{{pp|small=yes}} {{short description|Title used by Telugu castes}} '''Naidu''' (also spelled as '''Nayudu''', '''Naidoo''') is a Telugu title commonly used by various Telugu castes. 'Nayudu/Naidu' is a contraction of the Telugu word 'Nayakudu' meaning leader, chief, headman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Charles Philip |author-link=Charles Philip Brown |date=1903 |title=A Telugu-English Dictionary |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/brown_query.py?searchhws=yes&qs=%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website= |page=644 |via=Digital South Asia Library |edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=నిఘంటుశోధన - తెలుగు నిఘంటువు |url=https://andhrabharati.com/dictionary/index.php?w=%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Andhra Bharati}}</ref> Telugu castes such as the Kapu/Balija,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Misra |first1=Promode Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YekBAAAAMAAJ&q=balija+naidu |title=Nomads in the Mysore City |last2=Misra |first2=Rajalakshmi |last3=Rajalakshmi |first3=Chennkeswara Ramanuja |last4=Verghese |first4=Isaac |date=1971 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |page=7,8 2 |language=en |quote=Balija Naidu}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Wiebe |first=Paul D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1oyAAAAMAAJ&q=Balijas+boyas+Gollas+Kapus |title=Social Life in an Indian Slum |date=1975 |publisher=Carolina Academic Press |isbn=978-0-89089-051-6 |page=63 |language=en |quote=Naidu is a title of honour and has been used by such Telugu castes as the Balijas,Pala-ekari(Ekila,Ekari) Boyas, Gollas, and Pala-ekari(Ekila,Ekari)p0,Kapus}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Rural Non Form Growth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTbtAAAAMAAJ&q=Kapu+Naidu |pages=215 |year=2006 |publisher=Serials Publications |isbn=9788183870092 |quote=Kapu Naidu}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Shashi |first=Shyam Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOIjAQAAIAAJ&q=Telaga+naidu |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes: Andhra Pradesh |date=1994 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-836-8 |pages=196. 195 |language=en |quote=But Reddis, Kammas, and Telaga Naidu are equal in social rank. They are originally agricultural castes. |author-link=Shyam Singh Shashi}}</ref> Kamma, Gavara,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Thurston |first1=Edgar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnB3k8fx5oEC&dq=gavara&pg=PA138 |title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India |last2=Rangachari |first2=K. |publisher=Government press |year=1909 |isbn=9781727472912 |page=138}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1285 | title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles | isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 | last1=Singh | first1=K. S. | date=1996 | publisher=Anthropological Survey of India }}</ref> Golla,<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Misra|first1=Promode Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YekBAAAAMAAJ&q=Golla|title=Nomads in the Mysore City|last2=Misra|first2=Rajalakshmi|last3=Rajalakshmi|first3=Chennkeswara Ramanuja|last4=Verghese|first4=Isaac|date=1971|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|page=35|language=en|quote=The Title "Naidu" is used by many of The Telugu-speaking communities such as Balija, Bestha and Golla.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramamoorthy |first=L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yYgOAAAAYAAJ&q=yadava+naidu+for+golla |title=Language Loyalty and Displacement: Among Telugu Minorities in Pondicherry |date=2000 |publisher=Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture |isbn=978-81-85452-10-4 |language=en}}</ref> Turpu Kapu,<ref>{{Citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&q=Turupu+Kapu+Nayudu|title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles|date=1996|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|page=1396|isbn=978-0-19-563357-3|language=en|quote=Turupu Kapu title Nayudu/Naidu}}</ref> Velama, Boya<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last=Francis |first=C. |year=2006 |title=Private Investment in the Cotton Mills: A Case Study |journal=Journal of Indian History |volume=85 |page=<!--175–187--> 181 |quote=Naidu is a title assumed by a number of Telugu castes such as Balija, Bestha, Boya, Ekari, Gavara, Kaingi, Kamma, Kapu and Velama.}}</ref> among others use the title.
In Rayalaseema and North / Western Tamil Nadu, the term Naidu primarily refers to the Kamma caste.
In Coastal Andhra, the term Naidu primarily refers to the Kapu caste.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Staples |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9j9DwAAQBAJ&dq=Naidu+kapu&pg=PA196 |title=Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India |date=2020 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-74789-7 |pages=196 |language=en |quote=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.}}</ref><ref name="JASI">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dn1CAAAAYAAJ&q=Kapu+Naidu |title=The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India |date=1990 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |volume=39 |pages=70 |language=en |quote=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.}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Prasada Bhoopaludu |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.497181/page/1381/mode/2up?q=%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE |title=Andhra Vignanamu |date=1939 |publisher=The Razan Electric Press |volume=3 |pages=1381–1383}}</ref>
==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'<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Eastman |first1=Benjamin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdfbAAAAQBAJ&dq=Buchi+Babu+Naidu&pg=PA7 |title=America's Game(s): A Critical Anthropology of Sport |last2=Ralph |first2=Michael |last3=Brown |first3=Sean |date=2007-12-12 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-80263-8 |pages=7 |language=en}}</ref> * Chandra Nayudu, India's first female cricket commentator<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dani |first=Bipin |date=5 April 2021 |title=India's first woman commentator Chandra Nayudu no more |work=Mid-Day |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/indias-first-woman-commentator-chandra-nayudu-no-more-23166951}}</ref> * Chota K. Naidu, Telugu cinematographer * C. K. Nayudu, first captain of the Indian cricket team and one of India's greatest cricketers<ref>{{Cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Boria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UGFFG_deJy4C&dq=Nayudu+universally+one+greatest+cricketers+ever+lived&pg=PA50 |title=Once Upon a Furore: Lost Pages of Indian Cricket |date=2004 |publisher=Yoda Press |isbn=978-81-902272-0-9 |pages=50 |language=en |quote=C. K. Nayudu is today universally acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian cricketers that ever lived. |author-link=Boria Majumdar}}</ref> * C. S. Nayudu, Indian Test cricketer 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{{En dash}}1989)<ref name=":1522">{{Cite book |last=More |first=J. B. Prashant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQ1uAAAAMAAJ |title=The Telugus of Yanam and Masulipatnam: From French Rule to Integration with India |date=2007 |publisher= |pages=263 |language=en |author-link=J. B. Prashant More}}</ref> * 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, 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, 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, journalist, winner of Sahitya Akademi Award<ref name="Kumari-19983">{{Cite book |last=Kumari |first=A. Vijaya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-ffeWmj2JUC&q=kapu&pg=PA89 |title=Social Change Among Balijas: Majority Community of Andhra Pradesh |date=1998 |publisher=M.D. Publications |isbn=978-81-7533-072-6 |pages=14 |language=en}}</ref> * Thota Narasayya Naidu, freedom fighter * Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, Amaravathi Raja
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