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Tag Archives: Kurichchan (Kurichiyan)

Scheduled Tribes – Kerala

Posted on 23/03/2022 by website administrator

Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasis) 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. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Names and communities, Quotes, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology | Tagged Adiyan, Aranda (Arandan), Cholanaickan, Eravallan, Irulan, Irular, Kadar, Kanikar, Kanikkaran, Karavazhi Pulayan, Karimpalan, Kattunayakan, Kochuvelan, Konga Malayan, Koraga, Kudiya, Kurichchan (Kurichiyan), Kuruman, Kurumba (Kurumban), Kurumba Pulayan, Mahamalasar, Mala Kuruman, Mala Pulayan (Hill Pulaya, Mala Vettuvan, Malai Arayan (Mala Arayan), Malai Pandaran, Malai Vedan (Mala Vedan), Malakkuravan, Malapanickar, Malasar, Malayan, Malayarayar, Mannan, Mavilan, Melakudi (Kudiya), Moopan, Mudugar, Muduvan, Mullu Kuruman (Mulla Kuruman), Muthuvan, Nattu Malayan, Paliyar, Palleyan, Palliya, Palliyan, Pamba, Paniyan, Pulayan, Ten Kurumban (Jenu Kurumban), Thachenadan (Thachenadan), Ulladan, Ullatan, Uraly, Wayanad | Comments Off on Scheduled Tribes – Kerala
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