[3] 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.
[4] They speak the Jenu Kurumba language, either classified as being related to Kodava or a rural dialect of Kannada.
[6] and in 2021 protests have continued against "the forest department as an encroacher, promoting eco-tourism and safaris … [in a way which] … is illegal under Indian and international laws.
The men of the community cut their hair short in the style of a typical cultivator, providing some protection from heat and sun.