▁Net k ani . ▁Trad itionally ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁we aving ▁( n eth a ▁ne y uta ▁means ▁" we aving " ▁in ▁Tel ug u ), ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁now ▁largely ▁moved ▁to ▁cultiv ation ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁labour ; ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁small ▁land - own ers . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁related ▁to ▁this ▁cas te ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Tel ang ana ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Ad il abad , ▁Kar im n agar , ▁N iz am abad , ▁K ham m am ▁and ▁War ang al . ▁N eth ak an is ▁also ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁distributed ▁throughout , ▁they ▁speak ▁Mar ath i ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁& ▁Ad il abad ▁border ing ▁ ▁M H . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁financial ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁society , ▁Net he kan is ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁other ▁back ward ▁class ▁( O BC ) ▁in ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁scheduled ▁cas te ▁( SC ) ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁This ▁people ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁H indu ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁V ish nu ▁Sam pr ad aya . ▁They ▁are ▁unique ▁cas te ▁present ▁in ▁India . ▁They ▁speak ▁Mar ati ▁and ▁Tel ug u ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁and ▁Gu jar ati ▁And ▁T ulu ▁ ▁Their ▁roots ▁from ▁Br igu ▁Mah ar sh i ▁and ▁Mark ande ya