बूंदी - 26 जनवरी। राठौर तेली समाज छात्रावास एवं सामुदायिक भवन में मुख्य अतिथि पूर्व बैंक मेनेजर रामनारायण जी राठौर, अध्यक्षता राठौर तेली छात्रावास के अध्यक्ष गणेश जी नैणावां, विशिष्ठ अतिथि गणेश जी ने राठौर तेली समाज के छात्रावास में झंडा रोहण किया। इस मोके पर मुख्य अतिथि रामनारायण राठौर ने अपने गीत से सम्भोदित किया *आगे ही आगे बढना है* से शुरू देश में समाज के गौरव नरेंद्र जी भाई मोदी को नमन करते हुये कहा कि देश में समाज के बालक- बालिकाओ को शिक्षा के प्रति हर समाज के 

Vaniya Chettiar Teli is a subcaste of Chettiars prominently seen in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Their major professions are oil and groceries.

They are also known as Ganiga in Karnataka & Gandla & Teli samaj because of similarities in profession of these two castes Vaniyambadi (near Vellore-Ambur) was originally a Vaniya Chettiar town. Now most of the Chettiars have moved to neighboring towns.

This community is predominantly associated with Oil extraction, business and later to general business. From ancient time in India, vegetable oils were obtained by crushing oilseeds in village, using an oil-press - or Ghana or chekku

         There are sub castes within teli samaj Gandla or Gandla . People using one ox (yedhu) were called one ox (yedhu) gandla and those using two ox (yedhu) were called the double ox (yedhu) gandla. Among the gandla some are known as Deva (pious) Gandla and others were Sajjana (commoners) gandla. There is no definite criteria for this classification. However gandla in Punganur village of Chittor district, A.P. were called as Deva Gandla. Gandlas of Bellary, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) , Venkatagiri, Rompicherla, Vayalpadu and other parts of Chittor are known as Sajjana gandla.

           Members of the Ganiga community have subdivided over the years due to different faith and beliefs, forming groups such as Somakshatriya Ganiga, Jyothipana Ganiga, Ontettu Ganiga, Jodettu Ganiga, Veerashaiva Ganiga and Vijayanagara Ganiga.

      प्रतापगढ़ राठोर (तेली) समाज नवयुवक मंडल ने एक अभूतपूर्व पहल की हे। राजस्थान के इस जिला मुख्यालय प्रतापगढ़ शहर के नवयुवक मंडल अध्यक्ष अशोक राठोर के नेतृत्व में समाज के नवयुवक मंडल के सदस्यों ने समाज के सुमित्रा -कमलेश राठोर और परिवार के सदस्यों को बेटी के जन्म पर बधाई दी और एक अभूतपूर्व पहल करते हुए बेटी के जन्म पर बिटिया और पिता का माला पहना कर सम्मान और स्वागत किया। 

   This community of oil extractors is known by different names in different States in India. They are known as Ganiga in Karnataka, Gandla (deva gandla, sajjana gandla), in A.P; as Vaniya Chettiar or Vaaniga vysya in Tamil Nadu ; as Teli in Maharashtra and in North India. All Ganigas does not come under Shudras: Ganigas (Jyothi Nagaras) in Karnataka, Andhra, Tamil Nadu have Rushi Gothram and can be considered as Vaishyas. They wear Janivar the sacred thread and are eligible for recitation of Gayathri and have rituals of Vysyas and Brahmins. The Noted persons of this community is Shri Janopakari Doddanna Shetty in Bangalore who have builtSLN Charities (Sree Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Charities) which is opposite to Fort Bangalore(Market) and has Famous Kote Anjaneya Temple in front premises.