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Tellakula (white clan). — Recorded, in the Census Report, 1901, as a synonym for Tsākala. According to the Rev. J. Cain,[1] the Tellakulas are Telugu washermen (Tsākalas), who, in consequence of having obtained employment as peons in Government offices, feel themselves to be superior to other members of their caste.

  1. Ind. Ant., VIII, 1879.
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