In the historyIdentities \i of early medieval south India the period of KakatiyasKakatiyas \i of WarangalWarangal \i is a distinctive epoch which witnessed the establishment of linguistic and cultural identity and geo-political unity of the teluguTelugu speaking people. The expansion of state-society both horizontally and vertically, the assimilation, acculturation and peasantization of the tribes and cult appropriation and integration are the three major historical processes of this period. This period of telugu regionalRegionalculture, history \i consciousness establishment also witnessed significant changes in the existing social fabric. Some social groups which were distinct and independent from the prescriptive casteCaste-jati matrix, tried creating their identitiesIdentities \i and a ranking in the varna order. Interestingly this upward mobility was facilitated by the flourishing economy and extensive trade, opportunities for service at courts of various regionalRegionalculture, history \i powers, and influential bhakti cults of the period.