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The '''Konda Reddis''' or '''Hill Reddis''' are a designated [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and neighboring states of [[Odisha]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |pages=21–22 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |accessdate=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |archivedate=7 November 2013 }}</ref> <br />
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They are entirely unrelated to the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] caste also known by the name [[Reddy|Reddi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8r29p2r8&chunk.id=d0e195&toc.id=d0e195&brand=ucpress|title=Tribes of India|website=publishing.cdlib.org|language=en|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> They live predominantly in the [[Khammam district]], with a smaller number in the [[West Godavari district|West]] and [[East Godavari district]]s.<ref>[https://www.webindia123.com/andhra/ART/mango.htm The Mango Dance of the Konda Reddis], webindia123.com.</ref> Konda Reddis are not listed as tribals in the state of Odissa despite the community demand. The '''Konda Reddis''' normally speak in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with outsiders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Konda-Reddy-community-demands-ST-status/article16543362.ece|title=Konda Reddy community demands ST status|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=7 December 2017}} </ref> The 1991 Census of India counted 432 Hill Reddis.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}<br />
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==Religion==<br />
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The '''Konda Reddis''' traditional religion does not have the concept of a spirit being inside man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_305.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010011157/http://adherents.com/Na/Na_305.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 October 2003|title=Adherents.com|website=www.adherents.com|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> However the Reddis worship dead ancestors, the hills, local gods and have accepted [[Hindu]] gods.{{fact|date=May 2019}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=7_p2auliHhoC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66 Godavari District Gazetteer, p. 66-67.]<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20081016044305/http://www.aptribes.gov.in/html/tcr-studies-eci-hill-reddis.htm<br />
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{{Scheduled tribes of India}}<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu society]]<br />
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