Volume 6, Issue 4

மானிடவியல் நோக்கில் குறவர் இனமக்களின் குடும்பமும் உறவுமுறையும்

Author

ச. சசிக்குமார் எம்.ஏ. எம்.பில்., முனைவர் பட்ட ஆய்வு மாணவர் | நெறியாளர் முதுமுனைவர் எம்.ஏ. சிவராமன் எம்.ஏ. எம்.பில்., பி.எச்.டி., துறைத் தலைவர், பழங்குடி மக்கள் ஆய்வு மையம் தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், தஞ்சாவூர்

Abstract

Abstract: The indigenous people of Tamil Nadu, the Kuravars, live widely in the Dravidian landscape not only in Tamil Nadu but also in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala. Known as Kuravas in Tamil Nadu, they are known as Yerukulas in Andhra and Telangana, and as Korachas or Koramas in Karnataka and Kerala. Almost one and half centuries ago, the Kuravar community, who lived in the forests and mountains with a tradition of hunting and producing food, were affected by the Forest Protection Act, the Criminal Tribes Act and the Criminal Descendants Act brought by the British government and were forced to live as nomads. Currently, Kuravar community are doing basket weaving, rope spinning, mat weaving, marking, tattooing and pig rearing as traditional occupations. Apart from these, they also made a living selling salt, tamarind and curry leaves from town to town. At present there are many problems in studying the past and present, traditional and modern aspects of Kuravar community in their marriage, family and kinship. However, this research paper attempts to fill a significant gap in the research on family and kinship of the Kuravar community from an anthropological point of view.

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