav kings).During these empires, all communities have a good respect in society. After the British came, some trades like (warrior positions) are lost and some trades like hand loom, fishing, animal herding etc have become unprofitable. Due to the British Agricultural Revolution, only farming become more profitable. A substantial body of educated Gouds constitute captains of the Information Technology enterprises and have established India's largest software outfits like Infosys and HCL Technologies.In Telangana, Gouds are mainly found in the brewing/liquor industry. Different Regions - Different Caste Names • They are identified by different names in different regions. Goud, Gowd or Gouda in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. Edigas or Goudu or Gowdu in Rayalaseema region and South Coastal Andhra. Setty Balijas in East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Visakhapatnam. Gowda or Gamalla in coastal Andhra pradesh (mainly in Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, West Godavari, Prakasam) Sri Sayanas in Vishakapatanam, Vizayanagaram, and Srikakulam. Bhandari in Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa. Goud, Goud Kalal, Kalal in Maharashtra. Kalwars are members of the subcaste of "distillers of alcohol" within the Indian caste system. In modern times, they may follow any occupation. Kalwars are Haihayavamshi.They are classified as Of Somavamshiya Sahasrarjun Kshatriyas. Haihaya is branch of Somavamshiya Kshatriyas.They claim lineage from one of the greatest Kings of all times Rajeshwara Sahasrarjuna also known as Kartavirya Arjuna, one of the great Chakarvarti Samrats of India. Common Surnames Jayaswal Jaiswal Jayswal Choudhary Gopaliya Gupta Ahluwalia & Walia Karnwal Mahawar' Lohiya Batham Kharidaha Vyahut Shoundik (sudi) kshyatriya Martha Pardesi kalar (central India) Shivhare Somvanshi Pareta Mewada Tak Porwal Purviya Suwalka Rai Choukse Dadsena Malviya Jain Jaiswal Jain Kalar Survanshi Daharwal Neorgade Shione Jaisar' Sahu Nashine Pashine Khuble Patel Verma Gulhare Sugnadhi Aarya Tikkiwal Talwar' Lanjekar They number an estimated 3,500,000 worldwide and mostly live in: Western and Northern India, Nepal, Central and Western Pakistan, Eastern Afghanistan, Germany. There are similar communities in different parts of India involved in same profession and back ground.Ezhavas or Thiyyas of kerala,Billavas and Thiyya billavas of South Kannada region,Edigas of Karnataka,Bhandari of Maharastra,Nadars of Tamilnadu,Gouds of Andhra,Durave and Nalaver of Srilanka are of the same lineage. Same Castes In Other States S.No. Caste Name State S.No. Caste Name State S.No. Caste Name State 1 Idiga Karnataka 2 Idigara Karnataka 3 Deevaru Karnataka 4 Billavas Karnataka 5 Halepaik Karnataka 6 Namadhari Karnataka 7 Ezhava Kerala 8 Thiyya Kerala 9 Nadar caste Tamilnadu 10 Shanars Tamilnadu 11 Iluvar Tamilnadu 12 Illathu Pillamar Tamilnadu 13 Jaiswal North India 14 Kalal Maharastra 15 Goud Kalal Maharastra 16 Bhandari Maharastra, Gujurat and Goa 17 Malayali Billava Kerala , Karnataka Famous Gouds If you cannot edit the wiki tables, add the well known gouds information below to be merged with wiki tables. Politics S.No. Name Party Details S.No. Name Party Details 1 Tulla Devender Goud TDP Founder - NTPP 2 Madhu Goud Yaskhi INC M.P(Lok sabha, Nizamabad]) 3 H.G.Ramulu Former 8 times M.P(Lok sabha) from Koppal, Karnataka 4 H.R.Gaviappa Former M.L.A from Hospet, Karnataka 5 H.R.Basava Raj Former M.P(Rajya Sabha) 6 H.B. Narse Goud Ex-Minister from Anantapur 7 Late Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao INC Ex-Minister, Amalapuram, East Godavari 8 Moola Mukesh Goud INC BC Welfare Minister, M.L.A, Gosha Mahal, Hyderabad. 9 (Late) Ramanadham Buyya CPI(M) Khammam 10 Bommagani Dharma Biksham CPI Former M.P(Lok sabha) & Former M.L.A 11 K. E. Krishnamurthy TDP Former M.P(Lok sabha) & M.L.A,Done, Kurnool] 12 Tadur Bala Goud INC Former M.P(Lok sabha) & Former M.L.A 13 Y. Gadilingana Goud Praja Socialist Party &Swatantra Party Former M.P(Lok sabha) 14 Dr. M.Mallikarjun Goud INC Former Union Minister,6 times M.P(Lok sabha), 4 times fromMahbubnagar & 2 times from Medak 15 Bikshapathi Goud 16 Late Dr.Gouthu Latchanna Socialist Party Former M.P(Lok sabha) & Former M.L.A 17 Ireni Lingaiah Goud 18 Nimmala Ramulu GOud 19 K.E. Madanna Goud INC Former M.L.A 20 Kagita Venkata Rao TDP Former M.L.A 21 K.E. Prabhakar TDP M.L.A, Pattikonda, Kurnool 22 Sainath Goud TDP Former M.L.A 23 Katikam Sathaiah Goud TDP 24 Koduri Satyanarayana Goud INC Former M.L.A 25 Vanga Mohan Goud Former M.L.A 26 Pilli Anantha Lakshmi TDP 27 Eevuri Sitaramamma TDP Former M.L.A and Ex-Minister 28 Late Anagani Bhagavantha Rao Former M.L.A and Ex-Minister 29 Maragani Buchiah Goud Socialist Party Former M.L.A from First General Elections after AP formation 30 Late Kudupudi Surayanarayana Former M.L.A 31 G.Rajesham Goud TDP Former M.L.A and Ex-Minister 32 Macherla Jagannatham INC Former M.L.A 33 Desini China Mallaiah Goud CPI Former M.L.A 34 D.Rajalingam Goud INC Former M.L.A and M.L.C 35 Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose INC M.L.A and Social Welfare Minister 36 Kudupudi Chittabbai INC M.L.A 37 Pithani Satya Narayana INC M.L.A and 104,108, Medical Services Minister 38 Padma Rao Goud TRS M.L.A 39 Gouthu Shyam Sunder Shivaji TDP Former M.L.A and Ex-Minister 40 Dommeti Venkateswarlu INC M.L.A 41 Mallula Laxminarayana TDP M.L.C 42 B. Janardhan Goud INC Former M.L.A 43 Birudu Rajamallu Goud TDP & Telangana Janata Party Former M.L.A 44 Vanga Narayan Goud(V.N. Goud) INC and Independent former M.L.A as Independent and Congress from Nagarkurnool, Mahbubnagar in 1967,1972, and 1983 elections. 45 G. Narayan Rao Goud TDP former M.L.A 46 Balasani Lakshminarayana Goud TDP M.L.C Khammam 47 Ponnam Prabhakar Goud INC M.P(Lok Sabha) 48 Konakalla Narayanarao Goud TDP M.P(Lok Sabha) 49 Kuna Srisailam Goudhttp://kunasrisailamgoud.webs.com INC M.L.Ahttp://kunasrisailamgoud.webs.com 50 Bikshapathi Goud INC M.L.A, Alair, Nalgonda District 51 Jogi Ramesh Goud INC M.L.A, Pedana, Krishna District 52 Nandeeshwar Goud INC M.L.A Patancheru, Medak Dist. & Medak District Congress Committee president.]] 53 T. Prakash Goud TDP M.L.A 54 Palle Laxmanrao Goud INC 55 Shankara Goud G BJP 56 K.P. Vivekananda Goud TDP 57 N. Prabhakar Goud TDP 58 K M Pratap Goud INC RR District Congress Committee President 59 Gnaneshwar Goud Dharmapuri INC Medak District Congress Committee vice President 60 T Sheshank Goud INC R.c.Puram Congress President 61 Late Desham Anjaiah Goud TDP 62 Late Gandi Mallikarjun Goud INC Formal MLA/MP of Dornakal 63 Meka Suresh Babu Goud West Godavari Z.P Chairman 64 Ankem Prabhakar Rao Goud TDP From Malleshwaram of Krishna district Ex Labor, Employment, Technical Education Minister Business And Industrialists S.No. Name Field S.No Name Field S.No Name Field 1 Nemuri Balraj Goud Film Distributor & Excise Contractor 2 Late.Lingala Mallaiah Goud Excise Contractor 3 T. Venkateshwar (Raj) Goud Founder, Marvel Grouphttp://www.marvelgroup.net/ 4 Sri Dommeti Venkat Garu Business 5 (Late) Prabhakar Rao Buyya Founder - Srinivasa Book Stall, Khammam 6 Gundla Anjaiah Goud Excise Contractor 7 Atmakur Vallabhdas Goud Chief Promotor, Space Time Constructions 8 Raja L Ramagoud Film Distributor & Excise Contractor 9 Polagani Dharmarajulu Fleet owner Pre-Independence era, Machilipatnam 10 K.V.R Hari Prasad C.E.O ,CARE IT Solutions 11 Pandala Madan Mohan Goud LIC 12 Tulluru Narsimharao Goud Timber contractor and Liquor Distubuter 13 Raja Narsa Goud Industrialist, Excise and Civil Contractor to Nizam Govt. 14 Potlapalli Seshagiri Goud Excise Contractor 15 P. Amruth Prasad Goud Amsri Buildershttp://www.amsri.com/ 16 G.V. Harish Goud Surabhi Shelters Ltd 17 A. Satish Kumar Goud Amuchi Automotives Private Limited 18 Matta Venkanna Goud Land Lord 19 Katta Pulliah Goud 20 Sakkirolla Chakradhara Goud M.D & CEO - M/S Sohum Tech Solutions 21 Bokka Venkateswara Rao M.D & CEO- M/S Sun Energy Systems India Pvt Ltd 22 Matta Narasimha Raju CIS Computers 23 Srihari Goud Sonti CEO of Surveyor Software Solutionshttp://www.surveyorsoft.com 24 Talla Satyanarayana Goud Excise Contractor 25 Athelli Veeraiah Goud Excise Contractor 26 Tulluru Bala Narasaiah Goud Excise Contractor,Liquor Distubuter 27 Kancharla Satyanarayana Goud Liquior Business 28 Jeripotula Gopal Goud RealEstate & Liquor Contractor 29 M.Jagadeshwar Goud Balaji Motors 30 Kesani Shankara Rao Goud Excise Contractor 31 Puil V. Goud CEO & Founder VR Group, London 32 C.S.R Anjaneyulu (Late) General Manager, Hindustan Shipyard 33 Moola Ravinder Goud Chairman - Biomax Group 34 Moola Kalyan Chakravarthi Goud Executive Director, Biomax Life Sciences Ltd 35 H.R. Gaviappa Goud Mine Owner 36 H.G. Ranganna Goud Mine Owner 37 Gudidevuni Narshima Goud Excise Contractor 38 Balagouni Jangaiah Goud Excise Contractor 39 Lingala Babaiah Goud Excise Contractor 40 Jannu Kiran Kumar Goud Kiran Group of Industries 41 M.S.Nivas Goud Chairman and Managing Director of News TV Livehttp://www.newstv-live.com 42 B.Balraj Goud Excise Contractor 43 G.V. Vamshi Ravi Raj Goud CMD of Alekhya Marketing Yellow Pages 44 Simhadri Kiran Kumar Goud Super markets & Restaurents in Vijayawada 45 Pallay Srinivas Goud Srinivasa Electricals("A" Grade, Class-I Electrical License Contractor & Govt. Suppliers) 46 KARUPOTHULA.SAMMAIAH GOUD (9490015978) KRANTHI FREELANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICES IN HYDERABAD 47 Dr. Bandaru Venkataramana Goud Green Way Agri Society, Founder 48 Freedom Fighters S.No. Name. Native Place S.No. Name Native Place S.No. Name Native Place 1 Gouthu Latchanna Srikakulam 2 K.E. Madanna Goud Kurnool 3 (Late) Ramanadham Buyya Khammam 4 Attili Narayanarao Visakapatnam 5 Ireni Lingaiah Goud Medak 6 Sudagani Rajalu Goud Warangal 7 Bommagani Dharma Biksham Nalgonda 8 Nimmala Ramulu Goud Nalgonda 9 Perumandla Eashwaraiah Goud Karimnagar 10 Pandala Madan Mohan Goud Nalgonda 11 Pilli Saravayya Goud Krishna 12 Satoor Ramanna Goud Mehboobnagar 13 Yarlagadda Narayana Murthy Narsapuram 14 Maragani Buchiah Goud Bellampally 15 Bathini Balaiah goud Lingojigudam 16 Narayana goud Gurram Keshavpatnam,Karimnagar.AP 17 Sharath Babu goud Gurram Keshavpatnam,Karimnagar.AP 18 Srinivasa goud Gurram Keshavpatnam,Karimnagar.AP 19 Late Pallay Narayan Rao,1.M.A(Phil);2.M.A(Pol. Sc);3.M.A(His.);4.M.A(Soc.);5.M.A(P.Adm.);LL.B;M.I.E;M.M.EA.;L.M.E.E;C&G.(London); Divisional Engineer(A.P.S.E.B) Esamia Bazar,Hyderabad Social Service, Welfare Activities and Charity S.No. Name Run By References S.No. Name Run BY References 1 Gouthu Latchanna Organization For Weaker Sections(GLOW) & YAMAC http://glow-india.org/ & http://glow-india.org/services/yashoda.html 2 Fish Medicine for Asthma Bathini Goud Brothers http://www.bathinifish.com/home.htm 3 Devnar Foundation for the Blind Dr.Saibaba Goud http://www.devnarfoundationfortheblind.org/ 4 GVG Foundation T. Venkateshwar (Raj) Goud and Geetha Goud http://www.gvgmelodies.com/html/foundation.htm 5 Madhu Yaskhi Foundation Madhu Goud Yaskhi 6 Parishudhudu Charitable Foundation Dr. Mukku Ramanaiah Goud Podalakuru , Nellore District 7 SSS - Samata Seva Samiti Medisetti Tirumala Kumar http://samatasamiti.org/ 8 People Awareness Organisation,Education for Weaker Sections SC,ST,BC & Minorities Athelli Vinod Kumar Goud 9 Koundinya Educational Trust Enumula Venkata Narayana, Founder & Chairman Gowda Gitahttp://gowdagitaweb.appspot.com 10 Mamindla Rama Goud Memorial(MRGM) Trust Mamindla Chandra Shekar Goud, Chairman of MRGM Trust 11 Spandana Cultural Organisation for Progressive Education(SCOPE) K. Jagadeesh Kumar Goud 12 Sri Krishna Youth and Welfare Association Jagdeeshwar Goud http://leaderspage.com/Jagdeeshwar_goud_.html Law S.No. Name Designation Institution S.No. Name Designation Institution 1 B.S.A. Swamy Retired Justice A.P High Court 2 G.Bikshapathy Retired Justice A.P High Court 3 K Padmanabha Goud Retd District and Sessions Judge Hyderabad, A.P 4 V.Eshwaraiah Justice A.P High Court 5 V. Balram Justice Labor Court,Nampally 6 Bhupathina Krishna Murthy Retd Dist and Sessions Judge & State Anti-Land Grabbing court Judge A.P 7 Anjaneyulu Goud Retd District Judge 8 B.Sairam Goud Advocate A.P High Court 9 Arun Kumar Goud President A.P Law Students Welfare Association 10 G.Mohana Murali Public Prosecutor, C.B.I Kakinada Medicine S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 Dr.Sattur Chandrashekhar Goud M.S.,Retired Additional Director General, Health Department, Govt of AP 2 Dr.Ankem Murali Krishna M.S.,M.D.,Urology,USA 3 Dr.Rajulapati Radha Krishna M.D.,Anesthesiology,USA 4 Dr.Ere Seshaiah Goud M.B.B.S,M.D,Director of Legal Medicine Unit, Ministry of National Security Jamaica, West Indies 5 Dr. Aradhana Goud Radiologist,UK 6 Dr.S. Narasimha Rao M.S,M.CH Professor & Head, Chest Hospital 7 Dr.B.Narasaiah Laparoscopic Surgeon 8 Dr. M. Nagabhushanam Goud Professor & Head, Dept. of Surgery, Osmania General Hospital 9 Dr. M.S.Gowd Dental Surgeon,Dr.GOWDS Dental Hospitalhttp://drgowd.com/ 10 Dr.Saibaba Goud Devnar Foundation for the Blind 11 Dr. T. Yadaiah Goud Aditya Hospital 12 Dr. Sabitha Bhushan Parasa Dental Surgeon,Boston Dental College,USA 13 Dr. D. Chalapati Raju Annapurna Nursing Home 14 Dr. E. Adi Laxmi Aditya Hospital 15 Dr. L. Suresh Goud Woodland Hospital 16 Dr. K. Shyamsundar Goud Osmania Hospital 17 Dr. Sujatha Sarojini Eye Institute 18 Dr. K. Eashwer Goud M.S. M.cH,Urologist,Gandhi Medical College,Former President of South Zone Urological Society of India 19 Dr. G. Jagadishwar Goud Surgical Oncology 20 Dr. Shuchee Goud Yaskhi Gynecologist 21 Dr. Madhusudan Goud Narayanguda Veterinary Hospital 22 Dr. S.N. Goud Honored with Best Service Motto Doctor 23 Dr. Ireni Raja Kiran Kumar Goud MS - General Surgeon 24 Dr.B. Rama Krishna Goud Public Health/Community Medicine 25 Dr. Gannaram Raju Shanker Goud AP Govt. Health Services 26 Dr. B. Shanthi Goud Physician and Fellow-Emergency Medicine 27 Dr. Ravi Kumar Goud Paediatrician,AP Govt. Health Services 28 Dr. R. Gangadhar Goud M.B.B.S 29 Dr. P. Venkata Ramana Goud M.D,General Medicine 30 Dr. Prithviraj Bairamadgi SPM Gandhi Medical College 31 Dr. SreeRangam Goud BHMS,MD 32 Dr. K.E. Bhaskara Goud M.B.B.S, Jamaica, West Indies 33 Dr Duraga Devi Mallula M.B.B.S 34 Dr. Gudidevuni Suryanath Goud M.B.B.S 35 Dr. Gudidevuni Jamunadevi Goud M.B.B.S,(Gynec and Obst) 36 Dr.Y.V.Krishna Rao Visakhapatnam M.B.B.S, M.I.P.H.A, Regional Director (Retd) Medical & Health Services, Govt of A.P 37 Dr.Vijaya Laxmi.Veeravalli M.D(Gynecologist),Vijaya Nursing Home,Chandanagar,Hyderabad 38 Dr.Anitha M.D(Gynecologist),Tirumala Nursing Home,Parakal,Warangal 39 Dr.Pallay Satya Prasad Dental Surgeon Executives, Administrators and Bureaucrats S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 Kancharla Ramachandram Additional Director of Agriculture) Agriculture Dept, AP 2 Nirikshana Gowd Financial Services,Program Manager, USA 3 E. V. Narayana Goud Founding Chairman Koundinya Educational Trust 4 Dr. V. Vinod Goud WWF India’s Project Manager & Former Programme Coordinator of SDC 5 Kadempally Sudhakar Goud Director,British Library,Hyderabad 6 Chalamalla Venkateshwarlu Goud Executive Director, BODHI-Centre for Adivasi Dalit Bahujan Initiatives and Centre for World Solidarityhttp://www.goudsinfo.com/cult-writ-chalamalla.htm 7 Badagowni Vaman Goud Joint Director,Agriculture Dept,AP 8 Dr.Sanum Niranjan Goud Toxicologist,USA 9 G.Vasanth Kumar Goud President of A.P Human Rights Association 10 Bolagani Gopinath Goud IRS, Director Home Ministry 11 Muntha Rama Krishna Goud Chief Engineer(Retd), APSEB 12 Donkeni Bikshapathi Goud A.P Co.operative bank chairman 13 Padamati Sundarkumar IAS commissioner Endowments Dept 14 Medisetti Tirumala Kumar Goud IRS,The commissioner of Income Tax 15 Late Kudupudi Gopala Krishna Gokhale IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police 16 Goppu PaydiRaju Goud AU Registrar 17 Dr.Veeranki Krishnamurthy Director, Central Tobacco Research Institute(Indian Council of Agricultural Research),Rajahmundry 18 Y. Satyanarayana Goud Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Film Industry S.No. Name Role Details S.No. Name Role Details 1 Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Comedian, Hero, Anti-Hero Relangi 2 Moola Narayana Swamy Studio Founder, Producer Founder of Vauhini Studios and Vauhini Pictures 3 Chalam Hero cum Comedian 4 Katta Subba Rao Director 5 Dommeti Subramanyam Cinematographer 6 Sarathi Comedian 7 Annapoorna (actress) Actress 8 Vanisri Actress 9 G.C.Sekhar Director 10 Sarath Kumar Hero 51 Battina Jagan Mohan Rao (Late) Film Distributor, Eluru 12 G.Shanker Goud Producer Shiv Shanker Productions 13 Pratani Ramakrishna Goud(R.K. Goud) Producer & Director R.K Banners 14 Pratani Suguna Producer 15 Jaihind Goud Hero Cum Producer Jaihind Pictures 16 D.Vinobha Goud Producer 17 Arun Kumar Goud A P Film Circle General Secretary 18 Ch Lakshmi Goud Producer Manasa Cine Chitra 19 Bucchidas Goud Actor 20 J.V Mohan Goud Producer 21 R.S.Goud Producer 22 Ramesh Goud Alegani Producer 23 Venkatesh Goud Actor 24 Ajay Goud Actor 25 P Srinivasa Goud Producer 26 Raman Goud Producer 27 K Harishankar Goud Producer 28 Raviprasad Goud Actor 29 B.N. Goud Producer 30 G.Vijaya Kumar Goud Producer Formerly Production Manager 31 Venkata Rao Kagitha Producer Former MLA & Chief Whip 32 Medi Rama Rao Producer 33 Y.Sreenivas Goud Distributor 34 Panjala Shamantha Producer 35 Nagendar Goud Producer 36 Shravan Goud Actor 37 Amruth Goud Music Director 38 Balram Goud Producer 39 Sarath Kumar Hero 40 Prashant Goud Producer 41 T.Ashok Kumar Goud Producer 42 Dunna Srinivas Goud Film & TV Actor 43 V.Yadagiri Goud Lyricist 44 Lingala Venkateshwar Rao Goud Producer 45 Nemuri Balraj Goud Producer 46 T.Anjaiah Goud Producer 47 Bommagouni Sidharth Goud Poet, Lyricist,Dialogue Writer 48 Anand Goud Actor, Producer, Story Writer 49 Midde Rama Rao Producer Padhaharella Vayusu 50 Aditya Ram Producer Original Name: Pilli Rambabu,Producer of Sandhade Sandhadi 51 Katta Nagaraju Goud Creative Director ETV "Dhee 1" 52 Artists S.No. Name References S.No. Name References S.No. Name References 1 Laxma Goud http://www.indiaartvillage.com/paintings/laxma-goud/ 2 Nandini Goud 3 Lokender Goud 4 Bolgum Nagesh Goud http://www.eyeoftheart.com/BolgumNageshGoud 5 Medaram Naveen Kumar Goud http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2157108/ 6 Rayana Giridhar Goud 7 Gundu Ramanaiah Goud 8 Devedar Goud 9 Rajulapati Srinivasa Rao 10 Kotha Arvind Goud 11 Vadlakonda Anil Kumar Goud Telangana Folk Singer 12 Literature S.No. Name Designation Contributions References 1 Mamindla Rama Goud Poet 2 Buddiga Adinarayanamurthy Goud Writer Samagra Goudula Charitra 3 Kompelli Venkat Goud Writer Sardar Sarvayi Papanna Goud 4 Cheguri Satyanarayan Goud Writer 5 Nerella Srinivas Goud Writer Bathuku Thadu 6 R.Rangaswami Goud Writer Manoragam 7 Vemula Perumallu Goud Writer Telangana Jatiyalu 8 Ambala Narayana Goud Writer 9 Chalamalla Venkateshwarlu Goud Writer Inthaku Goudulante Evvaru 10 Smt.Bomma Hema Devi/Devi Rama Writer Author of about 25 printed novels and 35-40 short stories 11 Gudikadi Anjaneyulu Goud Writer Gouda Puranam 12 Chandra Sekhar Chittalooru Poet/Anthologist Nadike Daham Vesthe http://bctimes.org/bookreviews/bookreviews.html 13 V.G.R. Naragoni Writer, Social Activist and Politician 1.BC Revolutionaries 2.Toddy Tappers caste in India 3.Brahminism:Marxism:Ambetkarism http://bctimes.org/bookreviews/naaragoni.html 14 E.V Narayana Writer, Ex-Principal,Founder & Chairman of Koundinya Educational Trust Nava Gouda Geetha Media S.No. Name Designation S.No. Name Designation 1 Akhileshwari Rama Goud Former Washington Correspondent for Deccan Herald & Senior Journalist 2 Vardelli Murali Goud Saakshi, Asst. Editor 3 Paamarthy Shankar Goud Cartoonist,Saakshi 4 A. Subhash Goud Secretary of Press Academy of A.P 5 Chinnamula Ramesh Senior Film Journalist,Zee Telugu Channel 6 Appari Murali Krishna Senior Journalist,National Executive Council member 7 Gayathri Goud Zee Telugu 8 K. Anil kumar goud Gemini TV Staff Reporter,Warangal Dist. 9 Matta Lokesh Kumar Goud Tv5 Camera Man Visakhapatnam 10 Potlapalli Swarupa Goud NTV - Crime Desk Incharge 11 M.S. Nivas Goud Chairman & Managing Director of News TV Livehttp://www.newstv-live.com/ 12 Newspaper, Journal and Magazines S.No. Name Editor Periodic S.No. Name Editor Periodic S.No. Name Editor Periodic 1 Goudavani Chinthala Vajram Goud(Nalagonda) Monthlyhttp://www.goudworld.webs.com 2 Goudaprabha V.N.R Goud Monthly 3 BC Media Purshotam Goud Monthly 4 BC Garjana R. Krishnaiah Monthly 5 Mana Patrika B.S.A. Swamy Weekly 6 Goud Jyothi Anumolu Ramulu Goud Weekly 7 Reader Suresh Goud Daily 8 Rayalaseema Express & Telugu Bavuta Pasham Sathyam Goud Daily Sports S.No. Name Category Contribution S.No. Name Category Contribution 1 B. Rishandra Babu Pair Skating Bronze Medallist, National Gold Medalist 2 D. Ravinder Goud Carroms National & SAARC champion of India 3 P. Vijay Goud Cricket Hyderabad Ranji Trophy Player 4 Pramod Goud Jockey 5 Kanna Venkata Narayana Goud Volleyball Ex-captain of Indian Team 6 Purna Chander Goud Karate Black Belt 1st Dan,(AIBKF) 7 R.Mallikarjun Goud Karate Black Belt 4th Dan,(AIBKF) 8 P. Subhash Chandra Bose Kabaddi National Coach 9 Bingi Bikshapathi Goud Kabaddi Ex-Captain of Indian Team 10 Kotha Das Goud Kabaddi,Wrestler Former A.P Kabaddi Association President 11 K.E. Prabhakar Goud Kabaddi All India Kabaddi Association Vice-President 12 G.Krishna Goud Kabaddi Indian Player 13 Desham Abhishek Goud Soft Ball Ex-Captain, Indian Team Educationalists S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 Dr.M.Purna Chandra Rao Professor, Sodar Lab, Department of Physics, A.U 2 Puli Sarangapani Goud Lecturer,Dept of Commerce, Kakatiya Govt College & President of Govt College Gazzetted Teachers Association 3 Late Sakkirolla Govind Goud Lecturer ,Dept of Maths, MVS Degree College 4 Pacharla Anjaneyulu Goud Ex-principal,MVS Degree College 5 Balsetty Ramchander District Co-ordinator, District Institute Of Education and Training(D.I.E.T) of Medak 6 Sonti Venketeswara Rao Goud M.S,Retired Optholmology Professor 7 Late Meduri Satyanarayana Educationist, Late President of Hithakarini Samajam, Rajahmundry 8 Occupation related associations and representatives S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 Bommagani Prabhakar Goud A.P Geetha Panivarala Sangam 2 Bhandi Narsa Goud A.P Toddy association leader 3 Aila Venkanna Goud A.P ToddyTapper Association Convenor 4 Vigram Rama Goud Former Chairman For A.P Geetha Parishramika Sahakara Sangha Arthika Sahaya Samstha 5 K. Swami Goud President of Telugu Nadu Toddy Workers Association 6 Medisetti Tirupati Rao Former BJP State Geetha Karmika Cell Jt.Convenor BC Welfare associations and representatives S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 B.S.A. Swamy Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Institute of Social Justice President 2 Macharla Rama Krishna Goud A.P B.C. Welfare Association Secretary 3 V.G.R.Naragoni Founder/President of Rajyadhikara Party 4 Jajula Srinivas Goud A.P B.C Student Association President 5 S.Durga Goud B.C. Federation Convenor 6 Cheekati Bhupal Goud Member of OBC Department of AICC from A.P 7 Kadali Babu President of Settlibalija Sangam 8 Devarapu Pratap Goud 9 Athelli Vinod Kumar Goud People Awareness Organisation General Secretary 10 Community Development Societies And Representatives S.No. Name Details S.No. Name Details 1 Badagowni Guruvaiah Goud Founder President, Goud Hostel 2 Palle Laxman Rao Goud President of A.P Goud Sangam & Goud Hostel 3 Kadali Sriram Murthy Founder of http://www.settibalija.com 4 A.Vijay Kumar Goud Gouda Jana Hakkula Porata Samiti 5 Chalamalla Venkateshwarlu Goud Founders of Gouds Development Forum(GDF) 6 Kiran Kumar Goud Co-ordinator , Gouda Adhyana Charitra Kendram,O.U 7 Burre Satyanarayana Gen Secretary A.P.Gowd Employees Welfara Association(GEWA) 8 Bonala Naveen Kumar Goud IGAP International Gouds Association President (Aus) 9 Nimmala Jayanandan Goud A.P Gouda Sangam President 10 Vattikutti Ramarao Goud Goud Vidyarthi Sangam 11 P.Rambabu Goud A.P Gouda Yuvasena Convenor 12 Matta Lokesh Kumar Goud Gouda Yuvaseva Dalam President 13 Eada Seshagiri Rao Goud President of GOPA 14 Boddu Satyanarayana Goud Ex.A.P Toddy President,Ex.A.P Goud Sangam General Secretary 14 Bommagowni Nagaraj Goud Social Activist 15 Bhaskar Goud Mamindla http://www.goudsinfo.com>www.goudsinfo.com 16 Puli Sarangapani Goud Secretrary of Warangal GOPA 17 Pandala Madan Mohan Goud Nalgonda GOPA President 18 Dr.Anand Goud Gopagoni Founder of www.goudsnews.com 19 Gouda Sangam S.No. Name S.No. Name 1 A.P Gouda Yuvasena 2 Gouda YuvasevaDalam 3 GEWA - Goud Employees Welfare Association 4 Goud Yuva Jana Sangam 5 Nizam Rastra Goud Jana Sangam(Re-named to A.P. Goud Sangam) 6 A.P. Goud Sangam 7 GSSEYuva 8 GOPA - Goud Officials and Professionals Association