TELANGANA KAKATAMMA SENA

Telangana Kamma History & Telangana History

There are nearly 10 lacs Kammas living in Telangana, 4 lacs in Khammam, 1 Lac in Nalgonda, 1 lac in Warangal, 1 lac in Nizamabad & Adilabad and 3 lacs in Hyderabad & Ranga Reddy.

Telangana Muslims History:
Muslims ruled Telangana more than 500 years. from 1400 to 1947 they ruled whole of the Telangana. Muslims had number of Jagirs/Jagirdars in Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Mehaboobnagar Districts. Muslims also worked as Desmukhs/Doras/Patels under Hyderabad Nawabs like Reddies & Velamas. Muslim population in Telangana is about 15% .

Telangana Reddies History: Reddies ruled Pillalamarri/Recherla (Nalgonda), Mehaboobnagar(Gona family), Gadwal & Vanaparthi (Mehaboob Nagar), Domakonda (Nizamabad), Medak Jagirs, Sirnapalli(Nizamabad), Munagala(Nalgonda). They worked as Nayaks & Soldiers under Kakatiya Empire. Most of the Telangana Hindu Doras are Reddies only. Reddies population in Telangana is 10%. Reddies are supposed to be part of Rastrakutas / Gramadhikaris during Rastrakuta period.


Telangana Velama History: According to some historians Velamas belong to Maha Padama Nandulu of Bihar and came from Bihar. That is why they were called as Padma Nayakulu. Velamas ruled Telangana from Devarakonda, Rachakonda for about 100 years. They also ruled Palavancha, Kolhapur and Nirmal Jagirs. Velmas were also appointed as Desmukhs/Doras by Hyderabad Muslim kings in Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Khammam, Medak, Mehaboobnagar districts. After Muslims and Reddies, Velamas controlled large number of villages under the name of Dora. Some of them migrated to Andhra area like Palnadu Brahnaidu, Uttarandra, Srikalahasti, Venkatagiri, Nuziveedu, Pitapuram etc. and ruled some Jamindaries during the last 400 years.


Telangana Kamma History:

KAMMAS ORIGIN: There are several theories regarding kamma's origin but none of them is conclusive. Kammas may be migrated from Indus Valley Civilisation to Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar in Telangana and Coastal Andhra 4,000 years back with some workers and servents. Kammas main Goddess is Kakatamma from the centuries. Kakatamma children might be called as Kammas. Kammas dominated / ruled area was called as kammanadu.

for example

Rattadi---> Reddy

Kakatamma --> Kamma

Kakatamma verulu --> Kamma varu


[Some people may confuse that Rastrakuta word turned as Raddi but there were no proofs for this argument, many people believe that Rastrakuta is different from that of Reddy. Reddy is village sarpanch in Rastrakuata kings administration]


Telangana Kammas origin is Khammam, Warangal and Karimnagar districts. Some of them migrated to Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra after the fall of Kakatiya Kingdom. Some Coastal Andhra Kammas migrated to Khammam, Warangal , Nalgonda and mixed with Local Telangana Kammas over the centuries. In the past there was Kammanadu in Coastal Andhra consisting Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari and parts of Khammam District .

CHALUKYA PERIOD 750 AD to 1100 AD: During this period kammas lived as Jagirdars in Khammam District. Some of them worked as soldiers/army commanders in Chalukya Army.

KAKATIYA PERIOD 950 AD TO 1325 AD : Kammas worked as soldiers and army commanders under Kakatiyas. Some Coastal Andhra Kammas migrated to Telangana and mixed with Telangana kammas during this kakatiya period. During Kakatiya Period Kammas got prominence and ruled large areas in Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nalgonda Districts. In the beginning they worked as Raddi (Gramadhikari) under Rastrakutas Administration during 10th century. After that they become independent kings. Reddi means Gramadhikari/Vishayadhikari in Rastrakuta Administration. This Reddi name came in to existence in Andha Pradesh during and after Rastrakuta rule in AP. Velama caste born Recheral Nami Reddy used Reddi name to denote Gramadhikari post. You can also consider Konda Reddies in this context, Few Kamma families got few jagirs in Khammam, Nalgonda, Karimnagar and Warangal Districts during Kakatiya period.

KAKTIYA BASTAR STATE 1330 AD TO 1950AD: BASTAR state was a princely state founded by Kakatiya King Annam Deo who migrated to Bastar after the fall of Warangal state. Annam Deo decendents ruled the state for 6 centuries. They claimed kakatiya origin.

Kamma Jagirdars in Telangana (These claims are to be validated) :
(a) Malyala Nayakulu (Nalgonda District)
(b) Khammam Rulers (Khammam Fort)
(c) Vidiyala Nayakulu (Warangal District)
(d) Polasa Rajulu (Karimnagar District)

NAYAK/VELAMA PERIOD 1325 AD to 1450 AD: During this period kammas lived as Farmers / Jargirdars. During this period they fought in favor of Rajus against Velamas at Jallipalli fort. Inspite of Kamma Jagirdars help Rajus were defeated by Velamas. 90% of Telangana Rajus were killed by Velamas in that war and after that Rajus rule ended in Telangana. The stories written about Jallipalli war were describing the presence of some kamma jagirdars in Khammam and Warangal districts during that period. Lacs of Velamas migrated to Coastal Andhra & Uttarandhra between 1650 and 1800 due to some political reasons. You can find 30 lacs velamas now in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vishakapatnam, E.Godavari, W. Godavari, Nellore, Chittore Districts of Andhra Area.

MUSLIM PERIOD: Kammas lost prominence during this period and lived as farmers. Some kammas who supported muslims got some Dora/Jagirdar posts in Khammam, Warangal, Nalgonda and Karimnagar Districts. Some kammas migrated from Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari districts to Nizamabad district for their livelihood during this period.

Migration: Number of Kammas migrating Andhra to Telangana particularly Hyderabad in want of their livelihood, jobs, business. Nearly 3 lac people migrated to Telangana till now. Kammas are treated as economically backward farward community in Telangana because so many of them are poor / migrated people. Comments of Andhra Kammas like Lagadapati (Nellore), Paladugu Venkatrao(Krishna), Renuka Chowdary (West Godavari/Chittore), etc. against Telangana State is also making lot of trouble to Telangana Kamma settlers. Some Kammas want to go to Andhra / Visakhapatnam / Bangalore after Telagana State formation. They are waiting for Telangana State Formation. Some of them selling their properties and shifting to Visakhapatnam / Andhra / Bangalore

PRESENCE:
You can find considerable number of kammas in the constituencies Bhadrachalam, Kothagudem, Sathupalli, Madhira, Palair, Khammam, Yellandu , Pinapaka, Wyra, Aswaraopet, Kodad, Miryalaguda, Huzurnagar, Nagarjunasagar, Dornakal, Mahaboobabad, Warangal, Banswada, Bodhan, Nizamabad, Sirpur, Kukatpalli, Banjarahills, Sherilingampalli, Sanatnagar, L.B. Nagar, Khairatabad, Malkajgiri, Uppal, Patancheru Assembly Constituencies.

Prominent Kammas in Telangana :

1. Tammineni Veerabhadram (Khammam District)
2. Puvvada Nageswara Rao (Khammam District)
3. Koneru Konappa (Sirpur, Adilabad District)
4. Koneru Nageswara Rao (Khammam District)
5. Tummala Nageswara Rao (Khammam District)
6. Garikipati Mohan Rao (Warangal District)
7. Mandava Venkateswara Rao (Nizamabad District)
8. Nama Nageswara Rao (Khammam)



Other Backward Castes : Yadav, Mudiraj, Munnurukapu, Goud, Padmashali constitute 70% of Telangana Hindu population. They are working class / small farmers. Some of them enjoyed Dora, Patel posts during mulim rule.



TELANGANA FUEDAL HISTORY:
Total Telangana Villages = 10200

Villages under Muslim Govt. = 6900 (Khalsa) : These villages are controlled by Nizams through Government officials like Patel, Patwari, etc. These Patel, Patwari, Deshmukhs, Deshpandyas, Doralu families owned 70% of village lands and rest of the villagers owned 30% lands in all villages.


Jagir villages = 2600 : These villages are controlled by Jagirdars. Most of the Jagirdars are Muslims, Reddies, Velams, others (Kayasta, Brahmins, Gonds, others). Ex. Palvancha, Jatprol, Nirmal, Gadwal, Wanaparti, Sirnapalli, Domakonda, Medak, Munagala, Nizamabad, Karimanagar, Mehaboobnagar Nawabs etc. Nizams own estate = 700 villages (Ranga Reddy) Dora means who owns hundreds and thousands of acres lands in a villages or a group of villages. With their money power & muscle power controlled the villages. Most of them don't have any official posts in the Nizam Sarkar. Famous Doras Visunuru Deshmukhs, Suryapet - Jannareddy Doralu, Khammam District - Kalluri Doralu. Out of these Government owned Khalsa villages & Jagir villages who own hundreds and thousands of acres land are called as Doras. In these Doras some had got Deshmukh, Deshpandya, Patel, Jagirdar, etc. posts by Nizam Sarkar. Some of them don't have any Government posts. Some Gonds of Adilabad district also ruled large areas in Adilabad district.

Jai Telangana

Jai Kakatamma