Talk:Nayakas of Kalahasti

Yachama Naidu belongs to Venkatagiri principality
Yachama Naidu mentioned in this article was part of Venkatagiri estate royal family and not of Kalahasti, tough it appearsd they were related.--Fort5000 (talk) 08:43, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Damarla is not Velugoti
The Damarla clan is quite distinct from the Velugoti clan, though they had marriage alliance in later stages. It appears Damarlas tried to claim the Velugoti fame after Yacama Nayaka's death, which explains why many sources are confused about it. But for writing historical matters, we follow WP:HISTRS. Here are some quotes from Rao, Shulman and Subramanyam

-- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Nayaka, Nayak, Nayakudu, Nayakkar
Kalahasti is a Telugu-speaking region and Vandavasi is a Tamil-speaking region. According to the language, the last names are written as "Nayakudu" (or sometimes "Nayudu") or "Nayakkar".

However, "Nayaka" is the form used in the reliable sources (see the Bibliography) and has the advantage of being neutral between the vernacular languages. So, we should stick to it. I will shortly be moving the page to Nayakas of Kalahasti in accordance with the WP:RS.

The shortened "Nayak" is the Hindi/Urdu form, which is not current in the region. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 10:46, 23 August 2020 (UTC)