They are called as Yerukula in Andhra Pradesh (derived from the tradition of fortune telling by the women),[1] Korama, Korachas in Karnataka, Kaikadi in Maharashtra, and Sidanar in Kerala.The gothras among all these communities is the same, i.e. Kavadiyar, Sathupadi, Maanipadi and Meluthar.
the clan inhabited the mountainous regions of Tamil Nadu and used bamboo grass in large quantities.
In a later Civilized settlement stage, Kuravas also used bamboos as a self-defence weapon which, later was transformed into silambattam of Tamil country.
A classic period of the Kingdom of NanjilNadu (modern day Nagercoil Region of Tamil Nadu) started with the accession of a Konanki Kuravar, who was an alchemist establishing his way over Kottar, Suchindram and other places.
There are literary evidences that the Kingdom of NanjilNadu was Ruled by "Kurunji Nattan NambiRajan", also called as Naga Raja, a Kurava king.
They were once travelers on the high roads of freedom, crafting their own destinies as hunters, gatherers, traders, transporters and craftsmen, but exist today in the no-mans-land of the settled world.
The main occupation of the people, who originally belong to the indigenous tribes, is hunting, and making bamboo baskets, brooms and mats.
During British rule in India they were placed under Criminal Tribes Act 1871, hence stigmatized for a long time, after Independence however they were denotified in 1952, though the stigma continues.
Kuravar community people are living in Kerala and all parts of the Tamil Nadu mostly the districts of Salem, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Madurai, Thiruvanamalai, Thanjavur, and Kanyakumari.