KAMMAS

The most influential community in Andhra Pradesh today is the Kamma or Chowdhary community , they are concentrated in some areas like Krishna, Guntur, Southern parts of the Godavari river delta, Nizamabad in Telangana, and some places of Rayalseema like Anantapur. They are very wealthy, progressive social outlook and work very hard at anything they take up. This includes Education, Culture and Arts, Industry too, not just farming and they are justifiably proud of their accomplishments. One very great and striking characteristic is their readiness to undertake manual labour in Agriculture, which is generally considered something to be avoided in India for the upper castes.


Roots of the Kammas:

The early "Kamma" section could be immigrants into these parts later than 100 AD, probably part of the great Kaambhoja migrations from Central Asia along with the Saka Pallavas who clashed and ultimately merged with the Satavahanas. It has to be remembered the caste thing was not rigid then Buddhism was prevalent. The Pallavas settled in Guntur, Nellore, Tamilnadu and Karnataka , Madurai and Tanjavur areas. In Coastal Andhra area with the English development of the river Canal System, the river delta Kammas turned to Capitalist and other Businesses. With their brisk learn and get on with the work attitude, they have never looked back. They run huge Sugar, Chemical and Cement Factories, the Film Industry, Cultural Institutions, Newspapers etc.Especially the State of Andhra Pradesh-the legendary N T Rama Rao a hugely successful film star and household word, who later became the Chief Minister after successfully trumping Indira Gandhi, and the Present Chief Minister Chandrababu full of new Ideas too hail from the Community. In the Krishna District Kammas dominate the Film Industry they are heavy into IT and Computers, The Educated Kammas are at a sort of Crossroads today.

However at present Kammas are spread through out the world due to Globalization. Now our Aim is Make together 'The Kammas Family' thorugh "Kammas Online"