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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Jenu Kurubas - A Primitive Tribe Of Karnataka


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Jenu Kuruba, listed as one of the primitive tribal groups of Karnataka, mainly inhabit the districts of Mysore and Kodagu. The Kurubas of Karnataka are basically a forest dwelling tribe. They subsist partly on primitive agriculture and partly on forest produce. The lands they own are Invariably dry with no assured irrigation and drought prone.
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D. Hanumantha Rao
Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
G. N. V. Brahmam
Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
K. Mallikharjuna Rao
Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
Ch. Gal Reddy
Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
N. Pralhao Rao
Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India

Abstract


Jenu Kuruba, listed as one of the primitive tribal groups of Karnataka, mainly inhabit the districts of Mysore and Kodagu. The Kurubas of Karnataka are basically a forest dwelling tribe. They subsist partly on primitive agriculture and partly on forest produce. The lands they own are Invariably dry with no assured irrigation and drought prone.