Jenu Kurubar

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"Jenukurubar are a tribal community living in Nagarhole forest, Mysore. The term "Jenu" signifies honey and "Kurubar" stands for clan. Jenukurubar are honey-gatherers. They are also elephant traine...

"Jenukurubar are a tribal community living in Nagarhole forest, Mysore. The term "Jenu" signifies honey and "Kurubar" stands for clan. Jenukurubar are honey-gatherers. They are also elephant trainers. Like other tribal communities like Kaadukurubar, Jenukurubar also are the original inhabitants of the forest-regions of the Western Ghats and other places of South India. The 26-minute video documentary gives a glimpse of the life, culture, ritualistic practices and art forms of Jenukurubar. This is an introductory documentary done as part of the Community Digital Archive Project of Jenukurubar, funded by Tata Education Trust"--Container.

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