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Kaikadi is Nomadic Community that is usually found in Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra. In Tamilnadu, it is known as Korva, in Andhra Pradesh as Metkula and in Karnataka as Korvi, Korva or Bajantri, in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, it is known as Kaikadi. Among Kaikadis, different groups of people earn their livelihood from different activities. Some of them catch small monkeys [ Langurs] and train them to show some tricks, hence they are called ‘Makadwale’. Some other groups are as follows: