Origin of Yanadis and their traditional culture
There are many Pre-dravidian Tribals in Southern India among whom the Yanadis, whose origins are very vague, and they found living in utter poverty. With the invasion of the Dravidians lost their identity, their language and got mixed with the people who subdued them, to such and extent that they forgot their special traits. Not having any script, earlier they were leading nomadic life style. Yanadis inhibit the Telugu region.
Yanadis have been divided into 4 sub-castes namely Reddy-yanadi, Challa yanadi, Kappala Yanadis and Adavi Yanadis. The Reddy Yanadis are called because when the Reddy kings ruled over parts of Andhra, they employed these tribals as their trackers and bearers of arms when they went for hunting. The name Challa Yanadis was given because they were doing menial jobs and working as scavengers were give challa ( buttermilk) as payment. The “Kappala Yanadis are mostly inland fisher men who hunt in ponds, streams and sell their catches near by villages. At one point of time they were catching frogs, which were being exported to foreign countries. The Adavi Yanadis are those who even now live in forests far away from human habitation. This classification varies district to district.
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