The state of Karnataka is an abode of a multitude of tribal communities who have settled down in lager numbers in every nook and corner of the region. After conducting several surveys, all the eminent anthropologists of the Indian subcontinent have thrown some light on the lifestyle and culture of the state.

The word Jenu Kuruba has got an etymological significance. In the Kannada language. The term Jenu signifies honey and kuruba stands for caste. Therefore inferring from the name, it can easily be concluded that these Jenu Kuruba tribes have adapted the profession of honey gathering. Like other tribal communities like for example Kadu Kuruba tribes, Jenu kuruba tribes also are the original residents of the forests regions of the Western Ghats and also other places of South India.

The anthropologists also have tracked out a rich history of the origination of this Jenu Kuruba tribal community.

According to them, after the downfall of the Pallava dynasty, several Jenu Kuruba tribes have taken refuge in different places of the southern state of Indian subcontinent. To sustain their living, these Jenu Kuruba tribes also have taken up occupations like small land employers and cultivators. Since many of these Jenu Kuruba tribes also have settled down in several forests hideouts, quite naturally these Jenu Kuruba tribes embraced the natural habitat of the forest region. Due to the elongated alienation, these Jenu Kuruba tribes have developed their own culture and ethnicity.

Needless to say, these Jenu Kuruba tribes lead a carefree lifestyle of a typical nomad, adopting to various occupations like conventional food collectors, shifting cultivators. . These Jenu Kuruba tribes also carry on cultivation as a supplementary profession. Instead of plowing the field, these Jenu Kuruba tribes rub the surface with a sort of bamboo spear.

Housing settlements of these Jenu Kuruba tribes too witnesses the style and excellence of the whole of the Jenu Kuruba tribal community. Maximum of these Jenu Kuruba tribal community reside in some tiny houses, popularly known as Hadi or Hatti. Only very currently, this Jenu Kuruba tribal community has settled down in numerous of huge hamlets, with the sincere initiatives of the government and other well fare organizations. As far as the language is concerned, these Jenu Kuruba tribal community converse with each other as well as with other tribal communities in the beautiful dialects of the same name.