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Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasi) are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. [1]
The population of Kerala, India is a heterogenous group that comprises many ethnic groups that originated in other parts of India as well as the world, with distinctive cultural and religious traditions. While the majority of Keralites speak the Malayalam language, various ethnic groups may speak other languages as well. [1] [2]
[8] and nearly 67,948 live in the Kerala hills, notably fringes of Western Ghats. [6] People's Action for Educational and Economic development of Tribal People (PEEP) which has been working among Paniya settlers of Kerala since 2005 to promote literacy and improving economic status of the group.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states. The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a ...
Scheduled Tribes of Kerala (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Kerala" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Nadukarkal(Ancestors stone) plays main role in kurumbar deity. also, The main deity of the tribe is Lord Shiva under the name of Bhairava. [citation needed] They also worship animals, birds, trees, rock hillocks, and snakes, along with the other Hindu deities. [4] [5] Kurumbar are partially Sanskritised to believing in Hinduism. [6]
In terms of Asian people, there is an abundance of ethnic groups in Asia, with adaptations to the climate zones of the continent, which include arctic, subarctic, temperate, subtropical or tropical, as well as extensive desert regions in Central and Western Asia. The ethnic groups have adapted to mountains, deserts, grasslands, and forests ...
The Aranadan are Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian state of Kerala. [2] They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]