Roman Catholic Kshatriya

The Roman Catholic Kshatriya is a caste among the Goan and Mangalorean Catholics, of modern-day descendants of Goan Kshatriya and Vaishya converts to Roman Catholicism. They are known as Chardo in the Goan Catholic dialects of Konkani (Devanagari: चारड्डो), Charodi (Kannada: ಚರೋಡಿ; Tsāroḍi) in the Mangalorean Catholic dialect of Konkani, and Chardó in Portuguese. They are an endogamous group and have traditionally avoided inter-marriage with Catholics of other castes.

Roman Catholic Kshatriya

The Roman Catholic Kshatriya is a caste among the Goan and Mangalorean Catholics, of modern-day descendants of Goan Kshatriya and Vaishya converts to Roman Catholicism. They are known as Chardo in the Goan Catholic dialects of Konkani (Devanagari: चारड्डो), Charodi (Kannada: ಚರೋಡಿ; Tsāroḍi) in the Mangalorean Catholic dialect of Konkani, and Chardó in Portuguese. They are an endogamous group and have traditionally avoided inter-marriage with Catholics of other castes.