<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Betta-Kuruba tribe</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Context </strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Lok Sabha passed a Bill to include the <strong>‘Betta-Kuruba’ community along with ‘Kadu Kuruba’ in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka.</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>About </strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Betta Kuruba tribe lives in the <strong>hilly regions of Karnataka and is one of the few indigenous communities of the Nilgiris.</strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">They belong to the Hindu caste native to the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Traditionally, the Kuruba people drew sustenance from hunting, gathering and collecting wild honey.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">They are generally <strong>believed</strong> to be the <strong>descendants of the Pallavas.</strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">They speak <strong>Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language</strong> closely related to Tamil.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>