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The '''Korava''' were one of the tribes of the [[Madras Presidency]] during the [[British Raj]] in India. They were primarily involved in the salt trade, Gross boom trade, Gross backet trade. The tribes are used as Home Guard in several region. Later they Were deported for Tea garden labour work in several countries like Srilanka, Reunion, Mauritius. In 1913 they were classed as a criminal tribe by the British authorities. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million (12 lakh) Korava in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Mainly this tribe was found in Madurai, Sivagangai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Perambalur and Pudukottai Districts of Tamil Nadu and Tiruvanantpuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Idukki in Kerala.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}<br />
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==Ethnonym==<br />
People of this community are called with different names in different parts of South India. They are called Yerukula in [[Andhra Pradesh]] (derived from the tradition of fortune telling by the women),<ref>{{cite book|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography|volume=2|editor-first=Sarit Kumar|editor-last=Chaudhuri|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen|editor2-last=Chaudhuri|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|ISBN=81-8324-026-7|pages=263}}</ref> Korama, Korachas in [[Karnataka]], Kaikadi in [[Maharashtra]], and Sidanar in [[Kerala]]. The {{transl|hi|gothras}} among all these communities is the same, i.e. Kavadi, Sathupadi, Maanupadi and Mendraguthi. They are also known as Malai Kuruvans, Kuravans, Thalaiyaris, Kavalkara Koravars, Uppu Koravars, Dabi Koravars (Simbu Koravars), Gandarvakottai Koravars, Inji Koravas, Koravas, Kalinji Dabikoravas, Kala Koravas, Monda Koravas, Karuvapillai Koravas, Thogamalai Koravas, Mel Nadu and Kel Nadu Koravas, Kathukuthi Koravas, Pachai kuthi Koravas, Sidanars, Panikers, Vedars, and Vettuvars.<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=9785 Protest demo against 'Paruthiveeran'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Caste politics==<br />
In 2006 the Koravar applied to gain [[Adivasi|Scheduled Tribe]] status.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428023045/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/05/stories/2006120504700300.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tirunelveli News : `Koravar' community people seek ST status<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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Recently{{when|date=September 2011}} many Koravar activists have protested the [[Tamil film|Tamil-language film]] ''[[Paruthiveeran]]'' on the grounds that it demeans their culture and even more specifically their women. For further reference see "The encyclopaedia of Dravidian tribes"- Volume 3 about Konanki Kuravar, Bommayya Kuravar, Nanchil Kuravar of Nagercoil region of Tamil Nadu.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=CJN2W9i1Y-IC&dq=Criminal+Tribes&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=6uT2ULruN2&sig=k5RabwriHytJAVzxMdOrsLDSqNY&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA27,M1 ''Dishonored by History'', p. 27]<br />
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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