Namadari

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This community is mainly found in North Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. They are of similar race that of ezhavas of kerala, edigas and billavas of karanataka, and nadar caste of Tamil naadu. They are basically into toddy shopping, brewing arrack etc. However they were warriors of many kingdoms in central inida.

[edit] See also

• Ezhava A Malayalam community of kerala.
• Thiyabillawa.com, a community site for Thiya Billawas around the globe.
• Goud or Ediga A Telugu community
• Billava A Tulu and A Malayalam community
• Bhandari caste A Marathi community
• Ediga or Idiga A kannada community. Also called Deevaru
• Iluvar A Tamil community from Tamil nadu
• Nalavar A Tamil community from Srilanka and not found in Tamil nadu
• Durave Srilankan Ezhava community speaks simhala