Address:
GADDE HADI, PONNAMPET TALUK,, KODAGU ,KARNATAKA - 571217
About type of art
The Jenu Kuruba are a tribal group from the Nilgiris, numbering around 37000. They are concentrated in the Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka. 'Jenu' means 'honey' in Kannada, referring to their traditional occupation as collectors of honey in the forest. In the early 20th century they lived in huts in the forests and cultivated. Starting from the 1970s and continuing today, many of the Jenu Kurubas have been evicted from their homes due to conservation measures in the various tiger reserves of the Nilgiris, like Nagarhole and Bandipur. Those who have been relocated outside the forest are daily wagers and agricultural labourers, who live in extreme poverty. Many work as labourers on coffee estates in Kodagu or for the Forest Department