Annareddygudem
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Annareddygudem is a village of the Nalgonda district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
This village is famous for a home-made medicine, Naatu vaidhyamu; in Telugu
: నాటు వైద్య ము) which is used to cure dog bite (Kukka kaatu; in Telugu: కుక్క కాటుకు). In this village, the medicine is prepared by different families of the Reddy
caste
(mostly bodanams).
Nalgonda district
Nalgonda / Nallagonda District is a district in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 3,483,648 of which 13.32% is urban as of 2001.-Etymology:Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla & Konda i.e...
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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This village is famous for a home-made medicine, Naatu vaidhyamu; in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: నాటు వైద్య ము) which is used to cure dog bite (Kukka kaatu; in Telugu: కుక్క కాటుకు). In this village, the medicine is prepared by different families of the Reddy
Reddy
Reddy is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they are a high-caste community of nobility, warriors and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the remote past and...
caste
Caste system in India
The Indian caste system is a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis....
(mostly bodanams).