Talk:Raju/Archive 3

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Who Archived Raju WIKI talk page  ?

Who archived the talk page, is that to hide what SITUSH doing in the page, I see many of the author question not answered by SITUSH. Blocking the Raju WIKI for Sitush personal community reason should not be done here in WIKI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.98.56 (talk) 18:49, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

The walls of text were archived (and collapsed) because they are disruptive. They've been answered over and over again, but you're simply WP:NOTGETTINGIT: there are no reliable sources for the claim that Rajus are kshatriyas. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 07:20, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Indian government Survey has given clearly Raju Kshatriya Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi. So you are refusing Indian Government ?

Other Reference : Raju King Madhava varma (Vishnukundani Dynasty) has inscriptions saying suryavanshi kshatriya.

I clearly stated you, you add the true data in WIKI, but not your personal support to your own communities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.98.56 (talk) 18:19, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

@Dougweller: @Bishonen: Is it possible to give this editor a topic-block for disruptive editing? Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 18:29, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Dear Dougweller,Bishonen.

As requested by Joshua, I have provided inscriptions for Kshatriya Raju kings from solar race in the above section. why you wantedly blocking the authors, I providing the inscriptions above section.

Rajus claim kshatriya-status — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.98.56 (talk) 19:11, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Because you go on and on an, long after concencus has been reached that the claimed kshatriya status is only a claim. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 19:14, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

@Joshua Jonathan: You mean a topic ban per WP:CASTE, right? Theoretically, yes, it's possible, but topic bans for those dynamic IPs are more like useless busywork IMO. Feel free to post a Discretionary Sanctions warnings on their page if you like… and if you do that, it's possible, though not likely (because they'll soon be on yet another IP) that I'll be able to topic ban them a bit later. But meanwhile I'll try something simpler: I'm going to block 86.140.98.56 for two weeks for disruptive editing.

I'm assuming 86.140.98.56, 86.144.3.146 are the same person. 86.144.3.146 stopped editing on 6 May, 86.140.98.56 started on 7 May. Please let me know if you spot the person using other IPs. I don't expect ever to be able to do a range block, the range is too big, but I'm quite willing to play whac-a-mole. Bishonen | talk 19:43, 8 May 2014 (UTC).

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Raju Suryavamshi and Chandravamshi Kshatriya

HI ,

I have provided many proof previously in raju wiki talk for Raju/Varma suryavaamshi and chandravamshi kshatriya.

But someone wantedly deleting the talk page.

But below is the classification of raju — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.198.242 (talk) 18:35, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Legends

The history of South India and the Puranas reveal that the Andhra Kshatriyas descended from the Aryavarta (northern India) to the south due to internal conflicts, foreign invasions, famine, etc. Vayu Purana, Buddhist and Jain literatures mention about migration of Ikshvaku Kshatriyas to southern India. Rajus traditional accounts claim descent from Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Paricchedi and Kota Vamsa. Some historians and traditional accounts link Rajus to ancient Andhra Ikshvakus, which was the first Kshatriya kingdom in Andhra which ruled during 2nd and 3rd Centuries CE and are purportedly linked to ancient Ikshvakus of Kosala. According to most historians and by the inscriptional evidences of Paricchedi and Chagi ruling clans, during 4th - 5th century AD few Kshatriyas of four clans travelled from northern India to the south, where they initially worked as feudatories of Vakatakas before establishing the Vishnukundina Kingdom, while some Kshatriyas of Andhra are said to be descendents of Eastern Chalukyas and few other Kshatriya dynasties. Basing on ancient inscriptions, traditional accounts and historical evidences, the Rajus of Andhra are descendents of the following ancient clans:

• 1.Vishnukundina: A folktale claims Madhav Varma of the Vishnukundina dynasty led the original members of their gotras to Andhra.
• 2.Chalukyas: Chandravanshi Rajus are said to be descendents of Eastern Chalukyas.
• 3.Parichedis: The forefathers of the Pusapatis.
• 4.Kota Vamsa: Dharanikota Kings of Dhanunjaya gotra.
• 5.Chagi: Forefathers of the Sagis and Vatsavais
• 6.Chedi (Haiheya-Kalachuri-Kona Chodas): Chodarajus
• 7.Gajapati and Eastern Ganga: Kurupam and Salur zamindars claim descent from them.
• 8.Matsya of Oddadi (Orissa), which is linked to ancient Matsya Kingdom: The zamindars of Madgole claim descent from them.

Rajus are classified into two sects (as per ancient Kshatriya tradition based on Vansh):

• 1.Suryavanshi (Sun Dynasty) include Vishnukundina, Paricheda, Kota Vamsa, Chola-Chalukyas (Cholas claimed Suryavanshi and Chalukyas were Chandravanshi, the two families merged) Eastern Ganga and Gajapati.
• 2.Chandravanshi (Moon Dynasty) includes Eastern Chalukyas, , Kalachuris (Chedi-Haihaya), Saluva and Aravidu dyanasties of Vijayanagar.

Gotras They are further subdivided into Four Gotras.

• 1.Vasishta
• 2.Dhanunjaya
• 3.Kashyapa
• 4.Kaundinya

A poem called Sri Krishna-vijayam dated 1540 A.D. tells of a migration of these four clans to Telingana led by Madhav Varma. While Rajus of Coastal Andhra and Rajapalayam have above four gotras, the Rajus of Karnataka have three additional gotras:

• 1.Pasupati
• 2.Vishwamitra
• 3.Atreya

Each Gotra is again sub-divided into hundreds of endogamous sects based on surnames that are named after villages of origin, a famous member of the clan, personality, etc. Sage Kaundinya (Kundin) was the son of Vasishtha and nephew of Agastya. Dhanunjaya is a branch of Vishwamitra. Pasupati is a branch of Kashyapa. A book entitled Sri Andhra Kshatriya Vamsha Ratnakaram elaborates on the traditional accounts and genealogy of the Kshatriya Raju community of Coastal Andhra and was written by Varahala Raju Buddharaju in Telugu. This book gives genealogy details of the 109 surnames of Andhra Kshatriya Rajus and their Four gotras. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.198.242 (talk) 18:35, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

I think you've titled this section perfectly. leg-end noun \ˈle-jənd\ : a story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true [1] --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:40, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Sri Andhra Kshatriya Vamsha Ratnakaram is almost certainly just a caste-affiliated pov-pushing exercise by a non-notable, non-academically qualified person, and published by a non-notable press as part of a vanity campaign to gain or reinforce claims of kshatriya status etc. Loads of castes have done it and, if spotted on Wikipedia, such sources are removed. Outside of northern India, most modern academics recognise that there were very, very few instances where the traditional four-fold Vedic varna system applied: mostly, it was Brahmins, Shudras and outcastes - nary a sign of Vaishya or Kshatriya. Find a reliable source, please. - Sitush (talk) 19:11, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Sitush, South Indian has many kingdoms Eastern Chalukyas, Chalukya-Cholas, Vishnukundina, Gajapati, Chagi, Paricheda and Kota Vamsa.[3] who are kshatriyas, you cannot say no kshatriya varna in south india.

Please stop saying claiming status Kshatriya which is annoying, Vedic kshatriyas are from the seven gotra from saptharishi as specified above. Gotra is the term to give the family linkage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.198.242 (talk) 20:48, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Raju are the vedic Kshatriya varna please find the below proofs for Surya Vamhsa raju and chandra vamsha also. Below are the clear proofs Raju suryavamshi and chandra vamshi Kshatriya:

• Madhava varma who rules vijayawada capital with vasista gotra is suryavamsha kashatriya.
• The Maharaja of Vizianagaram Ashoka Gajapathi Raju is stated to be descended from the Ranas of Udaipur,[3] the Sisodia branch of the Guhilot tribe and Vasishta gotra and from suryavamshi kshatriya. Please find the below proofs.

We have submitted many times with proofs raju suryavamshi and chandra vamshi, somesone wantely deleting — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.198.242 (talk) 20:21, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Dear NeilN, Below proofs are from Indian archaeology department which gives raju kings from suryavamshi and chandra vamshi with vedic gotra from seven rishis, they got from inscriptions on temples.

what are your action on the proofs from Indian archaeology reports. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.150.30 (talk) 12:08, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Proofs for Raju Chandra vamshi - India Archaeological reports from temples

• (Proof4)

No. 228. (A.R. No. 411 of 1911.) Vontimitta, Sidhavatam Taluk, Cuddapah District. On a slab set up near the eastern gopura of the Kodanda Rama Swamy temple. Sadasiva, AD 1558. This is dated Saka 1480, Kalayukt, and Ashadha su. 12, Monday, corresponding to 27 June 1558. The inscription records a gift of the village Vontimetta with its hamlets in Sidhavatam-sima of Udayagiri Rajya to god Raghu Nayaka of the same village said to have been consecrated by Jambavanta, by Naga Raja Deva Maharaju of Kasyapa-gotra, and Surya-Vamsa and the son-in-law of Rama Raju and Gutti Yara Thirumalaraju Deva Maharaju of Kasyapa-gotra, and Surya-Vamsa and the sons of Sri Ranga Raju and the grandsons of Aravidu Rama Raju of Atreya-gotra and Soma-Vamsa. The gift village was situated in Siddhavatamsima which the donor appears to have held as his nayankara

None of these are prove of anything. The IAR recorded inscriptions but didn't offer interpretation of their meanings. - Sitush (talk) 12:26, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Sitush, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.99.26 (talk) 20:09, 3 October 2014 (UTC) The meaning was pretty clear from above inscriptions which clearly say below, (proof for surya vamsa and chandra vamsa (Soma vamsa))

• Rama Raju, Gutti Yara Thirumalaraju Deva Maharaju, of Kasyapa-gotra belong to Surya Vamsa
• Aravidu Rama Raju, of Atreya-gotra belong to Soma-Vamsa — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.99.26 (talk) 19:51, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Sitush, Incriptions are very clear, don't know what you don't understand, need someone review on your comments.i suspect you blocking the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.192.198 (talk) 21:59, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Please read WP:PRIMARY. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 22:51, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi -NeilN, Sitush commented on the explanation is not clear for him, he didnt comment on the source.

Neil for you information, about inscriptions are from Indian archaeology department, i don't understand what reliable sources u need. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.98.9 (talk) 21:34, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

sources are very clear and reliable to include in wiki, i dont understand why you guy restricting raju wiki ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.98.9 (talk) 21:37, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

"Articles may make an analytic or evaluative claim only if that has been published by a reliable secondary source." In other words, some archaeology department could find an inscription, "This palace was a gift from Kublai Khan". We cannot evaluate what it means from a historical perspective unless that specific perspective is published in a reliable source. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 22:50, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

You clearly agreed Raju and varma term used for Kshatriya in south India, the above article I added from the proofs Indian archaeology department, that they clearly specified in the article that Raju donated villages in Andhra are from Solar race (Suryavanshi) and Soma vamsa (Chandra vanshi) from the temple inscriptions. But above temple inscriptions have the content which says Raju are from solar and soma vanshi, I don't understand why you guys stopping such clear proof which clear proofs.

You might have some other reason for wantedly stopping the Raju wiki for your own personal reasons, instead rejecting the clear temple inscriptions.

I would suggest you, that you have to accept the truth. You are trying to defame the Raju wiki, if you are real wiki author you would have accepted such clear proofs from temple inscriptions.

Raju is Andhra Kshatriya

I don't understand why you have rollback my edit on 'infobox template caste' on article raju. I don't see wrong in any field. Please undo - Varmapak ^(talk) 15:56, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

As I said in my edit summary, "We do not put varna in infoboxes, and the religion thing might be WP:OR". Are you sure that all Raju people are Hindu? That seems unlikely nowadays. - Sitush (talk) 16:11, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Please refer the Telugu article of Raju, you can find Hindu navigation template in it. This is a 'infobox caste template' whats wrong in filling it's field?? - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:39, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Different Wikimedia-hosted projects have different policies and guidelines. This is the English Wikipedia and we abide by the consensus of those contributing here, not those at the Telugu Wikipedia project. - Sitush (talk) 17:42, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Who's policies and guidelines??? English wiki is not restricting the template for varna field. I know you will not agree. - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

The issue has been discussed on several occasions, including I think on the talk page of the infobox itself. Even if this were not the case, you really do need to read the article as that makes it clear there were in fact no kshatriya in the Andhra region anyway. The varna claim is just that: a self-promotional claim that appeals to people's vanity. - Sitush (talk) 18:12, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

@Sitush: You also please read Wikipedia:Raju (Kshatriya) sources. - Varmapak ^(talk) 19:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

I was involved in the discussion that saw creation of that page. I do not need to read it again because the end result is the same. We should not repeatedly revisit discussions about this issue umpteen times a year. - Sitush (talk) 19:15, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

@Varmapak: You really need to become more familiar with English Wikipedia polices and guidelines. Please read up on matters of reliable sourcing and neutral point of view rather than edit-warring on the article. If you continue to disregard our rules, your editing privileges will be suspensed.  Philg88 ^♦talk 16:50, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

@Philg88:Who has involved in edit war? two of my unique constructive edits on this article were disrupted by user:Sitush, looks you are assuming an Admin is right and User is wrong. I have right to object bad-faith rollbacks of him. He continuously played role for spoiling this article since 2011, defame and prevent this article to expand took the racist and communal approach. See the history of this article's edits and talk page talk edit deletions/archives. I have objection on his intentions. - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:04, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

It seems that you have made two unsourced edits which were reverted. That is the normal practice around here. So what is the problem? - Kautilya3 (talk) 18:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

You replied only to the part of the question, you don't require sourcing for info-box items when it is established in the body. I could see Anti hindu agenda on some articles he edits. Reverting genuine edits along with vandal. I will request for mediation rather bringing grievances to you as both of you are friends on talk pages. - Varmapak ^(talk) 14:44, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Sathya Sai Baba belongs to Bhatraju community, not Raju community. Andhra Rajus have specific 4 gotras and 109 surnames. — Preceding unsigned comment added by భూపతిరాజు రమేష్ రాజు (talk • contribs) 02:21, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Raju is Andhra Kshatriya

I don't understand why you have rollback my edit on 'infobox template caste' on article raju. I don't see wrong in any field. Please undo - Varmapak ^(talk) 15:56, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

As I said in my edit summary, "We do not put varna in infoboxes, and the religion thing might be WP:OR". Are you sure that all Raju people are Hindu? That seems unlikely nowadays. - Sitush (talk) 16:11, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Please refer the Telugu article of Raju, you can find Hindu navigation template in it. This is a 'infobox caste template' whats wrong in filling it's field?? - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:39, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Different Wikimedia-hosted projects have different policies and guidelines. This is the English Wikipedia and we abide by the consensus of those contributing here, not those at the Telugu Wikipedia project. - Sitush (talk) 17:42, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Who's policies and guidelines??? English wiki is not restricting the template for varna field. I know you will not agree. - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

The issue has been discussed on several occasions, including I think on the talk page of the infobox itself. Even if this were not the case, you really do need to read the article as that makes it clear there were in fact no kshatriya in the Andhra region anyway. The varna claim is just that: a self-promotional claim that appeals to people's vanity. - Sitush (talk) 18:12, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

@Sitush: You also please read Wikipedia:Raju (Kshatriya) sources. - Varmapak ^(talk) 19:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

I was involved in the discussion that saw creation of that page. I do not need to read it again because the end result is the same. We should not repeatedly revisit discussions about this issue umpteen times a year. - Sitush (talk) 19:15, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

@Varmapak: You really need to become more familiar with English Wikipedia polices and guidelines. Please read up on matters of reliable sourcing and neutral point of view rather than edit-warring on the article. If you continue to disregard our rules, your editing privileges will be suspensed.  Philg88 ^♦talk 16:50, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

@Philg88:Who has involved in edit war? two of my unique constructive edits on this article were disrupted by user:Sitush, looks you are assuming an Admin is right and User is wrong. I have right to object bad-faith rollbacks of him. He continuously played role for spoiling this article since 2011, defame and prevent this article to expand took the racist and communal approach. See the history of this article's edits and talk page talk edit deletions/archives. I have objection on his intentions. - Varmapak ^(talk) 17:04, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

It seems that you have made two unsourced edits which were reverted. That is the normal practice around here. So what is the problem? - Kautilya3 (talk) 18:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

You replied only to the part of the question, you don't require sourcing for info-box items when it is established in the body. I could see Anti hindu agenda on some articles he edits. Reverting genuine edits along with vandal. I will request for mediation rather bringing grievances to you as both of you are friends on talk pages. - Varmapak ^(talk) 14:44, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Sathya Sai Baba belongs to Bhatraju community, not Raju community. Andhra Rajus have specific 4 gotras and 109 surnames. — Preceding unsigned comment added by భూపతిరాజు రమేష్ రాజు (talk • contribs) 02:21, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Does Raju Community have reservations under SC, ST, OBC, BC category under State and Central lists?

Since this is very important the same can be added to this article.

Rajus never fought for reservations. They belong to OC category. (115.184.233.15 (talk) 14:57, 8 March 2016 (UTC))

Correction required on A Satyanarayana's statement

Can some one correct the statement In the Page quoting staynaranyana.

Andhra's Kshatriya Community was there since Eastern Chalukyan rule (6th&7th Century AD ) or much earlier .During the eastern Chalukyan rule itself , The society was organised as Brahmins, Kshtriyas, Vysyas, Shudras. Kshatriyas were the ruling class during the chalukyan period. It was true there were many Non Kshatriya rulers also and mostly after the fall of Kakatiyas.

please refer "Durga Prasad, History of the Andhras up to 1565 A. D., P. G. Publishers, Guntur (1988) -Page Numbers 109/110..

one can also refer "The History of Andhra Country, 1000 A.D.-1500 A.D. By Yashoda Devi"- Page 174 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifriend1997 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

A Satyanarayana is not a a historian. We need to refer to history Books to understand the Social structure that was prevailing.

The source ( A satyanarana's Book ) is actually about Education among backward communities. The statement mentioned on this page was a passing remark in the book with out any historical context or supporting facts. Using that remark on this page is actually out of context. It is not an appropriate reference.

Please do the needful.

wiki looses its usefulness if we are unreasonable in our editing.Wikifriend1997 (talk) 12:49, 31 May 2016 (UTC) Wikifriend

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Even if one does not want to consider Bristish Raj Sources, It is worth reading pages 53 and 54 of “ Madras District Gazetteers- Vizagapatnam by W.Francis( Indian Civil services) -1907”

An excerpt given here on the Battle of Padmanbham (1784):

“On the tidings of these events reaching Madras, the Governer , Sir Charles Oakeley, himself addressed a letter to Viziarama Razu, informing him that the Company would settle every just demand of his troops, and requiring him to repair forthwith to Vizagapatam accompanied by his common attendants only. In. the event of his declining compliance with this summons, he was warned that he must be considered in a state of armed and wilful disobedience to the Government ; that the Commanding Officer would proceed against him so soon as he might be prepared for That purpose, and use the most effectual means in his power for dispersing his people and securing his person and the persons of his principal adherents. No reply was received from Viziarama Razu, and on the 5th July Colonel Prendergast was directed to enforce the orders of Government, after giving the Raja twenty four hours for the necessary preparations for his departure. On the 8th and 9th idem scouts brought the intelligence that tlie Raja and all his men had sworn to die, sword in hand ; mahdprasddam, or food that had been offered in the temple at Padmanabham, having been distributed by the Raja with due solemnity to his chiefs. Early on the morning of the 10th all was over. The following brief report from Colonel Prendergast was received at Vizagapatam the same evening:—' I arrived at Padmanabham at half past five o'clock this morning, and finding the Raja's troops all arrived and prepared, attacked them, and after a severe conflict for about three-quarters of an hour, dispersed them. The Raja was killed, with many of his followers. Further returns to-morrow.' The loss on the Company's side was thirteen killed and sixty-one wounded. The casualties amongst their opponents were far more numerous. No correct list of the wounded was ever procured, but no less than three hundred and nine were killed. Of these, two hundred and eight were Rajputs, and the bodies of forty Rajputs, of the first rank in the country', formed a rampart round the corpse of Viziarama Razu. The Datlas, the Dantaluris, the Sagis, the Chintalapatis, the Gotimukalas, the Vajarlas, the Pennumetsas, all left their dead on the field. Padmunabham will long be remembered as the Flodden of the Rajputs of Vizianagram. “

Please note The king “ Vijayarama Raju “ who was killed in the battle ny East india company was the forefather of Poospati Ashok Gajapathi Raju ( whose father Poosapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju was the last king of Vijayangaram) who belongs to Raju Community. Ashok Gajapathi Raju is the current civil aviation minister in Indian government. The Datlas, Dantuluris, Sagis, Chintalapatis etc mentioned above are some of the family names ( sirnames) of the current Raju Community in Andhra PRadesh. Please note that Francis calling them as Rajputs. This was the first battle against British ( east India company) in Andhra Region and perhaps one of the earliest battles in india against British.Please note Francis comparing it with battle of Flodden (Important battle in British History) , — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifriend1997 (talk • contribs) 18:15, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

kshatriya

the name of this caste is not raju ,its called Kshatriya ,raju is just a title which means king, this caste is Called as kshatriya just kshatriya under indian government cences — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.249.191.183 (talk) 08:25, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

raju or rajulu is not name of the caste

raju or rajulu is not the name of the castes ,there no raju caste in offical government castes its called as Kshatriyas.

as there are rulers they are called raju or rajulu  which means kings Manishvarma (talk) 13:44, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

kshatriya

being Kshatriya is not a claim ,this community are regarded as Kshatriya by government of India Manishvarma (talk) 13:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 October 2017

some changes to be made. Andhra Lion (talk) 12:10, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 13:14, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

proofs for raju suryavamshi - India Archaeological reports from temples

• (Proof1)

No. 45. (A.R. No. 491 of 1906.) Pulivendla, Pulivendla Taluk, Cuddapah District. On a slab set up at the entrance of the Ranganathasvamin temple. Krishnaraya, AD 1509. This is dated Saka 1431, Sukla, Kartika su. 12, corresponding to AD 1509, October 24, which was, Wednesday. It records a gift of the village Kunddal Kundu to the god Sri Ranga Raju of Pulivindla by Narasayya Deva Maharaju, brother of Basava Raju, son of Tamma Raju, grandson of Valla Bharaya and great-grandson of Bejawada Madhava Varma of Vasishtha-gotra and Surya-vamsa. The gift village is said to be situated in Pulivindalasthala, a subdivision of Mulkinadu in Gandhi Kotasima of Udayagiri Rajya.

• (Proof2)

No. 201. (A.R. No. 161 of 1905.) Markapur, Markapur Taluk, Kurnool District. On the east wall, left of entrance, of the antarala-mandapa in the Chenna-kesava-svamin temple. Sadasiva, AD 1555. This is dated Saka 1476, Ananda, Magha su. 7, corresponding to AD 1555, 29 January.

It records a gift of the various toll incomes due from the 18 villages, viz., Marakarapuram, Channavaram, Konddapuram, Yachavaram, Rayavaram, Gonguladinna, Tarnumbadu, Surepalli, Vanalapuram, Chanareddipalle, Gangireddipalle, Korevanipalle, Medisettipalle, Gollapalle, Jammuladinna, Tellambadu, Kamalpuram and Kondapalli to god Chennakesava by Maha Mandalesvara Madiraju Narappadeva Maharaju, son of Aubhalayya Deva Maharaju, grandson of Maha Mandalesvara Madiraju Singa Raju Deva Maharaju, of Kasyapa-gotra and Surya-vamsa, and nephew of Maha Mandalesvara Rama Raju Thirumalaraju. The gift villages are said to be situated in Kochcherla Kotasima which was held by the donor as Nayankara from the king. Records in addition that the lanjasunkham (levy on prostitutes) collected during the festivals at Marakapuram was also made over to the temple and that fie out of every six dishes of offerings to the deity, were to be made over to the satra (feeding house) for feeding paradesi Brahmanas of the smartha sect, the sixth dish being the share of the sthanikas, the adhikaris and the karanas.

• (Proof3)

No. 205. (A.R. No. 59 of 1915.) Chinna Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District. On the west wall of the Narasimha-svamin shrine in the Narasimha-svamin temple. Sadasiva, AD 1555. This is dated Saka 1478 (current), Rakshasa, Sravana ba. 7 corresponding to 9 August 1555,(Friday). The record is damaged and fragmentary. It seems to register a gift (of land) to god Ahobala Narasimha by Ganapatiraju who belonged to the Kasyapa-gotra Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha and was the son of Nandi Raju and the grandson of Maha Mandalesvara Krishna Raju of the solar race.

• (Proof4)

No. 235. (A.R. No. 79 of 1915.) Pedda Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District. On a slab set up near the sixteen-pillared mandapa on the way to upper Ahobalam. Sadasiva, AD 1558. This is dated Saka 14[80], Kalayukt, Margasirsha su. 3, corresponding to 13 November 1558, (Sunday). It records the grant of a piece of land and some money by Emberumanar-Jiyyamgaru, the mudrakarta of Vam Sathagopa-Jiyyamgaru and others for conducting certain festivals when god Ahobalesvara was seated in the 16 pillared mandapa constructed by Maha-mandalesvara Kurucheti Timmaraju, son of Vobul Raju and grandson of Baichana Deva Chodaraju of the solar race, when the god was taken (in procession) to Diguva Tirupati and back to the temple (nagaru)

• (Proof5)

No. 240. (A.R. No. 311 of 1922.) Vyapulapalle, Hamlet of Mudivedu, Madanapalle Taluk, Chittoor District. On a rock in the village. Sadasiva, AD 1559. This is dated Saka 1481, Siddharthin, Sravana ba. 12 Friday corresponding to 31 July 1559. The weekday, however, was Monday. It registers a gift of wet and dry lands to god Lakshmi Narasimha at Ramagiridurga by Jillela Vengalayya-Deva-Maharaju, son of Krishnam Raju and grandson of Peda Krishnam Raju of Kasyapa-gotra, Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha. The gift lands are stated to be situated in Vempalapalli in the village of Mudivada in Vailipatisima belonging to Rama-giri-durga of Penugonda Marjavada which the donor is said to have obtained as amara from Rama Raju Tirumalaraju Deva Maharaju.

• (Proof6)

No. 251. (A.R. No. 15 of 1904.) Hampi, Hospet Taluk, Bellary District. On the north wall of the mandapa in front of the deserted shrine to the west of the Vitthalasvamin temple. Sadasiva, 1561 AD. This is dated Saka 1483, Raudri (current), Phalguna, the other details being lost. It registers an agreement (kaulu) granted by Kurucheti Sri Ranga Raju, son of Obulraju of the solar race and Kasyapa-gotra to a person (name lost) for his having level-led and brought under cultivation a specified piece of land stipulating an annual payment of one ghatti varaha by him into the treasury of god Vitthalesvara and a fourth share of the produce to the donor. The details pertaining to the rest of the produce are lost. Refers to a gift of garden land made to (the shrine of) Tirumangai-Alvar on the occasion of Prathama-ekadasi.

:Sitush please answer about these valuable proof.

• Proof of what? Please cite these report more fully and, better yet, cite something a bit more secondary than dig reports. Also, I'll ping Sitush for you: you need to sign if you want to ping. Drmies (talk) 19:51, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

proofs for raju suryavamshi - India Archaeological reports from temples

• (Proof1)

No. 45. (A.R. No. 491 of 1906.) Pulivendla, Pulivendla Taluk, Cuddapah District. On a slab set up at the entrance of the Ranganathasvamin temple. Krishnaraya, AD 1509. This is dated Saka 1431, Sukla, Kartika su. 12, corresponding to AD 1509, October 24, which was, Wednesday. It records a gift of the village Kunddal Kundu to the god Sri Ranga Raju of Pulivindla by Narasayya Deva Maharaju, brother of Basava Raju, son of Tamma Raju, grandson of Valla Bharaya and great-grandson of Bejawada Madhava Varma of Vasishtha-gotra and Surya-vamsa. The gift village is said to be situated in Pulivindalasthala, a subdivision of Mulkinadu in Gandhi Kotasima of Udayagiri Rajya.

• (Proof2)

No. 201. (A.R. No. 161 of 1905.) Markapur, Markapur Taluk, Kurnool District. On the east wall, left of entrance, of the antarala-mandapa in the Chenna-kesava-svamin temple. Sadasiva, AD 1555. This is dated Saka 1476, Ananda, Magha su. 7, corresponding to AD 1555, 29 January.

It records a gift of the various toll incomes due from the 18 villages, viz., Marakarapuram, Channavaram, Konddapuram, Yachavaram, Rayavaram, Gonguladinna, Tarnumbadu, Surepalli, Vanalapuram, Chanareddipalle, Gangireddipalle, Korevanipalle, Medisettipalle, Gollapalle, Jammuladinna, Tellambadu, Kamalpuram and Kondapalli to god Chennakesava by Maha Mandalesvara Madiraju Narappadeva Maharaju, son of Aubhalayya Deva Maharaju, grandson of Maha Mandalesvara Madiraju Singa Raju Deva Maharaju, of Kasyapa-gotra and Surya-vamsa, and nephew of Maha Mandalesvara Rama Raju Thirumalaraju. The gift villages are said to be situated in Kochcherla Kotasima which was held by the donor as Nayankara from the king. Records in addition that the lanjasunkham (levy on prostitutes) collected during the festivals at Marakapuram was also made over to the temple and that fie out of every six dishes of offerings to the deity, were to be made over to the satra (feeding house) for feeding paradesi Brahmanas of the smartha sect, the sixth dish being the share of the sthanikas, the adhikaris and the karanas.

• (Proof3)

No. 205. (A.R. No. 59 of 1915.) Chinna Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District. On the west wall of the Narasimha-svamin shrine in the Narasimha-svamin temple. Sadasiva, AD 1555. This is dated Saka 1478 (current), Rakshasa, Sravana ba. 7 corresponding to 9 August 1555,(Friday). The record is damaged and fragmentary. It seems to register a gift (of land) to god Ahobala Narasimha by Ganapatiraju who belonged to the Kasyapa-gotra Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha and was the son of Nandi Raju and the grandson of Maha Mandalesvara Krishna Raju of the solar race.

• (Proof4)

No. 235. (A.R. No. 79 of 1915.) Pedda Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District. On a slab set up near the sixteen-pillared mandapa on the way to upper Ahobalam. Sadasiva, AD 1558. This is dated Saka 14[80], Kalayukt, Margasirsha su. 3, corresponding to 13 November 1558, (Sunday). It records the grant of a piece of land and some money by Emberumanar-Jiyyamgaru, the mudrakarta of Vam Sathagopa-Jiyyamgaru and others for conducting certain festivals when god Ahobalesvara was seated in the 16 pillared mandapa constructed by Maha-mandalesvara Kurucheti Timmaraju, son of Vobul Raju and grandson of Baichana Deva Chodaraju of the solar race, when the god was taken (in procession) to Diguva Tirupati and back to the temple (nagaru)

• (Proof5)

No. 240. (A.R. No. 311 of 1922.) Vyapulapalle, Hamlet of Mudivedu, Madanapalle Taluk, Chittoor District. On a rock in the village. Sadasiva, AD 1559. This is dated Saka 1481, Siddharthin, Sravana ba. 12 Friday corresponding to 31 July 1559. The weekday, however, was Monday. It registers a gift of wet and dry lands to god Lakshmi Narasimha at Ramagiridurga by Jillela Vengalayya-Deva-Maharaju, son of Krishnam Raju and grandson of Peda Krishnam Raju of Kasyapa-gotra, Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha. The gift lands are stated to be situated in Vempalapalli in the village of Mudivada in Vailipatisima belonging to Rama-giri-durga of Penugonda Marjavada which the donor is said to have obtained as amara from Rama Raju Tirumalaraju Deva Maharaju.

• (Proof6)

No. 251. (A.R. No. 15 of 1904.) Hampi, Hospet Taluk, Bellary District. On the north wall of the mandapa in front of the deserted shrine to the west of the Vitthalasvamin temple. Sadasiva, 1561 AD. This is dated Saka 1483, Raudri (current), Phalguna, the other details being lost. It registers an agreement (kaulu) granted by Kurucheti Sri Ranga Raju, son of Obulraju of the solar race and Kasyapa-gotra to a person (name lost) for his having level-led and brought under cultivation a specified piece of land stipulating an annual payment of one ghatti varaha by him into the treasury of god Vitthalesvara and a fourth share of the produce to the donor. The details pertaining to the rest of the produce are lost. Refers to a gift of garden land made to (the shrine of) Tirumangai-Alvar on the occasion of Prathama-ekadasi.

:Sitush please answer about these valuable proof.

• Proof of what? Please cite these report more fully and, better yet, cite something a bit more secondary than dig reports. Also, I'll ping Sitush for you: you need to sign if you want to ping. Drmies (talk) 19:51, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Rajapalayam and Tanjore Kshatriya Raju.

Large number of Telugu speaking kshatriya raju present in Rajapalayam who migrated during vijaynagara in deep South of Tamil and few population around Tanjore and trichy region who belong to Chalukya Cholas, when emperor Rajendra Chalukya alais Kulottunga Chola crowned as chola king 1070 AD. Pusapati Kumaraswamy Raju , first CM of Madras presidency after independence , Late Ramasubramanya Raju , former chair man Ramco groups belongs to Rajapalayam. Truth 4321 (talk) 07:18, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Please see WP:V. If people keep making these unsubstantiated claims on the talk page I will remove them because they're just noise. - Sitush (talk) 11:56, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Sitush, I am impressed that you could make sense of that. Drmies (talk) 18:39, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

One thing I have discovered over my years here is that if someone is editing a caste article and they have truth as part of their username, it doesn't end well. Perhaps this time will be an exception. I point all readers in the direction of WP:VNT. - Sitush (talk) 21:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

I have provided enough proof that presence of kshatriya raju in Rajapalayam and around Tanjore region.you can easily refer those proof by visiting government sites (poosapati Kumaraswamy Raju was cm of Madras presidency after independence) and Ramco industries site. even though you are not accepting means, you are having vengeance in Andra Kshatriya and not at all listening proof and trying to show they are not Kshatriya. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truth 4321 (talk • contribs) 13:55, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

This article is a piece of shit. The Rajus are accepted as Kshatriyas by the Indian Government and many historians. I fail to understand why these mofos want to show them in a negative way. I assume these bxxxx do this out of pure jealousy.

Rajapalayam and Tanjore Kshatriya Raju.

Large number of Telugu speaking kshatriya raju present in Rajapalayam who migrated during vijaynagara in deep South of Tamil and few population around Tanjore and trichy region who belong to Chalukya Cholas, when emperor Rajendra Chalukya alais Kulottunga Chola crowned as chola king 1070 AD. Pusapati Kumaraswamy Raju , first CM of Madras presidency after independence , Late Ramasubramanya Raju , former chair man Ramco groups belongs to Rajapalayam. Truth 4321 (talk) 07:18, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Please see WP:V. If people keep making these unsubstantiated claims on the talk page I will remove them because they're just noise. - Sitush (talk) 11:56, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Sitush, I am impressed that you could make sense of that. Drmies (talk) 18:39, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

One thing I have discovered over my years here is that if someone is editing a caste article and they have truth as part of their username, it doesn't end well. Perhaps this time will be an exception. I point all readers in the direction of WP:VNT. - Sitush (talk) 21:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

I have provided enough proof that presence of kshatriya raju in Rajapalayam and around Tanjore region.you can easily refer those proof by visiting government sites (poosapati Kumaraswamy Raju was cm of Madras presidency after independence) and Ramco industries site. even though you are not accepting means, you are having vengeance in Andra Kshatriya and not at all listening proof and trying to show they are not Kshatriya. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truth 4321 (talk • contribs) 13:55, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

This article is a piece of shit. The Rajus are accepted as Kshatriyas by the Indian Government and many historians. I fail to understand why these mofos want to show them in a negative way. I assume these bxxxx do this out of pure jealousy.

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2018

2601:48:C501:B389:7CE4:EC42:AB32:C534 (talk) 02:51, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

The above article about Rajus is completely false. They are regarded as Kshatriyas by the governments and high courts and we have proofs that they have been Kshatriyas since at least the medieval times. Most of the Historians agree to these claims.

The below is a proof. https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

Please don't use wikipedia to spread misinformation.

 Not done: By claiming the article's subject is a member of a certain caste, the claim attempts to assign a WP:RANK to the article's subject. The threshold for mentioning something in an article is not whether the subject is a member of a certain caste. Likewise, not being a member of this caste would not make something unmentionable. These caste descriptions are about having published, non-trivial information (i.e., more than a mere mention) in multiple sources independent of the subject. The particular reference provided in this request is good, but if the claim is ever to be mentioned, more references ought to be found. Spintendo      07:50, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

There is no caste called Raju officially. It is called Kshatriyas. They write Kshatriya as their caste when they apply for jobs and also during election surveys. The governments and courts acknowledge them as Kshatriyas. See the below link https://books.google.com/books?id=zG4JuQMA-a8C&pg=PA101&dq=andhra+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjimJOutO_ZAhWul-AKHdN7DAE4ChDoAQhAMAU#v=onepage&q=andhra%20kshatriya&f=false.

The below passage refers to Alluri Sita Rama Raju, a famous telugu revolutionary, as a Telugu Kshatriya. https://books.google.com/books?id=s8iGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiukcC0tu_ZAhUwwVkKHb3wBqUQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=telugu%20kshatriya&f=false

The below link is about the people of India written by a famous Anthropologist Kumar Suresh Singh. https://books.google.com/books?id=CBIwAQAAIAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju

The below reference is by K RamachandraMurthy. https://books.google.com/books?id=LSeOAAAAMAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriya+raju

The below link is about Dandu Narayana Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya and it states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=pMMBAAAAMAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhKMAc

This is once again about Alluri SitaramaRaju and states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=lRFDAAAAYAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhVMAk

This is from the Anthropological survey of India

https://books.google.com/books?id=P3LiAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIOzAE

This talks about the dialect of Kshatriyas(Rajus) https://books.google.com/books?id=WECni12L06sC&pg=PA236&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=kshatriya%20raju&f=false

The below link talks about Kshatriya Rajus of Tamil Nadu https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQgqMAE

This talks about Srikakulam district population and mentions PVG Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=KVKKAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQhAMAU

This is by the government of India https://books.google.com/books?id=2tAcAQAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgl9_vue_ZAhXEs1kKHevUDvQ4FBDoAQhSMAk

The below is a famous court case between two royal kshatriya families of vatsavaya vs poosapati. The Bombay high court referred to them as Kshatriya communities https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18635/

This is by Andhra historical society. https://books.google.com/books?id=gVNdhHtG134C&dq=kshatriyas+gobburi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus

You can find countless other articles which attest the Kshatriya status of Rajus. When the Courts, Governments, Historians etc. accept their Kshatriya status and call them Kshatriyas, what is the problem with Wikipedia? Is this how wikipedia works? Just because some wiki admins hate some community, they paint it in a wrong way. If this is how wikipedia works, then you will be spreading misinformation. I don't think this is what wikipedia founders wanted. Please maintain some standards.2601:48:C501:B389:C15E:981A:891D:7B85 (talk) 23:32, 15 March 2018 (UTC)Telug History

When there are countless articles which talk about Kshatriyas and Vysyas of South, how can you blindly argue there are no Kshatriyas and Vysyas in South? Why don't you accept reality? Do you want to downplay the greatness of a community by publishing nonsense about them? If you believe that you are mistaken. This is the reason wikipedia is not considered an acceptable reference for academic research. It is just because of peoople like you2601:48:C501:B389:C15E:981A:891D:7B85 (talk) 23:37, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Edits this extensive require the consensus of interested editors to implement and are outside the bounds of a simple edit request. Please discuss your proposed changes and the sources that support them in a separate section of this talk page. Make sure you indicate exactly which existing text you believe needs to be changed and what the replacement text should be. This is in keeping with Arbitration Committee decisions on the Indian caste system such as Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Rajput and Indian topics in general such as Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan. Be aware that standard discretionary sanctions apply to all article that can reasonable be considered to come under the latter decision. I hope this helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:41, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2018

2601:48:C501:B389:7CE4:EC42:AB32:C534 (talk) 02:51, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

The above article about Rajus is completely false. They are regarded as Kshatriyas by the governments and high courts and we have proofs that they have been Kshatriyas since at least the medieval times. Most of the Historians agree to these claims.

The below is a proof. https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

Please don't use wikipedia to spread misinformation.

 Not done: By claiming the article's subject is a member of a certain caste, the claim attempts to assign a WP:RANK to the article's subject. The threshold for mentioning something in an article is not whether the subject is a member of a certain caste. Likewise, not being a member of this caste would not make something unmentionable. These caste descriptions are about having published, non-trivial information (i.e., more than a mere mention) in multiple sources independent of the subject. The particular reference provided in this request is good, but if the claim is ever to be mentioned, more references ought to be found. Spintendo      07:50, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

There is no caste called Raju officially. It is called Kshatriyas. They write Kshatriya as their caste when they apply for jobs and also during election surveys. The governments and courts acknowledge them as Kshatriyas. See the below link https://books.google.com/books?id=zG4JuQMA-a8C&pg=PA101&dq=andhra+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjimJOutO_ZAhWul-AKHdN7DAE4ChDoAQhAMAU#v=onepage&q=andhra%20kshatriya&f=false.

The below passage refers to Alluri Sita Rama Raju, a famous telugu revolutionary, as a Telugu Kshatriya. https://books.google.com/books?id=s8iGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiukcC0tu_ZAhUwwVkKHb3wBqUQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=telugu%20kshatriya&f=false

The below link is about the people of India written by a famous Anthropologist Kumar Suresh Singh. https://books.google.com/books?id=CBIwAQAAIAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju

The below reference is by K RamachandraMurthy. https://books.google.com/books?id=LSeOAAAAMAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriya+raju

The below link is about Dandu Narayana Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya and it states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=pMMBAAAAMAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhKMAc

This is once again about Alluri SitaramaRaju and states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=lRFDAAAAYAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhVMAk

This is from the Anthropological survey of India

https://books.google.com/books?id=P3LiAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIOzAE

This talks about the dialect of Kshatriyas(Rajus) https://books.google.com/books?id=WECni12L06sC&pg=PA236&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=kshatriya%20raju&f=false

The below link talks about Kshatriya Rajus of Tamil Nadu https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQgqMAE

This talks about Srikakulam district population and mentions PVG Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya https://books.google.com/books?id=KVKKAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQhAMAU

This is by the government of India https://books.google.com/books?id=2tAcAQAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgl9_vue_ZAhXEs1kKHevUDvQ4FBDoAQhSMAk

The below is a famous court case between two royal kshatriya families of vatsavaya vs poosapati. The Bombay high court referred to them as Kshatriya communities https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18635/

This is by Andhra historical society. https://books.google.com/books?id=gVNdhHtG134C&dq=kshatriyas+gobburi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus

You can find countless other articles which attest the Kshatriya status of Rajus. When the Courts, Governments, Historians etc. accept their Kshatriya status and call them Kshatriyas, what is the problem with Wikipedia? Is this how wikipedia works? Just because some wiki admins hate some community, they paint it in a wrong way. If this is how wikipedia works, then you will be spreading misinformation. I don't think this is what wikipedia founders wanted. Please maintain some standards.2601:48:C501:B389:C15E:981A:891D:7B85 (talk) 23:32, 15 March 2018 (UTC)Telug History

When there are countless articles which talk about Kshatriyas and Vysyas of South, how can you blindly argue there are no Kshatriyas and Vysyas in South? Why don't you accept reality? Do you want to downplay the greatness of a community by publishing nonsense about them? If you believe that you are mistaken. This is the reason wikipedia is not considered an acceptable reference for academic research. It is just because of peoople like you2601:48:C501:B389:C15E:981A:891D:7B85 (talk) 23:37, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Edits this extensive require the consensus of interested editors to implement and are outside the bounds of a simple edit request. Please discuss your proposed changes and the sources that support them in a separate section of this talk page. Make sure you indicate exactly which existing text you believe needs to be changed and what the replacement text should be. This is in keeping with Arbitration Committee decisions on the Indian caste system such as Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Rajput and Indian topics in general such as Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan. Be aware that standard discretionary sanctions apply to all article that can reasonable be considered to come under the latter decision. I hope this helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:41, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Remove Rajus claim Kshatriya Status. They are Kshatriyas and there is no need for any claim.

Rajus don't claim Kshatriya status. They are acknowledged as Kshatriyas by the Governments, Courts, Politicians and there are many inscriptions that attest to that fact. They mention their caste as Kshatriya when they apply to jobs and they are mentioned as kshatriya in caste census. There is no caste called Rajus officially. It is Kshatriyas officially. Proofs are posted below

1 https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

There is no caste called Raju officially. It is called Kshatriyas. They write Kshatriya as their caste when they apply for jobs and also during election surveys. The governments and courts acknowledge them as Kshatriyas. See the below link

2 https://books.google.com/books?id=zG4JuQMA-a8C&pg=PA101&dq=andhra+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjimJOutO_ZAhWul-AKHdN7DAE4ChDoAQhAMAU#v=onepage&q=andhra%20kshatriya&f=false.

The below passage refers to Alluri Sita Rama Raju, a famous telugu revolutionary, as a Telugu Kshatriya.

3 https://books.google.com/books?id=s8iGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiukcC0tu_ZAhUwwVkKHb3wBqUQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=telugu%20kshatriya&f=false

The below link is about the people of India written by a famous Anthropologist Kumar Suresh Singh.

4 https://books.google.com/books?id=CBIwAQAAIAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju

The below reference is by K RamachandraMurthy.

5 https://books.google.com/books?id=LSeOAAAAMAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriya+raju

The below link is about Dandu Narayana Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya and it states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya

6 https://books.google.com/books?id=pMMBAAAAMAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhKMAc

This is once again about Alluri SitaramaRaju and states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya

7 https://books.google.com/books?id=lRFDAAAAYAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhVMAk

This is from the Anthropological survey of India

8 https://books.google.com/books?id=P3LiAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIOzAE

This talks about the dialect of Kshatriyas(Rajus)

9 https://books.google.com/books?id=WECni12L06sC&pg=PA236&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=kshatriya%20raju&f=false

The below link talks about Kshatriya Rajus of Tamil Nadu

10 https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQgqMAE

This talks about Srikakulam district population and mentions PVG Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya

11 https://books.google.com/books?id=KVKKAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQhAMAU

This is by the government of India

12 https://books.google.com/books?id=2tAcAQAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgl9_vue_ZAhXEs1kKHevUDvQ4FBDoAQhSMAk

The below is a famous court case between two royal kshatriya families of vatsavaya vs poosapati. The Bombay high court referred to them as Kshatriya communities

13 https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18635/

This is by Andhra historical society.

14 https://books.google.com/books?id=gVNdhHtG134C&dq=kshatriyas+gobburi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus 2601:48:C501:B389:F0DE:D965:3891:E6C9 (talk) 15:29, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

• 1 is a snippet view. - Sitush (talk) 08:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 2 is visible to me but doesn't enlighten us because it just refers to kshatriya. - Sitush (talk) 08:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 3 involves synthesis. You are suggesting that because one person bears the last name Raju and the source says that person was a Telugu Kshatriya then all Rajus are Telugu Kshatriyas. Even if you are correct, the qualifier of Telugu may be significant - we do not usually see people referred to as, say, Rajasthani Kshatriya or Punjabi Kshatriya, so it suggests something that may be a bit out of the norm. - Sitush (talk) 08:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 4 is not reliable - it is the "states" series of The People of India, which has been deemed unsuitable at WP:RSN. Snippet view here. - Sitush (talk) 08:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 5 - snippet view here. - Sitush (talk) 08:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 6 is a snippet view here, a publisher I've not encountered before and has the same synthesis problem as #3. - Sitush (talk) 08:48, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 7 is a snippet view with the same synthesis problem as #3 - Sitush (talk) 08:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 8 is another from the "states" series - see #4 above. - Sitush (talk) 08:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 9 is fine for saying there is a community called the Kshatriya Rajus. It says nothing about varna. - Sitush (talk) 08:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 10 is the "national" series of The People of India, which is a reliable source but I can only see a snippet view. - Sitush (talk) 08:53, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 11 and 12 are snippets views here. - Sitush (talk) 09:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 13 - I cannot connect to this so perhaps the site is down at the moment (I have seen it before). It won't be of much use, though, because court rulings etc are considered to be primary sources and we do not have the legal expertise to interpret them, nor any certainty that the ruling was not overturned etc. - Sitush (talk) 15:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 14: this is a snippet view of stuff originating from 1925/26 - useless for our purposes even if it was full view. - Sitush (talk) 15:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Remove Rajus claim Kshatriya Status. They are Kshatriyas and there is no need for any claim.

Rajus don't claim Kshatriya status. They are acknowledged as Kshatriyas by the Governments, Courts, Politicians and there are many inscriptions that attest to that fact. They mention their caste as Kshatriya when they apply to jobs and they are mentioned as kshatriya in caste census. There is no caste called Rajus officially. It is Kshatriyas officially. Proofs are posted below

1 https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

There is no caste called Raju officially. It is called Kshatriyas. They write Kshatriya as their caste when they apply for jobs and also during election surveys. The governments and courts acknowledge them as Kshatriyas. See the below link

2 https://books.google.com/books?id=zG4JuQMA-a8C&pg=PA101&dq=andhra+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjimJOutO_ZAhWul-AKHdN7DAE4ChDoAQhAMAU#v=onepage&q=andhra%20kshatriya&f=false.

The below passage refers to Alluri Sita Rama Raju, a famous telugu revolutionary, as a Telugu Kshatriya.

3 https://books.google.com/books?id=s8iGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiukcC0tu_ZAhUwwVkKHb3wBqUQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=telugu%20kshatriya&f=false

The below link is about the people of India written by a famous Anthropologist Kumar Suresh Singh.

4 https://books.google.com/books?id=CBIwAQAAIAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju

The below reference is by K RamachandraMurthy.

5 https://books.google.com/books?id=LSeOAAAAMAAJ&dq=telugu+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriya+raju

The below link is about Dandu Narayana Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya and it states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya

6 https://books.google.com/books?id=pMMBAAAAMAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhKMAc

This is once again about Alluri SitaramaRaju and states his caste as Telugu Kshatriya

7 https://books.google.com/books?id=lRFDAAAAYAAJ&q=telugu+kshatriya&dq=telugu+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1KK_t-_ZAhWqrVkKHf0wC3g4HhDoAQhVMAk

This is from the Anthropological survey of India

8 https://books.google.com/books?id=P3LiAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIOzAE

This talks about the dialect of Kshatriyas(Rajus)

9 https://books.google.com/books?id=WECni12L06sC&pg=PA236&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR_ObPuO_ZAhVOwlkKHezNB5gQ6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=kshatriya%20raju&f=false

The below link talks about Kshatriya Rajus of Tamil Nadu

10 https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQgqMAE

This talks about Srikakulam district population and mentions PVG Raju, a famous Telugu Kshatriya

11 https://books.google.com/books?id=KVKKAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG56-Jue_ZAhUHn-AKHSxjCi84ChDoAQhAMAU

This is by the government of India

12 https://books.google.com/books?id=2tAcAQAAMAAJ&q=kshatriya+raju&dq=kshatriya+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgl9_vue_ZAhXEs1kKHevUDvQ4FBDoAQhSMAk

The below is a famous court case between two royal kshatriya families of vatsavaya vs poosapati. The Bombay high court referred to them as Kshatriya communities

13 https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18635/

This is by Andhra historical society.

14 https://books.google.com/books?id=gVNdhHtG134C&dq=kshatriyas+gobburi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus 2601:48:C501:B389:F0DE:D965:3891:E6C9 (talk) 15:29, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

• 1 is a snippet view. - Sitush (talk) 08:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 2 is visible to me but doesn't enlighten us because it just refers to kshatriya. - Sitush (talk) 08:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 3 involves synthesis. You are suggesting that because one person bears the last name Raju and the source says that person was a Telugu Kshatriya then all Rajus are Telugu Kshatriyas. Even if you are correct, the qualifier of Telugu may be significant - we do not usually see people referred to as, say, Rajasthani Kshatriya or Punjabi Kshatriya, so it suggests something that may be a bit out of the norm. - Sitush (talk) 08:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 4 is not reliable - it is the "states" series of The People of India, which has been deemed unsuitable at WP:RSN. Snippet view here. - Sitush (talk) 08:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 5 - snippet view here. - Sitush (talk) 08:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 6 is a snippet view here, a publisher I've not encountered before and has the same synthesis problem as #3. - Sitush (talk) 08:48, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 7 is a snippet view with the same synthesis problem as #3 - Sitush (talk) 08:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 8 is another from the "states" series - see #4 above. - Sitush (talk) 08:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 9 is fine for saying there is a community called the Kshatriya Rajus. It says nothing about varna. - Sitush (talk) 08:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 10 is the "national" series of The People of India, which is a reliable source but I can only see a snippet view. - Sitush (talk) 08:53, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 11 and 12 are snippets views here. - Sitush (talk) 09:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 13 - I cannot connect to this so perhaps the site is down at the moment (I have seen it before). It won't be of much use, though, because court rulings etc are considered to be primary sources and we do not have the legal expertise to interpret them, nor any certainty that the ruling was not overturned etc. - Sitush (talk) 15:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 14: this is a snippet view of stuff originating from 1925/26 - useless for our purposes even if it was full view. - Sitush (talk) 15:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Rajus are Telugu Kshatriyas

Rajus are accepted as Kshatriyas by a majority of historians, politicians and academics. The media and all news outlets refer to Rajus as Kshatriyas. There is no doubt regarding the Kshatriya status of Rajus and that part of this article needs to be edited.

The below link is a reference to Rajus from Subordinate Rulers In Medieval Deccan.

1 https://books.google.com/books?id=SUNuAAAAMAAJ&dq=kshatriya+rajus&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus

There are plenty more sources which attest to the Kshatriya status of Rajus.Sharkslayer87 (talk) 20:43, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

As with the sources in the preceding section, the problem I have is that I can only (at best) see a snippet view of this. Furthermore, it is widely accepted by modern academics that there were really no kshatriya communities in south India. The four-fold varna system only really applied in northern India. - Sitush (talk) 20:57, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

It is not widely accepted by modern academics that there were really no Kshatriya communities in South India. In fact a majority of the Historians do agree that Kshatriya communities existed in South India. It is not true to say that four fold varna system doesn't exist in South. Please let me know what sources you need exactly so that I will try to provide them. I cannot provide you the complete books as that will lead to copyright infringement. Those snippet views should be good enough as they convey the meaning that Rajus are indeed Kshatriyas. If you feel they are not good enough, please let me know why they are not good enough. I have provided many academic sources by great historians which you are purposely ignoring. As I have already told before, they are recorded as Kshatriyas by the Indian government and they write their caste as Kshatriyas in all official documents. The politicians, governments, courts, academics, histrians etc. all record them as Kshatriyas. There is no claim involved here. There is inscriptional evidence also that someone posted above which you seem to be ignoring purposely.

The below source is more than a snippet view. It mentions the Kshatriya Pusapati family of Vizianagaram. It specifically refers to them as Kshatriyas. It also talks about two inscriptions that attest to this.

2 https://books.google.com/books?id=H74RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA219&dq=kshatriyas+vizianagaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK75LitvjZAhUMq1kKHfWyAqMQ6AEIVjAJ#v=onepage&q=591&f=false

It also talks about Kshatriya(Warrior) and Vysya(Trading Communities). Now don't pretend that this source doesn't exist.

3 https://books.google.com/books?id=H74RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA219&dq=kshatriyas+vizianagaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK75LitvjZAhUMq1kKHfWyAqMQ6AEIVjAJ#v=snippet&q=the%20kshatriyas%20or%20warrior%20caste&f=false Sharkslayer87 (talk) 12:26, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

I am adding more academic sources below

4 https://books.google.com/books?id=2BTtAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEILDAB

5 https://books.google.com/books?id=MNUB1Ei85X0C&q=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEINzAE

The below is more than a snippet view

6 https://books.google.com/books?id=WJp_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA117&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEITDAI#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20bhimavaram&f=false

This is an answer to the false claim that academics believe that there are no Kshatriyas in south India

7 https://books.google.com/books?id=mitQBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA78&dq=kshatriyas+kakinada&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp88f88PjZAhVwk-AKHfs0Bp84ChDoAQg4MAM#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20kakinada&f=false

8 https://books.google.com/books?id=YxuLAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+amalapuram&dq=kshatriyas+amalapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrs4my8fjZAhXvmOAKHZ6RA0sQ6AEINDAC

9 https://books.google.com/books?id=B0LVAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+amalapuram&dq=kshatriyas+amalapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-k7LX8fjZAhUDc98KHVqxA1M4ChDoAQgoMAA

Below are newspape media links(Print Media)

10 http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/tdp-kshatriyas-stage-protest/article5057411.ece

11 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/its-a-fight-between-tdp-and-ysrc/article5863141.ece

The below is MLA caste list

12 https://srscreations.com/ap-mlas-caste-list-2014/

13 https://www.apherald.com/Politics/ViewArticle/42766/Rajampet-TDP-Ticket-goes-to-Kshatriya%E2%80%9D-Community-/

14 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/feb/26/hectic-lobbying-on-in-tdp-for-mlc-seats-1574904.html

15 http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-02-21/Kshatriyas-elect-new-community-panel/360352

16 https://www.telugu360.com/rajya-sabha-nominations-caste-equations-part2/

17 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/caste-factor-holds-key-in-bhimavaram/article5879919.ece

18 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kanumuri-Bapiraju-faces-uphill-task-in-Narsapuram/articleshow/33795850.cms

There are plenty more sources by both academicians and news media. I don't understand why some Wikipedia admins are trying to suppress facts.Sharkslayer87 (talk) 17:38, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry but I can't handle stuff when you throw so many links at it in this manner. Some of those sources are simply not reliable and you appear sometimes to be searching specifically for phrases that might support your point of view. I am going to bed but I will try to address what you have posted in a few hours time. Please do not add any more - if what you have already offered does not suffice then I think we will have gone far enough down this road. - Sitush (talk) 01:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

When the governments, courts, media, academics etc. agree to their status, who are you to decide? I just want to know how you can decide which caste is what? Forgive me if I sounded rude, but I am trying to understand wikipedia standards. Is this how they decide what has to be edited or not? And btw, when did I call names?Sharkslayer87 (talk) 02:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

It is 0241 here. I will look at it in a few hours. You may benefit from a read of the information at WP:RS in the interval. News stories, court documents and government documents are rarely suitable for this type of thing, and some other sources - for example, anything published by Gyan or the "states" series of The People of India - have been determined not to be reliable per community consensus at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard. It is not all about me. - Sitush (talk) 02:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Forgive me, but are all my sources Gyan or the "states" series of India? Why is it that government documents are not suitable? Can you post what you call a reliable source is so that I will try to find similar sources? Sharkslayer87 (talk) 02:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I didn't say your list included those sources. I was just giving examples of our approach to determining which sources might be reliable and which might not. The reason why government sources are poor is because caste is such a politicised issue, in part but not entirely because of the effects of the reservation system. I am sure you are aware of how, for example, the politics of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat are particularly prone to caste-based politics and thus to political whims, just as school books are poor for history etc because they have been subject to manipulation such as the NCERT controversy.

I am going to work my way through your list but it will take some time to respond to every link you have offered. I have real-life work to do and I am going through one of my increasingly frequent periods of ill health. I would be grateful if you could hang off replying further here until I say that I've responded to them all. - Sitush (talk) 06:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Comments on sources offered so far in this section:

• 1 & 2 are both only available to me in snippet view and thus I cannot offer a useful comment. In addition, #2 appears to have been published in 1883 and that makes it inherently unreliable - we do not use British Raj era source for caste matters. Please note that Google Books shows different "views" in different parts of the world. - Sitush (talk) 06:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 3 appears to be the same source as #2, and the same issues apply. - Sitush (talk) 06:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 4 and 5 are also snippet views here and, perhaps worse, they are obscure publishers apparently dealing with issues related to agriculture, not history or anthropology. - Sitush (talk) 06:55, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 6 is fine but the page you link to does not support your claim. It says that the Rajus are considered to be the Kshatriyas. This is arguably the same as saying there is a claim that they are kshatriyas, for the reasons already stated in the article, ie: the varna system of south India doesn't really reflect that of north India. - Sitush (talk) 06:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 7 I can see this but need to read more of it and think a little. For starters, the publisher is Cambridge Scholars and they have had a mixed reception here, eg: in this thread, in the inference of this one and here. I will update this comment. - Sitush (talk) 07:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC) The author is an academic who specialises in the sociology of education and IT but this 2014 source has seemingly never been cited by anyone else and I can find no independent reviews (ie: there are blurbs on publisher websites etc but nothing more). Why he chose to use what amounts to little more than a vanity press is beyond me, and his lumping of supposed kshatriyas with shudras as "the middle castes" on the page you link to seems rather odd - shudras are usually considered to be of the fourth rank, after brahmin, kshatriya and vaishya, with only the outcastes below them. I am going to reserve judgement for now. - Sitush (talk) 07:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 8 and 9 are snippet views here, both are also from publishers I've never heard of and the latter is from 1937. Not likely to be good. - Sitush (talk) 07:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 10 just mentions Kshatriya Sangham. Even if it directly connected that to the Raju caste, it wouldn't add any weight to what is already said in this article. It is well known that caste associations adopt names to suit their putative status etc as part of the process identified as sanskritisation. We already say that the Rajus claim to be kshatriyas. - Sitush (talk) 07:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 11 doesn't say who the Kshatriyas are but lumps them with other identifiable castes, clearly treating them as a caste rather than as a varna. Any caste can choose to call themselves anything they wish. - Sitush (talk) 07:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 12 is not a reliable source and even says so itself - "We collected all this info from the web, so if there are any errors in List let us know." - Sitush (talk) 07:57, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 13 & 14 are just passing mentions of a community that calls itself Kshatriya. Again, it could be anyone and any group can make such a claim. - Sitush (talk) 08:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 15 Just another caste pressure group using the name Kshatriya. Whether they are Rajus or not (it does not say, as with the other news sources reviewed so far), anyone can do this and it is part of sanskritisation as noted above. - Sitush (talk) 08:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 16 & 17 are equally vague as the news sources above. However, 18 does specifically say "Rajus (Kshatriya)", which is ok for suggesting there is synonymity. - Sitush (talk) 08:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I have now commented on all the proffered sources in this section and the preceding one. However, I'd like a little time to put together a few alternate sources that demonstrate the current phrasing before we go any further with conclusions/proposals. - Sitush (talk) 15:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

• This says "in south India where no true Kshatriyas were said to exist" but it is a Cambridge Scholars source (see my note above re: #7).
• this from SUNY Press seems to suggest the same
• this one, alas also from Cambridge Scholars, says the kshatriya term cannot be found in Andhra before medieval times, which is way after the Vedas. I seen a similar claim made by quite a few other sources. It does say that it is then associated with the Raju but, well, so what? We already mention that in the article.
• this says it is sometimes more of a socio-political thing than a religious one and notes the Kammas and Reddis using it in Andhra.
• I have a book that says "In South India, society is divided into three major sections: Brahmin, non-Brahmin, and the scheduled castes. The Reddys are in the Sudra varna from which came the large numbers of castes that form the middle grouping. Rivalry among the Sudra castes for precedence in ritual status often takes the form of claims to the Kshatriya varna" (Leonard, The Conflict of Two Nationalisms: A Study of the Formation of Andhra Pradesh, University of Wisconsin Press, p 43) but can only see snippet view here via Google Books. The point is, the south India society doesn't deal with kshatriya.
• The "national" series of The People of India (volume 5, p 1853) says there is "no kshatriya jati as such" but the Raju "claim" to be kshatriya.

I could go on but, as you can see, the idea already mentioned in the article that the Rajus claim kshatriya status even though the varna did not really exist per se in South India does in fact have a fair amount of academic support, as I mentioned a few days ago, - Sitush (talk) 16:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Here's another one. I think we need to find a way to emphasise what the article already says but also point out that the Rajus are indeed sometimes referred to as the Kshatriya, even though other communities in Andhra also make that claim (Reddis, Kapu etc). It is a fine line to tread. - Sitush (talk) 19:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

My two cents. "Raju" in today's Telugu means king. So it is supposed that the people that call themselves Rajus descended from kings, and therefore they are by convention Kshatriyas. It doesn't matter much whether there was any varna system in South India historically or not. As long as people accept that they are Kshatriyas, that is all there is to it. The OP's sources do imply that it is widely accepted. So, I think we should say something like "it is generally accepted that Rajus have Kshatriya status" and give a bunch of references (including scholarly sources and news sources). This could go somewhere at the bottom of the current section. Unless there is some solid study of the origins of this belief, I don't think there is any need to go into any detail.

I don't agree with the OP's claim that Rajus are Kshatriyas. Nobody is anything. It is all a matter of social conventions. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Well, if we go down that route and have the sources to support it then we still need to make it clear that it has nothing to do with the varna status. Those who know anything about the Indian caste system are going to assume that the word kshatriya used in this article means Kshatriya in the varna sense, not simply as kings. And since kings could be shudra, brahmin and (quite probably) vaishya, it just creates more confusion. - Sitush (talk) 22:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Rajus are Telugu Kshatriyas

Rajus are accepted as Kshatriyas by a majority of historians, politicians and academics. The media and all news outlets refer to Rajus as Kshatriyas. There is no doubt regarding the Kshatriya status of Rajus and that part of this article needs to be edited.

The below link is a reference to Rajus from Subordinate Rulers In Medieval Deccan.

1 https://books.google.com/books?id=SUNuAAAAMAAJ&dq=kshatriya+rajus&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus

There are plenty more sources which attest to the Kshatriya status of Rajus.Sharkslayer87 (talk) 20:43, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

As with the sources in the preceding section, the problem I have is that I can only (at best) see a snippet view of this. Furthermore, it is widely accepted by modern academics that there were really no kshatriya communities in south India. The four-fold varna system only really applied in northern India. - Sitush (talk) 20:57, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

It is not widely accepted by modern academics that there were really no Kshatriya communities in South India. In fact a majority of the Historians do agree that Kshatriya communities existed in South India. It is not true to say that four fold varna system doesn't exist in South. Please let me know what sources you need exactly so that I will try to provide them. I cannot provide you the complete books as that will lead to copyright infringement. Those snippet views should be good enough as they convey the meaning that Rajus are indeed Kshatriyas. If you feel they are not good enough, please let me know why they are not good enough. I have provided many academic sources by great historians which you are purposely ignoring. As I have already told before, they are recorded as Kshatriyas by the Indian government and they write their caste as Kshatriyas in all official documents. The politicians, governments, courts, academics, histrians etc. all record them as Kshatriyas. There is no claim involved here. There is inscriptional evidence also that someone posted above which you seem to be ignoring purposely.

The below source is more than a snippet view. It mentions the Kshatriya Pusapati family of Vizianagaram. It specifically refers to them as Kshatriyas. It also talks about two inscriptions that attest to this.

2 https://books.google.com/books?id=H74RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA219&dq=kshatriyas+vizianagaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK75LitvjZAhUMq1kKHfWyAqMQ6AEIVjAJ#v=onepage&q=591&f=false

It also talks about Kshatriya(Warrior) and Vysya(Trading Communities). Now don't pretend that this source doesn't exist.

3 https://books.google.com/books?id=H74RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA219&dq=kshatriyas+vizianagaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK75LitvjZAhUMq1kKHfWyAqMQ6AEIVjAJ#v=snippet&q=the%20kshatriyas%20or%20warrior%20caste&f=false Sharkslayer87 (talk) 12:26, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

I am adding more academic sources below

4 https://books.google.com/books?id=2BTtAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEILDAB

5 https://books.google.com/books?id=MNUB1Ei85X0C&q=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEINzAE

The below is more than a snippet view

6 https://books.google.com/books?id=WJp_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA117&dq=kshatriyas+bhimavaram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9_F7_jZAhUsVd8KHYURD94Q6AEITDAI#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20bhimavaram&f=false

This is an answer to the false claim that academics believe that there are no Kshatriyas in south India

7 https://books.google.com/books?id=mitQBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA78&dq=kshatriyas+kakinada&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp88f88PjZAhVwk-AKHfs0Bp84ChDoAQg4MAM#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20kakinada&f=false

8 https://books.google.com/books?id=YxuLAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+amalapuram&dq=kshatriyas+amalapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrs4my8fjZAhXvmOAKHZ6RA0sQ6AEINDAC

9 https://books.google.com/books?id=B0LVAAAAMAAJ&q=kshatriyas+amalapuram&dq=kshatriyas+amalapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-k7LX8fjZAhUDc98KHVqxA1M4ChDoAQgoMAA

Below are newspape media links(Print Media)

10 http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/tdp-kshatriyas-stage-protest/article5057411.ece

11 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/its-a-fight-between-tdp-and-ysrc/article5863141.ece

The below is MLA caste list

12 https://srscreations.com/ap-mlas-caste-list-2014/

13 https://www.apherald.com/Politics/ViewArticle/42766/Rajampet-TDP-Ticket-goes-to-Kshatriya%E2%80%9D-Community-/

14 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/feb/26/hectic-lobbying-on-in-tdp-for-mlc-seats-1574904.html

15 http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-02-21/Kshatriyas-elect-new-community-panel/360352

16 https://www.telugu360.com/rajya-sabha-nominations-caste-equations-part2/

17 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/caste-factor-holds-key-in-bhimavaram/article5879919.ece

18 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kanumuri-Bapiraju-faces-uphill-task-in-Narsapuram/articleshow/33795850.cms

There are plenty more sources by both academicians and news media. I don't understand why some Wikipedia admins are trying to suppress facts.Sharkslayer87 (talk) 17:38, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry but I can't handle stuff when you throw so many links at it in this manner. Some of those sources are simply not reliable and you appear sometimes to be searching specifically for phrases that might support your point of view. I am going to bed but I will try to address what you have posted in a few hours time. Please do not add any more - if what you have already offered does not suffice then I think we will have gone far enough down this road. - Sitush (talk) 01:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

When the governments, courts, media, academics etc. agree to their status, who are you to decide? I just want to know how you can decide which caste is what? Forgive me if I sounded rude, but I am trying to understand wikipedia standards. Is this how they decide what has to be edited or not? And btw, when did I call names?Sharkslayer87 (talk) 02:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

It is 0241 here. I will look at it in a few hours. You may benefit from a read of the information at WP:RS in the interval. News stories, court documents and government documents are rarely suitable for this type of thing, and some other sources - for example, anything published by Gyan or the "states" series of The People of India - have been determined not to be reliable per community consensus at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard. It is not all about me. - Sitush (talk) 02:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Forgive me, but are all my sources Gyan or the "states" series of India? Why is it that government documents are not suitable? Can you post what you call a reliable source is so that I will try to find similar sources? Sharkslayer87 (talk) 02:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I didn't say your list included those sources. I was just giving examples of our approach to determining which sources might be reliable and which might not. The reason why government sources are poor is because caste is such a politicised issue, in part but not entirely because of the effects of the reservation system. I am sure you are aware of how, for example, the politics of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat are particularly prone to caste-based politics and thus to political whims, just as school books are poor for history etc because they have been subject to manipulation such as the NCERT controversy.

I am going to work my way through your list but it will take some time to respond to every link you have offered. I have real-life work to do and I am going through one of my increasingly frequent periods of ill health. I would be grateful if you could hang off replying further here until I say that I've responded to them all. - Sitush (talk) 06:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Comments on sources offered so far in this section:

• 1 & 2 are both only available to me in snippet view and thus I cannot offer a useful comment. In addition, #2 appears to have been published in 1883 and that makes it inherently unreliable - we do not use British Raj era source for caste matters. Please note that Google Books shows different "views" in different parts of the world. - Sitush (talk) 06:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 3 appears to be the same source as #2, and the same issues apply. - Sitush (talk) 06:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 4 and 5 are also snippet views here and, perhaps worse, they are obscure publishers apparently dealing with issues related to agriculture, not history or anthropology. - Sitush (talk) 06:55, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 6 is fine but the page you link to does not support your claim. It says that the Rajus are considered to be the Kshatriyas. This is arguably the same as saying there is a claim that they are kshatriyas, for the reasons already stated in the article, ie: the varna system of south India doesn't really reflect that of north India. - Sitush (talk) 06:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 7 I can see this but need to read more of it and think a little. For starters, the publisher is Cambridge Scholars and they have had a mixed reception here, eg: in this thread, in the inference of this one and here. I will update this comment. - Sitush (talk) 07:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC) The author is an academic who specialises in the sociology of education and IT but this 2014 source has seemingly never been cited by anyone else and I can find no independent reviews (ie: there are blurbs on publisher websites etc but nothing more). Why he chose to use what amounts to little more than a vanity press is beyond me, and his lumping of supposed kshatriyas with shudras as "the middle castes" on the page you link to seems rather odd - shudras are usually considered to be of the fourth rank, after brahmin, kshatriya and vaishya, with only the outcastes below them. I am going to reserve judgement for now. - Sitush (talk) 07:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 8 and 9 are snippet views here, both are also from publishers I've never heard of and the latter is from 1937. Not likely to be good. - Sitush (talk) 07:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 10 just mentions Kshatriya Sangham. Even if it directly connected that to the Raju caste, it wouldn't add any weight to what is already said in this article. It is well known that caste associations adopt names to suit their putative status etc as part of the process identified as sanskritisation. We already say that the Rajus claim to be kshatriyas. - Sitush (talk) 07:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 11 doesn't say who the Kshatriyas are but lumps them with other identifiable castes, clearly treating them as a caste rather than as a varna. Any caste can choose to call themselves anything they wish. - Sitush (talk) 07:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 12 is not a reliable source and even says so itself - "We collected all this info from the web, so if there are any errors in List let us know." - Sitush (talk) 07:57, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 13 & 14 are just passing mentions of a community that calls itself Kshatriya. Again, it could be anyone and any group can make such a claim. - Sitush (talk) 08:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 15 Just another caste pressure group using the name Kshatriya. Whether they are Rajus or not (it does not say, as with the other news sources reviewed so far), anyone can do this and it is part of sanskritisation as noted above. - Sitush (talk) 08:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
• 16 & 17 are equally vague as the news sources above. However, 18 does specifically say "Rajus (Kshatriya)", which is ok for suggesting there is synonymity. - Sitush (talk) 08:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I have now commented on all the proffered sources in this section and the preceding one. However, I'd like a little time to put together a few alternate sources that demonstrate the current phrasing before we go any further with conclusions/proposals. - Sitush (talk) 15:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

• This says "in south India where no true Kshatriyas were said to exist" but it is a Cambridge Scholars source (see my note above re: #7).
• this from SUNY Press seems to suggest the same
• this one, alas also from Cambridge Scholars, says the kshatriya term cannot be found in Andhra before medieval times, which is way after the Vedas. I seen a similar claim made by quite a few other sources. It does say that it is then associated with the Raju but, well, so what? We already mention that in the article.
• this says it is sometimes more of a socio-political thing than a religious one and notes the Kammas and Reddis using it in Andhra.
• I have a book that says "In South India, society is divided into three major sections: Brahmin, non-Brahmin, and the scheduled castes. The Reddys are in the Sudra varna from which came the large numbers of castes that form the middle grouping. Rivalry among the Sudra castes for precedence in ritual status often takes the form of claims to the Kshatriya varna" (Leonard, The Conflict of Two Nationalisms: A Study of the Formation of Andhra Pradesh, University of Wisconsin Press, p 43) but can only see snippet view here via Google Books. The point is, the south India society doesn't deal with kshatriya.
• The "national" series of The People of India (volume 5, p 1853) says there is "no kshatriya jati as such" but the Raju "claim" to be kshatriya.

I could go on but, as you can see, the idea already mentioned in the article that the Rajus claim kshatriya status even though the varna did not really exist per se in South India does in fact have a fair amount of academic support, as I mentioned a few days ago, - Sitush (talk) 16:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Here's another one. I think we need to find a way to emphasise what the article already says but also point out that the Rajus are indeed sometimes referred to as the Kshatriya, even though other communities in Andhra also make that claim (Reddis, Kapu etc). It is a fine line to tread. - Sitush (talk) 19:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Mr.Sitush I appreciate you put into reading my references but I couldn't disagree with you more with your conclusions.

You discarded sources 1,2,3,4 & 5 saying that they were snippet views. You are wrong sir. Source 3 is more than a snippet view. But again you said you don't consider old sources. I agree with your objection. But you have to admit that all these snippet views convey the information that Rajus are Kshatriyas. If you don't agree to this, then you are being dishonest. Don't take this as a personal attack. Source 1 says Rachavaru or Rajus were the descendants of four major Kshatriya houses .....

Source 2 and 3 are old and I don't want to quote them as I respect wiki standards.

Source 5 says 'The predominant caste is Raju or Kshatriyas'

Source 6 says 'Rajus are considered to be the Kshatriyas'. Your response was 'This is arguably the same as saying there is a claim that they are kshatriyas'. You are wrong here Sir. Based on your responses so far I can say that you have a good grasp over English language(definitely much more than I do). Your response make me wonder if you are willfully dishonest here. Let me explain why you are wrong with an example. If a person 'X' is considered to be a King, it means the people around that person 'X' believe he is a King. On the contrast, if a person 'X' claims he is a King, it means he thinks he is a King and the people around him need not feel the same about him. There is a lot of difference between these two statements. If Rajus are considered to be Kshatriyas, it means there is a general acceptance in the society they live in, that they are Kshatriyas. It doesn't mean they claim they are Kshatriyas without others' acceptance. Have the courtesy to accept truth. Moreover this title has a good rating of 3.8 out of 5.

Source 7 says about Kshatriyas and Shudra castes like Kamma, Kapu and Reddy. He lumps them here because politically Kamma, Kapu and Reddy(though Shudra castes) are more powerful than Kshatriyas in Andhra Pradesh as they are numerically much superior. He is not talking about castes here in the Vedic context(Brahmin followed by Kshatriya followed by Vysya followed by Shudra). But I agree with you that publisher is not acceptable according to wiki standards and this particular title doesn't have any citations. But still it gives the idea that there are Kshatriyas in the same society that Kammas, Kapus and Reddies exist. And this Publisher is supposedly not good enough.

Source 8(though a snippet view) gives the caste breakup of people in Anakapalli. It lists Scheduled Tribes, Telagas, Yadavas, Kshatriyas, Fishermen and Vysyas. I don't want to talk about Source 9 as it is old according to your standards.

Comming to Source 10, let me define Sanskritization. It denotes the process by which caste or tribes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes. Rajus have never been lower in the caste hierarchy. They have always been elites in the societies they live in. And they have never copied any rituals and practices of upper castes. They have been performing Punyakavacham, Upayanayam, Jata Karma, Barasala etc.(all Dwija customs) and they also have Brahminical gotras which are all characteristics of a Dwija(Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vysya). I can post many old sources which prove this but again they are not good enough for you as they are old. You also say that the article doesn't say 'Raju' explicitly but that is what I told in the very beginning. There is no caste called Raju officially. It is called Kshatriya in all official government documents and members of this community write Kshatriya as their caste in their employment certificated, job applications, population census etc. You won't find mention of 'Raju' anywhere in official certificates. You can only find Kshatriya. This came in 'The Hindu' which is the largest circulated newspaper in India. Why do you have to be in a willful denial mode?

Source 11 Regarding your statement "Any caste can choose to call themselves anything they wish", Dalits can call themselves Brahmins, Kapus can call themselves Vysyas, Reddies can call themselves Kshatriyas but it won't be reported in newspapers. And this was reported in 'The Hindu' which is the largest circulated Newspaper in India(A country of more than a billion, roughly a sixth of Human Population).In Andhra, Kshatriya and Raju are used interchangeably. Though Kshatriya is a varna, it is used as a caste also while referring to Rajus just like Brahmin though a varna is used as a caste to refer to Brahmin subcastes like Vaidikis, Niyogis etc. When Brahmin can be used as a caste, there is no reason why Kshatriya cannot be used.

Source 12 I will not talk about this as I agree this is not a reliable source though it lists Kshatriyas along with other castes

Sources 13 & 14 As I have already told before, there is no caste called Raju officially. They are called Kshatriyas. This article talks about S. Balarama Raju and calls his caste as Kshatriya. The second article talks about P Satyanarayana Raju and refers to him as a Kshatriya. It is to be noted that they are not claiming they are Kshatriyas. It is the newpapers that are referring to them as Kshatriyas. Now don't say that these newspapers are owned by them. It is very unfortunate that you purposely ignored it yet again.

Source 15 As I said before, there is no caste called Rajus officially. They are Kshatriyas.

Sources 16 & 17 also talk about Kshatriyas and not Rajus as that is how they are known officially.

I have commented on all the sources I used. Now let me comment about your sources.

Your first source is cambridge and it is not upto wiki standard(as said by you) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kOa2DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA77#v=onepage&q&f=false

Your second source is https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2osmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA278#v=onepage&q=kshatriya&f=false. Please go to page 306. It talks about Vijayanagar King and refers to him as a Kshatriya and also talks about Bobbili Kings and refers to them as Velamas. This is about the famous Battle of Bobbili which happened between Vijayanagaram and Bobbili. The Vijayanaram King was Pusapati Vijayarama Raju(The forefather of Ashok Gajapati Raju ex. Aviation Minister of Government of India). Your own source talks about Andhra Kshatriyas.

Your third source just says that several groups like Jats, Marathas, Reddies, Patels etc. claimed Kshatriya status. That doesn't say anything about Rajus being Kshatriyas. It also talks about Sanskritization and that these castes try to emulate Brahmin tradition but in reality none of the Telugu Upper Shudra Castes like Kamma, Kapu, Reddy, Velama etc. undergo Upanayanam(Sacred Thread) or have Brahminical Gotras. When they don't emulate Brahmin practices, I fail to understand how Sanskritization applies to these castes.

Your fourth source contradicts itself. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mYEnBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA50#v=onepage&q&f=false On the one hand it says "We do not come across the term Kshatriya in Medieval Andhra desa" and on the other, if you see page page 51, it says "The daughter of Velanati Gonka II, Mailadevi, belonged to the Shudra caste but was married to the Haihaya Kshatriya prince of Palnadu, Anguraju." On the one hand she says there were no Kshatriyas in Medieval Andhra and on the other hand she says Anguraju who ruled Palnadu(Macherla Region of Guntur, South India) was a Kshatriya. How was that possible? She seems to be confused and unfortunately you are using such sources to push your POV. This book doesn't have any citations also.

In your fifth point, you said something about Reddies and also said there is only a snippet view about it. You didn't consider many of my sources saying they were snippet views but here you are providing snippet views to me as sources.

Your sixth source says "there is no kshatriya jati as such" but the Raju "claim" to be kshatriya". There is no Brahmin jati also. Brahmin is a varna. Several jatis claim to be Brahmin. By the way, why does your source say only Rajus claim Kshatriya status. Why not others also like Reddies, Kammas, Kapus etc. as they are also claimants according to you?

Your final source says that there is scarcely a twice born varna which is true. There are a very few castes that are considered twice born apart from Brahmins. Moreover this book focuses Christian Mission in Telangana. There are no native Kshatriyas in Telangana at present. The Rajus are mostly from Andhra and all of them in Hyderabad are migrants. That doesn't say anything about Rajus being Kshatriyas.

The below is a source by Kancha Ilaiya, the famous Dalit Bahujan activist(Your preferred authors). He mentions about Alluri SitaramaRaju and his caste.

https://books.google.com/books?id=DpSHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=kancha+ilaiah+alluri&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqgpWK9_vZAhUlm-AKHWDLD-wQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=kancha%20ilaiah%20alluri&f=false

If there were no Kshatriyas in South, why would he mention Alluri Sitarama Raju as a Kshatriya?

Please look at the below reference

https://books.google.com/books?id=o63Hau4If3cC&pg=PA29&dq=andhra+kshatriya&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwmIjg9_vZAhVumuAKHeTwBgA4ChDoAQhIMAc#v=onepage&q=andhra%20kshatriya&f=false

It talks about a princess of Kshatriya lineage in Medieval Andhra. How cum there was a Kshatriya lineage when there were no Kshatriyas in South according to you?

Please consider this snippet view as you wanted me to consider your snippet view

https://books.google.com/books?id=im1DAAAAYAAJ&dq=andhra+kshatriya&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rajus

It says "The Rajus of Madras are known as Andhra Kshatriyas."

It is very unfortunate that you purposely ignored the below reference saying that it is a snippet view. It was written by Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma(A very great historian).

https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

The above, though a snippet view, says distinctly that "The Kshatriyas of Andhra country are popularly known as Racavaru or Rajus".

I could go on but, as you can see, we need to have an unbiased state of mind. Otherwise, no matter how many sources are provided, we will be unwilling to go against our biased mindset. There is a lot of difference between saying that Rajus claim kshatriya status and Rajus are considered Kshatriyas. The Kshatriya status of Rajus has a fair amount of academic support and we cannot ignore it unless we have a biased mindset.

Rajus follow all the Dwija customs. They undergo upanayana and have Brahminical gotras. I don't understand why you are not able to see the reality. I assume you don't even live in Andhra. You don't know anything about Telugu society. How can you decide which caste is what? I am asking this question as I am new to wikipedia and I am amazed by how wiki works. People who know nothing about something decide what should go into that article Sharkslayer87 (talk) 22:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Reply to my previous section

Hi all, I apologize if I went against wiki policies. My effort is to improve this article by including all the content that reflects the present perception of Rajus(Kshatriyas). I posted a lot of reliable sources and surprisingly didn't get any response. I realize that I bombarded with many sources. That is why I want to condense the previous one and include the most reliable sources among those. I request the wiki admins to please take note of these sources and include this in the Raju article.

The below source is by Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma(A very famous historian)

https://books.google.com/books?dq=History+of+the+Reddi+Kingdoms+dantuluri&focus=searchwithinvolume&id=diYLAQAAIAAJ&q=Racavaru

The above, though a snippet view, says distinctly that "The Kshatriyas of Andhra country are popularly known as Racavaru or Rajus".

The below is a source by Kancha Ilaiya, a famous Dalit Bahujan activist(Your preferred authors). He mentions about Alluri SitaramaRaju and his caste.

https://books.google.com/books?id=DpSHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=kancha+ilaiah+alluri&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqgpWK9_vZAhUlm-AKHWDLD-wQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=kancha%20ilaiah%20alluri&f=false

If there were no Kshatriyas in South, as some wiki editors here believe, why would he mention Alluri Sitarama Raju as a Kshatriya?

The below are newspaper links just to prove that Rajus are perceived as Kshatriyas by the modern society.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/tdp-kshatriyas-stage-protest/article5057411.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/its-a-fight-between-tdp-and-ysrc/article5863141.ece

I can go on posting many sources, but I understand that it is against wiki policies. I will keep providing more resources as and when needed. But I request some admin to oblige my request. The present article is wrong and it doesn't reflect the real past of Rajus(Kshatriyas). Sharkslayer87 (talk) 00:24, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

'Raju' is synonymous with 'Kshatriya'

Rajus are recorded as Kshatriyas in all government records in the modern society. There is a general consensus among academics that Rajus are synonymous with Kshatriyas and this article should reflect that. Below are two sources from Reddy wiki article which support this.

• M Somasekhara Sarma; Mallampalli Sōmaśēkharaśarma (1948). History of the Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to Circa 1448 A.D.). Andhra University. link
• Kandavalli Balendu Sekaram (1973). The Andhras through the ages. Sri Saraswati Book Depot. link

I propose a change to this articleSharkslayer87 (talk) 16:34, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment--This t/p needs a moratorium, preventing any further discussion on this locus.~ Winged Blades^Godric 13:53, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
•  Not done--You're being plainly and acutely disruptive.Please don't provide snippet-views, as we are squarely unable to ascertain the context of the lines etc.~ Winged Blades^Godric 14:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I apologize for being disruptive. These same sources are used in Reddy WP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy. I thought when these sources are used in another wiki page, they can be used here as well as rules should be same for all. Since you want non snippet views, I am providing them below. I don't want to go against wiki rules.

http://www.ijss-sn.com/uploads/2/0/1/5/20153321/original_article_3.pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=oQOF7tkWXjIC&pg=PA98&dq=kshatriyas+rajus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD-s67t4PaAhWGxFkKHcyxBUY4FBDoAQhUMAk#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20rajus&f=false Sharkslayer87 (talk) 15:06, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

The sources may have been used in other articles, but it also matters what they have been used for and whether they are contradicted by other, more authentic sources. See WP:CONTEXTMATTERS.

If you want to proceed more productively, please proceed one source at a time. Investigate what it says, the authenticity of the source for the content, whether it is contradicted by other sources etc. And then, summarise what it says. Always provide full citations, and quotations when you are referring to snippet views. Your job is to convince the other editors to your position, rather than to position yourself as an authority. Wikipedia is edited by WP:CONSENSUS. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 12:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• This is not what the word "synonymous" means. That some sources classify Rajus as Khstriya seems well supported, but this does not mean the two terms are synonymoius - even if all rajus are kshtriya that does not mean all kshtriya are rajus - which would be the case if the terms were synonymous. Now, it may not be the case that Rajus are always considered khstriya, or that they are considered so by everyone. And if they are not, then the aticle should state both.·maunus · snunɐɯ· 12:21, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Kshatriya rajulu (raju)

Why removed those sentence Mahabali varma (talk) 15:58, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

How can trust your page .why removed thise sentence Mahabali varma (talk) 16:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Kshatriya rajulu (raju) Mahabali varma (talk) 16:53, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

'Raju' is synonymous with 'Kshatriya'

Rajus are recorded as Kshatriyas in all government records in the modern society. There is a general consensus among academics that Rajus are synonymous with Kshatriyas and this article should reflect that. Below are two sources from Reddy wiki article which support this.

• M Somasekhara Sarma; Mallampalli Sōmaśēkharaśarma (1948). History of the Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to Circa 1448 A.D.). Andhra University. link
• Kandavalli Balendu Sekaram (1973). The Andhras through the ages. Sri Saraswati Book Depot. link

I propose a change to this articleSharkslayer87 (talk) 16:34, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

• Comment--This t/p needs a moratorium, preventing any further discussion on this locus.~ Winged Blades^Godric 13:53, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
•  Not done--You're being plainly and acutely disruptive.Please don't provide snippet-views, as we are squarely unable to ascertain the context of the lines etc.~ Winged Blades^Godric 14:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I apologize for being disruptive. These same sources are used in Reddy WP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy. I thought when these sources are used in another wiki page, they can be used here as well as rules should be same for all. Since you want non snippet views, I am providing them below. I don't want to go against wiki rules.

http://www.ijss-sn.com/uploads/2/0/1/5/20153321/original_article_3.pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=oQOF7tkWXjIC&pg=PA98&dq=kshatriyas+rajus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD-s67t4PaAhWGxFkKHcyxBUY4FBDoAQhUMAk#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20rajus&f=false Sharkslayer87 (talk) 15:06, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

The sources may have been used in other articles, but it also matters what they have been used for and whether they are contradicted by other, more authentic sources. See WP:CONTEXTMATTERS.

If you want to proceed more productively, please proceed one source at a time. Investigate what it says, the authenticity of the source for the content, whether it is contradicted by other sources etc. And then, summarise what it says. Always provide full citations, and quotations when you are referring to snippet views. Your job is to convince the other editors to your position, rather than to position yourself as an authority. Wikipedia is edited by WP:CONSENSUS. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 12:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• This is not what the word "synonymous" means. That some sources classify Rajus as Khstriya seems well supported, but this does not mean the two terms are synonymoius - even if all rajus are kshtriya that does not mean all kshtriya are rajus - which would be the case if the terms were synonymous. Now, it may not be the case that Rajus are always considered khstriya, or that they are considered so by everyone. And if they are not, then the aticle should state both.·maunus · snunɐɯ· 12:21, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Propose a change

This article is misleading and doesn’t reflect the truth completely. The Raju caste has Kshatriya status in Andhra Pradesh and I can tell this as a person from that place. This article says that they claim Kshatriya status which is completely misleading. That part needs to be corrected. I agree that Wikipedia cannot take my word for it. The following is an excerpt from ‘Peoples of the Earth: The Indian subcontinent (including Ceylon)’ by Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard. Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard is considered by many as the greatest social anthropologist of the 20th century. He has over 100000 results in Google scholar(One of the highest in my experience). He writes the following about the Raju caste

“The Raju caste, classified as the Kshatriya or warriors among the Twice-born castes, is the second highest in the village. The Raju are descendants of former rulers of the area and though their wealth and influence has declined they still bestow patronage in the form of land, money and political connections. Several Raju families have Shudra and Harijan field laborers attached to them by yearly agreements”.

He states in no uncertain terms that Rajus are classified as Kshatriyas. When a relatively unknown author like Sabyasachi Bhattacharya’s quote finds a place here, there is no reason why Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard’s quote cannot find a place here. There are countless other sources which support this but this one sums it. I propose a change to this article to reflect this. The link for this excerpt is below https://books.google.com/books?id=BZqBAAAAMAAJ&dq=raju+caste&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriya Sharkslayer87 (talk) 00:21, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

I have reverted you for now because you seem to be running against the long-standing consensus and have been reverted previously by Ekdalian. I think this needs to be discussed properly before changes are made, especially given the numerous issues with disruptive editing on this article over a lengthy period. I'm not convinced that E. E. Evans-Pritchard is the be-all and end-all of this issue, and I note that (a) the quote is referring to one village and (b) he doesn't say who classified them as kshatriya (which was most probably themselves because consensus is that the traditional varna system never reached south India anyway). - Sitush (talk) 21:03, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

There is no consensus that Kshatriyas didn't exist in south. There have been many Kshatriyas in South and many historians and academics attest to this. Why are you being very particular about E. E. Evans-Pritchard? He is considered by many as one of the greatest social anthropologists of 20th century. What about A.Satyanarayana? Does he tell why there are no real Kshatriyas in Andhra region? Sharkslayer87 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:24, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Have we not discussed this before? Certainly, it has been extensively discussed in the past and the consensus - both on Wikipedia and in academia - is that the four-tier varna structure is a north Indian phenomenon that didn't take hold in the south (except in the minds of self-glorifying southern communities such as the Raju and the Nair). The south was much more a two-tier structure, ie: brahmins and everyone else. Honestly, it has been discussed to death and while it is ok to note that the Raju think of themselves as kshatriya, it mosty certainly is necessary to qualify that claim. - Sitush (talk) 21:32, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Many academics and historians accept that fact that Rajus are Kshatriyas and Komatis are Vysyas. I have shown a lot of proofs but you continue to ignore all of them and just try to push your POV. There is no caste called Raju. It is officially Kshatriya. That should be mentioned here. Why should we suppress the truth. I am ready to move this issue to dispute resolution if you continue to kill my contributions for whatever reasons Sharkslayer87 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:36, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

If there is no caste called Raju then how come so many academics and historians, as you claim, say they are kshatriya? Your statement makes no sense. - Sitush (talk) 21:44, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Raju is telugu means King. The Kshatriyas in the telugu land add the apellation Raju or Varma. Officially there is no caste called Raju. You can check the government documents. They are recorded as Kshatriyas. I don't need to lie. I furnished a lot of proofs which you are ignoring willfully. Sharkslayer87 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:02, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

The official name of the caste is Kshatriya. Likewise the Komatis are also called Vysyas. They are accepted as Dwijas by the Governments, High Courts, Society etc. They perform all Dwija customs. That needs to be highlighted in the article. Why should all these be suppressed? Sharkslayer87 (talk) 22:08, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

If self glorification alone can give Kshatriya status, then every caste will do that and get that status. But that is not true. Many castes have claimed that but none of them are recognized as Kshatriyas. Only a few communities like Rajputs, Rajus etc. are recognized as Kshatriyas as they have historical evidence and they also perform the Dwija customs like Upanayanam, Punyakavacham etc. and they have Brahmanical gotras. Please stop making personal remarks against Rajus by calling them self glorifying people without having an iota of knowledge about India and Telugu land in particular. This amounts to Racism and you will pay for it. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 22:13, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

I replaced Rajulu with Kshatriya as there is a lot of evidence for synonymity between the two. I will reinstate the other material also if nobody responds. I will go to any extent until justice is served. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 22:42, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

All this talk of "suppression" and "justice" just emphasises what it is you are really trying to do here. We have to be neutral, which means that we need to phrase things carefully. In situations such as this, it almost always means we cannot state something as an absolute because sourced opinion varies. You seem also, as last month here, to be engaging in synthesis of sources. Finally, you need to be aware of WP:EW and WP:BRD, so issuing short-term ultimatums when at least two people have reverted you is probably not a great idea. - Sitush (talk) 23:01, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Oh, and claiming that my actions amount to "racism" and that I "will pay for it" is an extremely quick way to end up with a ban or block. - Sitush (talk) 23:03, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

You said Rajus are a self glorifying people which is racism. You targeted an entire group of people. And you are giving me threats that you will block me just because you have admin privilidges. You are pushing your anti Raju POV here and when I provide good sources, you have started targeting me and an entire community and as if that is not enough you have threatened me that my previldiges will be blocked. This is the injustice I want to fight against. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 23:12, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Sitush is not an admin. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:15, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

And the sources provided by Sharkslayer87 do not assert that Raju is a "synonym" of Kshatriya. It's a clear case of POV-pushing. utcursch | talk 03:29, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Sitush is not an admin. I apologize for using the wrong sources. Let me post the correct sources.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kanumuri-Bapiraju-faces-uphill-task-in-Narsapuram/articleshow/33795850.cms https://books.google.com/books?id=oQOF7tkWXjIC&pg=PA98&dq=kshatriyas+rajus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD-s67t4PaAhWGxFkKHcyxBUY4FBDoAQhUMAk#v=onepage&q=kshatriyas%20rajus&f=false.

The first source says "Rajus (Kshatriya)" and the second source clearly says "The rajus are a small, close-knit community of the Kshatriya caste" Sharkslayer87 (talk) 10:11, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Neither of those mean that Raju is a synonym of Kshatriya. utcursch | talk 12:08, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

• It is of extremely common that some caste groups claim or struggle to claim kshtriya status, and that such claims are contested or only partly accepted.·maunus · snunɐɯ· 12:22, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Kshatriya rajulu (raju)

Why removed those sentence Mahabali varma (talk) 15:58, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

How can trust your page .why removed thise sentence Mahabali varma (talk) 16:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Kshatriya rajulu (raju) Mahabali varma (talk) 16:53, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Telaga, Balija caste are also forward caste

Mention they are forward caste in Telaga and balija caste page https://www.ripublication.com/ijhss18/ijhssv8n1_03.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:45:480:DF62:5B4:C169:CE56:2B6F (talk) 12:17, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Article doesn't reflect all significant view points

This article doesn't reflect all the significant viewpoints on this particular subject matter. It just states one point from A.Satyanarayana's book which states this caste claims Kshatriya status. This is not in keeping with WP:NPOV. There are several other reliable sources which assert the Kshatriya status of this caste. The article should instead include all verifiable points of view. I am providing a few reliable sources below which state that assertion.

This one is from Shodhganga.

http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/144254/12/12_chapter%202.pdf

This one is from India Today which is a reliable news outlet

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ram-nath-kovind-president-andhra-pradesh-dalit-families-social-boycott-1026128-2017-07-25

This one is from E. E. Evans-Pritchard who is considered to be one of the greatest social anthropologists ever. Though it is a snippet view, it still conveys the assertion.

https://books.google.com/books?id=LNNAAAAAIAAJ&dq=raju+caste+evans&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju+classified

May I request you, Kautilya3, to please take a peek at this. For now, I am adding a tag to this article.

Thanks Sharkslayer87 (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

The shodhganga stuff is dubious and has been discussed at WT:INB; a news item is next to useless for matters such as this, and we do not use snippet views. - Sitush (talk) 11:57, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Can you please point me the discussion which says all shodganga stuff is dubious. I understand the we cannot use snippet views when the context is not clear but in this case, the context is pretty clear and the source is very reliable. The news item is to show that this community is regarded as a Kshatriya caste. I request other editors to look at this. Newspapers can be used as sources. Please read WP:RS. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 13:24, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

This article is just presenting one view as a general view when other significant views exist. This is not in keeping with WP:NPOV. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 13:26, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Just search the archives at WT:INB. The problem is, the quality of stuff there varies so much that it is better to wait until the theses are incorporated into academic books. I couldn't care less what an Indian news source says about caste claims because they just parrot the rubbish that the castes tell them. Surely you are aware that academics often say that most of South India did not even have the four-fold varna system? Please remove your point-y tags and try to find some academic sources published by respected presses. You'd not long since come off a topic ban when you put that stuff in here and it's a quick way back to a ban. - Sitush (talk) 13:33, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

I have not included any POV and I have not gone against any wikipedia policies. While it is true that some authors opined the four fold varna system was not rampant in south india, several other authors did talk about four fold varna existing in some parts of south india if not in whole. I have not reverted your work. I just want to make the article neutral by including all significant viewpoints about the subject matter without just pushing one author's views as main views. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 13:40, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Add: I've just actually looked at that Shodhganga source. Why would you think a thesis about elections in AP in 2009 has much authority for varna status anyway? And we've not just shown one person's view - read the entire article, which shows the complicated nature of their position. - Sitush (talk) 13:42, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles should reflect all the views of any subject matter. If we have different sources stating different viewpoints, we need to mention all of them instead of giving weight to one over the other. This caste is recorded as "Kshatriya" by the government. That is what those sources are precisely telling. They are not telling they infact are the descendents of all royal kshatriya dynasties that ever ruled India or Andhra. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 13:45, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

We already show the various viewpoints, including their claim to be Kshatriya. - Sitush (talk) 13:48, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

The article just pushes the author's POV that the caste just claims to be Kshatriya. There are other viewpoints that suggest that they indeed are accepted as Kshatriyas in andhra region. There is a difference between claiming something and being accepted as being something. This article is just reflecting the former and ignoring the latter completely. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 13:51, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

There are numerous academic sources that say the varna system did not exist in the form that would permit a kshatriya status. We can't just wipe that out, which is what you did by turning claim into fact. Government sources are rarely good for this sort of thing because they are politicised but if you must add something saying the the government calls them kshatriya then fine - just don't make out that it is correct, nor that it necessarily relates to the varna classification. It's just a name. I am seriously concerned if you are not understanding this or even what constitutes a reliable source for such things and am wondering whether I need to check all of your edits since the ban was lifted. - Sitush (talk) 13:57, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

I welcome you to check all my edits since my ban was lifted and I am ready to face any consequences in case of any violations. They are accepted as Kshatriyas in Varna sense by the government and not in name sense. Let me come up with some sources that talk about Kshatriyas in andhra region. It is not correct to include entire south india and state that Kshatriyas never existed there as south india is a large area. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 14:07, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

This is from Andhra Pradesh Journal of Archaeology. https://books.google.com/books?id=6BFuAAAAMAAJ&dq=kshatriyas+andhra&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kshatriyas. It says the following "Kshatriyas had a status next to that of Brahmins in society. They were good at war and skilled in various military operations. " Though it is a snippet view, it still conveys that there were Kshatriyas in the Andhra region.(Not talking about whole of South India). There are several other sources which state the same. I do agree that there are several authors who opined the four fold varna didn't exist in south india. When we have differing viewpoints, we need to state all of them to satisfy WP:NPOV. I would like to point that, in my understanding wikipedia works through consensus and consensus is achieved through discussion which I what I am doing. My intention is not to vandalize this or any other article. The reason I have added tags to the Raju article is because I sincerely believe it is not reflecting all significant viewpoints of the subject. In case of an impasse, we can wait for other editors to share their views. I haven't reverted any of your work either partly or wholly. One concern I have with your editing is, you have removed Evan Pritchard's quote stating it was old but it is from 1973 which is after independence. The consensus on wikipedia is not to use sources from Raj era but this is way after that. I apologize in case I made any mistakes inadvertently but I would like to point out that I am trying to keep in line with wiki policies. Sharkslayer87 (talk) 14:34, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

We are not using snippet views. You acknowledge yourself that they are unsuitable. - Sitush (talk) 14:37, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Can you see articles on JSTOR? this one may be useful but I don't think it is going to support what you say. I will read it fully later but right on the first page it repeats the sort of thing we say about the social dominance but says they were classed as shudra. - Sitush (talk) 14:40, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Kshatriya rajus

Rajus are Kshatriyas the puspati family which belongs to the raju caste.there may not be any Kshatriya in the andhra region but rajus are from aryavata(rajputana) migrated to Andra region the vizyanagram royal family are sisodia rajputs who are even recognized by rajputs and have marital alliances with royal families of rajputs so please do better research Abhimanyu Raja (talk) 18:12, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Notable rajus

Please add notable People from Raju caste Abhimanyu Raja (talk) 17:48, 26 April 2019 (UTC)