Are Katika
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Are Katika (also known as Are-Suryavanshi) are a community hailing from the South Indian states of Telangana, Andhra pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu including Maharashtra. Their traditional occupation includes working as meat traders, and hunters and soldiers. [citation needed][1] They follow Hinduism and do not slaughter animals for Halal meat, which can only be done by Muslim Qureshis. They are known as Kshatriya who were assigned as soldiers of the Maratha clan
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. Also, Suryavanshi kings ruled over some parts of Maharashtra and Odisha. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Telangana, Andhra Pradesh face quota conundrum". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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