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Raju or RAZU ( According to 'Castes and Tribes of Southern India' book by Thurston) is a Forward caste in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. They are also known as Andhra Kshatriyas. They wear Rishi Gotras viz. Vashishta, Dhananjaya, Koundinya and kashyapa. If you look at the Telugu country history ( i.emodern day Andhar Pradesh) you will notice Raju rule.
These Rajus are of 4 gothras mentioned above and each gotra, those who wear/possess these gothras are direct discendents of 4 Royal Families of Andhra pradesh viz. Parchchedis ( Vashishta Gotra people, Madhava varma who ruled Bezwada ( Now Vijayawada) belong to this Gotra, Vijayanagaram Rulers 'Pusapatis', Ramachandrapuram (near Kakinada) Zamindaris, Peddapuram kings, etc. belong to this Clan). Coming to Dhananjaya Gothra people who are discendents of "Kota' ( Present day Amaravati in Guntur district) Kings. ( Natavati Rudraraju who had alliance with Kakatiya Kings too belong to this Gotra. Natavati is present day Nandigama in Krishna District of Andhar Pradesh). Tuni Zamindars of 'Dantuluri' surname, Nallaparaju zamindars etc. belong to this Clan. Another important Clan is 'Kakatiya" Kingdom which ruled entire Andhra Pradesh from warangal. Kasyapa Gotra Rajus belong to this Clan. Mandapati Rulers of Ongole, Tanuku original Zamindars of Uppalapati surname etc. belong to this clan. The fouth one is "varnata" Clan which ruled Karnataka. Koundinyasa is their Gotra. Mogaltur Zamindars (Kalidindi surname etc. belong to this clan.
You will find Rajus in Rajapalayam of Tamilnadu also who migrated to south alongwith Vishwanatha Nayaka's army. Now in TamilNadu they are knowns as Rajas.
They constitute 0.8% only of Andhra Population but they transformed Andhra industrilization. Nagarjuna group, Raasi group, SIRIS group, Biological Evans, Andhra cement ( Founder DLN Raju), Satyam Computers ( Founded by Ramalinga Raju, but now there is change in management after his confession) and many more Corporate houses were promoted by them. Though their population is less they have occupied all important professions considerably.
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