What is "hazaris"

Hazari is one of the castes or social groups in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, predominantly present in areas Warangal, Karimnagar, Hyderabad and Nizambad. Hazaris regard Telugu as their mother tongue.

Hazaris traditionally belonged to the class of warriors and feudal landlords, who had links to all the major ruling dynasties of South India like Madurai Nayak, Chalukya, Chola, Kakatiya and Vijayanagar. They have the caste titles Deshmukh,Naidu, Rao which indicate their feudal and warrior past.