History of Vaddera
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The Vaddar have decreased in population considerably during british rule. They are basically from Rayala seema, meaning the country of rocks and hills located in Southern India mainly from Andhra Pradesh and bordering Karnataka. They warriors by caste, due to the decline of Indian imperial power and invasion of muslims and british rule turned to be many went fugitives and the captive were put to laboureous works like stone cutting, earth digging and therefore, the warrior class reduced to dust.
These unfortunates turned out be permanently stone cutter, earth-workers, and are constantly moving about in search of work.
There are three main groups in the Bhovis, namely
Kallu Bhovi who are stone cutters,
Mannu Bhovi who are earth-workers and
Uppar Bhovi who work as menial laborers in the municipality.
They speak Telugu and Kannada.
The caste system developed in South India and was brought by south Indians to the north. The rules of the Varnas (social division); the Varnas got stricter, then the social order became more complex. The rulers decided to divide the people into four groups, that's now called the caste system.