There are some villages in Dummugudem mandal and they all have prefix letter Z in their names. For instance Z. Veerabhadra puram. I came to know that all those villages were under the Zamindar before independence. It's a strange phenomenon I have never seen in other districts, though they were also under Zamindars. Of course, that could be the choice of local people. In our college times, I had certain friends who would always boast of their large tracts of land. In those days, I was so naive and ignorant of the importance of having a great amount of land.
As I am old enough with years passing, came to understand that most of their forefathers were Zamindars and in that way, their entry into politics and business happened instead of securing a government job soon after their education. And protection of their assets is guaranteed in that way. Interestingly, most of the Zamindars in Telugu states were from Shudra castes like Kamma, Reddy, and Velama and they are still dominant in present-day politics apart from other fields.
Unlike Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, Zamindari families from Brahmins and Rajputs (Kshatriya) were rare in Telugu states. That's a unique point. The Zamindari system brought many changes in our socio-economic conditions.
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