User:Katikireddy

Overview

The KATIKIREDDY family name has more than 1000 years history Their Mothertongue is Telugu. This surname is in various castes like [KAAPU], [TELAGA], [NAIDU] etc. Now Our KATIKIREDDY family spread all over Andhra Pradesh State, Tamilnadu and Karnataka in India.

History

The KATIKIREDDY vaari families have been residing in the Godavari river delta basin, known as Konaseema area of East Godavari District& West Godavari Districts, Andhrapradesh state, India. The family's main origin as per legends is < > and spreaded over Andhra Pradesh in various villages and towns like RAZOLE,GUDAPALLI,JAGGANNAPETA,KUNAVARAM.CHITHALAPALLI,TEKISETTIPALEM,in East Godavari district. NARASAPURAM, PALAKOLLU, BHIMAVARAM in West Godavari District and having JANAKULA as their gothram. Their discendents are being Traders, Landlords, Pethamdars, Pedhakapus. KATIKIREDDY Vari Families have 1000's of acres of lands accross Andhra Pradesh. They were by profession village Pedhakapu’s (Village Head), that is village officers. They used to settle common land disputes, collect annual land and other revenues, guarding the village and basically representing the village in dealing with outsiders or even the government. They come under Telaga Catagory. Telagas are the most ancient Warrior/Agricultural clans of the Deccan and South India who specialised in warfare and took to Agriculture during times of Peace. The Origin of the Telagas can be traced back to the Western Chalukyan Expansion into Andhra region which happened in the 6th century A.D. The term Telaga was a derivation of the word Telingana.[4] Andhra was referred to as Telingana in the ancient texts as it was the area that had three major Shivinsa-Aramas, thus was called Tri-Linga', and the people living there were called Telugus, and the language spoken by the people there was called Telugu. They ruled the Telugu Country for about 300 years in the form of Telugu Chodas and were the Foundation on which the Chalukyan Empire Flourished The Telagas have served as Nayakulu (Governors), commanders and vassals of the Western Chalukya rulers under Pulakesin. These commanders were also called Telugu Nayakulu from which the community name might also might have been derived Telaga. They formed the bulwark of ancient armies of the Deccan and South India, like Cholas, Pallavas, Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, etc. They seem to have a connection with the Eastern Chalukyas.