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Vaddera (alternatively Vadde, Waddera, Vadar) is a
Vaddera (alternatively Vadde, Waddera, Vadar) is a caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and some other states in India.
The Vaddera have traditionally been stone cutters but many have had to change to agricultural labouring. The effects of mechanisation, usually financed and run by higher caste groups, has caused this change and government recognition of the issues has led to them being designated as an Other Backward Class.
Some Vaddera families in Chilakaluripet
Chilakaluripet is a city in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the Mandal headquarters of Chilakaluripet Mandal in Narasaraopet Revenue Division.
Geography
It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state at ...
, Andhra Pradesh, have been noted as forming a network to groom children for sexual exploitation.
References
Indian castes Social groups of Tamil Nadu {{India-ethno-stub