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|group=Kuravar<br>குறவர்<br />
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|popplace= [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]]<br />
|langs= [[Tamil language]], [[Malayalam]]<br />
|rels= [[Hinduism]]<br />
|related= [[Tamil people]]<br />
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The '''Kuravar'''/'''Kurunjiyar'''/'''MoothaKudi''' is an ethnic [[Tamil people|Tamil]] community native to the [[Kurinji]] mountain region of Tamil Nadu and [[Kerala]], India.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} {{as of|September 2021}}, the Kuravars have been unable to attain status as a [[scheduled tribe]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saravanan |first1=M P |title=Left out of ST category, rue Kurunjiyars |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/sep/30/left-out-of-st-category-rue-kurunjiyars-2365577.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> <br />
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People of this community are called with different names in different parts of South India. They are called as 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|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|isbn=81-8324-026-7|editor-last=Chaudhuri|editor-first=Sarit Kumar|volume=2|pages=263|editor2-last=Chaudhuri|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen}}</ref> Korama, Korachas in [[Karnataka]], Kaikadi in [[Maharashtra]], and Sidanar in [[Kerala]]. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million (12 lakh) Kuravar in [[Tamil Nadu]] and Kerala.<br />
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== Colonial era ==<br />
During [[British rule in India]] they were placed under [[Criminal Tribes Act]] 1871, hence stigmatized for a long time, after Independence however they were [[Denotified tribes of India|denotified]] in 1952, though the stigma continues.<br />
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The 1906 publication the ''[[Travancore State Manual]]'', of the [[princely state]] of Travancore, contains an entry describing the Kuravar:<blockquote>The Kuravars, a race bearing resemblance to the Vedars or hill-men, form a pretty large community in Travancore, numbering 53,584 according to the last Census. The names of some places and tradition show that they must have been holding sway over some small territories on this coast. They are divided into several groups some of which are the ''Kunta Kurava'', the ''Pandi Kurava'', and the ''Kakka Kurava''. Like the Pulayas they form the chief field labourers in the taluqs in which they live. They are found in the greatest number in Kunnattur, Chirayinkil, and Kottarakara. The Kunta Kurava, the most important sect among the class, resemble the Nayars in several respects. They are divided into ''Illam'', ''Swarupam'', &c, and follow the ''Marumakkathayam'' system of inheritance. They also celebrate the ''Kettu Kalyanam'' and ''Sambandham'' and observe sixteen days' death-pollution like the Nayars. They bury their dead and are considered extremely low in the social scale. Primary education has not made any progress among them. Barely four in a thousand can read and write.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Travancore State Manual |date=1906 |publisher=Travancore government Press |pages=402 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tHsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA402 |language=en}}</ref></blockquote><br />
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