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Naidu (also spelled as Nayudu, Naidoo) is a Telugu title commonly used by various Telugu castes. 'Nayudu/Naidu' (నాయుడు) is a contraction of the Telugu word 'Nayakudu' (నాయకుడు) meaning leader, chief, headman. Naicker or Nayakar is the Tamil term for Naidu. ^[1]^[2] Telugu castes such as the Kamma, Gavara,^[3]^[4] Golla,^[5]^[6] Turpu Kapu,^[7] Velama, Boya^[8] Kapu/Balija^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] among others use the title.

In Coastal Andhra and Tamil Nadu the term Naidu primarily refers the Kamma caste.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Notable people

People bearing the title Naidu include:

Ama Naidoo, social activist from South Africa
Baddukonda Appala Naidu, politician, YSRCP leader
B. Munuswamy Naidu, former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
Buchi Babu Naidu, Indian cricket pioneer known as the 'father of South Indian cricket'^[16]
Chandra Nayudu, India's first female cricket commentator^[17]
Chota K. Naidu, Telugu cinematographer
C. K. Nayudu, first captain of the Indian cricket team and one of India's greatest cricketers^[18]
C. S. Nayudu, represented India in Test cricket from 1934 to 1952
D. K. Adikesavulu Naidu, former chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, Carnatic violinist
Daggubati Ramanaidu, Telugu film producer
Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu, member of Telugu Desam Party
Galla Ramachandra Naidu, Indian industrialist, the founder of Amara Raja Group of companies
Gorle Sriramulu Naidu, former Minister, Congress Party, Andhra Pradesh
Grandhi Venkata Reddy Naidu, first Law Minister of Andhra Pradesh
G. D. Naidu, scientist, inventor and businessman, known as "Edison of India"
K. Govindaswamy Naidu, entrepreneur, founder of KG Group
Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu, Speaker of Pondicherry Assembly (1985–1989)^[19]
Kodi Rammurthy Naidu, bodybuilder, strongman, and wrestler
Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu, former Member of Parliament; Telugu Desam Party leader
Kondapalli Appala Naidu, Telugu Desam Party leader
Kuppuswami Naidu, entrepreneur, founder of Lakshmi Mills
Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, former Chief Minister and Governor of Madras Presidency
K. Venkataswami Naidu, politician
Leela Naidu, Indian actress
M. Venkaiah Naidu, 13th Vice President of India
Nalla Reddi Naidu, former Member of Parliament
Naransamy Roy Naidoo, social activist in South Africa
Nimmala Rama Naidu, politician, Telugu Desam Party
N. Chandrababu Naidu, current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, leader of Telugu Desam Party
P. Varadarajulu Naidu, Indian physician, politician, journalist and Indian independence activist
P. S. Govindasamy Naidu, educator, founder of PSG Group
P. V. Rangayya Naidu, former Director General of Police and member of the 10th Lok Sabha of India
Padmaja Naidu, freedom fighter
Palnati Brahmanaidu, minister of a small Andhra kingdom of Palnadu
Pathivada Narayanaswamy Naidu, former Minister, Andhra Pradesh
Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu, commander of a Vijayanagara military unit
Prakash Nayudu, sportsperson who represented Madhya Pradesh cricket team
Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, filmmaker widely known as the "father of Telugu cinema"
Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu, Indian social reformer and educationist
Ramesh Naidu, National Award-winning music composer
Sarojini Naidu, independence activist and poet known as "nightingale of India"
Sobha Naidu, classical dancer
Srihari S. Naidu, physician
S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu, politician; former MP and state minister
Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu, writer and journalist, winner of Sahitya Akademi Award^[20]
Thota Narasayya Naidu, freedom fighter
Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, Amaravathi Raja

References

^ Brown, Charles Philip (1903). "A Telugu-English Dictionary" (2nd ed.). p. 644. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Digital South Asia Library.
^ "నిఘంటుశోధన - తెలుగు నిఘంటువు". Andhra Bharati. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Government press. p. 138. ISBN 9781727472912.
^ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
^ Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 35. The Title "Naidu" is used by many of The Telugu-speaking communities such as Balija, Bestha and Golla.
^ Ramamoorthy, L. (2000). Language Loyalty and Displacement: Among Telugu Minorities in Pondicherry. Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture. ISBN 978-81-85452-10-4.
^ Communities,Segments,Synonyms,Surnames and Titles, Anthropological Survey of India, 1996, p. 1396, ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3, Turupu Kapu title Nayudu/Naidu
^ Francis, C. (2006). "Private Investment in the Cotton Mills: A Case Study". Journal of Indian History. 85: 181. Naidu is a title assumed by a number of Telugu castes such as Balija, Bestha, Boya, Ekari, Gavara, Kaingi, Kamma, Kapu and Velama.
^ Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 7,8 2. Balija Naidu
^ Wiebe, Paul D. (1975). Social Life in an Indian Slum. Carolina Academic Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-89089-051-6. Naidu is a title of honour and has been used by such Telugu castes as the Balijas, Boyas, Gollas, and Kapus
^ Rural Non Form Growth, Serials Publications, 2006, p. 215, ISBN 9788183870092, Kapu Naidu
^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes: Andhra Pradesh. Anmol Publications. pp. 196. 195. ISBN 978-81-7041-836-8. But Reddis, Kammas, and Telaga Naidu are equal in social rank. They are originally agricultural castes.
^ Staples, James (2020). Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India. University of Washington Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-295-74789-7. Naidu—or Kapu, an alternative name for the same subcaste—is known as one of Andhra Pradesh's economically and politically dominant castes, along with the Reddis and the Kammas.
^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. Vol. 39. Anthropological Survey of India. 1990. p. 70. The group is also known as Kapu, Naidu, Telaga in coastal districts of the state and is ethnically similar to Balija Naidus of Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh.
^ Prasada Bhoopaludu (1939). Andhra Vignanamu. Vol. 3. The Razan Electric Press. pp. 1381–1383.
^ Eastman, Benjamin; Ralph, Michael; Brown, Sean (2007-12-12). America's Game(s): A Critical Anthropology of Sport. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-136-80263-8.
^ Dani, Bipin (5 April 2021). "India's first woman commentator Chandra Nayudu no more". Mid-Day.
^ Majumdar, Boria (2004). Once Upon a Furore: Lost Pages of Indian Cricket. Yoda Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-902272-0-9. C. K. Nayudu is today universally acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian cricketers that ever lived.
^ More, J. B. Prashant (2007). The Telugus of Yanam and Masulipatnam: From French Rule to Integration with India. p. 263.
^ Kumari, A. Vijaya (1998). Social Change Among Balijas: Majority Community of Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-7533-072-6.

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[1] Brown, Charles Philip (1903). "A Telugu-English Dictionary" (2nd ed.). p. 644. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Digital South Asia Library.

[2] "నిఘంటుశోధన - తెలుగు నిఘంటువు". Andhra Bharati. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[3] Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Government press. p. 138. ISBN 9781727472912.

[4] Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.

[5] Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 35. The Title "Naidu" is used by many of The Telugu-speaking communities such as Balija, Bestha and Golla.

[6] Ramamoorthy, L. (2000). Language Loyalty and Displacement: Among Telugu Minorities in Pondicherry. Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture. ISBN 978-81-85452-10-4.

[7] Communities,Segments,Synonyms,Surnames and Titles, Anthropological Survey of India, 1996, p. 1396, ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3, Turupu Kapu title Nayudu/Naidu

[:0-8] Francis, C. (2006). "Private Investment in the Cotton Mills: A Case Study". Journal of Indian History. 85: 181. Naidu is a title assumed by a number of Telugu castes such as Balija, Bestha, Boya, Ekari, Gavara, Kaingi, Kamma, Kapu and Velama.

[9] Misra, Promode Kumar; Misra, Rajalakshmi; Rajalakshmi, Chennkeswara Ramanuja; Verghese, Isaac (1971). Nomads in the Mysore City. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 7,8 2. Balija Naidu

[:1-10] Wiebe, Paul D. (1975). Social Life in an Indian Slum. Carolina Academic Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-89089-051-6. Naidu is a title of honour and has been used by such Telugu castes as the Balijas, Boyas, Gollas, and Kapus

[11] Rural Non Form Growth, Serials Publications, 2006, p. 215, ISBN 9788183870092, Kapu Naidu

[:2-12] Shashi, Shyam Singh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes: Andhra Pradesh. Anmol Publications. pp. 196. 195. ISBN 978-81-7041-836-8. But Reddis, Kammas, and Telaga Naidu are equal in social rank. They are originally agricultural castes.

[13] Staples, James (2020). Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India. University of Washington Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-295-74789-7. Naidu—or Kapu, an alternative name for the same subcaste—is known as one of Andhra Pradesh's economically and politically dominant castes, along with the Reddis and the Kammas.

[JASI-14] The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. Vol. 39. Anthropological Survey of India. 1990. p. 70. The group is also known as Kapu, Naidu, Telaga in coastal districts of the state and is ethnically similar to Balija Naidus of Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh.

[:22-15] Prasada Bhoopaludu (1939). Andhra Vignanamu. Vol. 3. The Razan Electric Press. pp. 1381–1383.

[:3-16] Eastman, Benjamin; Ralph, Michael; Brown, Sean (2007-12-12). America's Game(s): A Critical Anthropology of Sport. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-136-80263-8.

[17] Dani, Bipin (5 April 2021). "India's first woman commentator Chandra Nayudu no more". Mid-Day.

[18] Majumdar, Boria (2004). Once Upon a Furore: Lost Pages of Indian Cricket. Yoda Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-902272-0-9. C. K. Nayudu is today universally acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian cricketers that ever lived.

[:1522-19] More, J. B. Prashant (2007). The Telugus of Yanam and Masulipatnam: From French Rule to Integration with India. p. 263.

[Kumari-19983-20] Kumari, A. Vijaya (1998). Social Change Among Balijas: Majority Community of Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-7533-072-6.

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