CHENCHUS

About:

• Chenchus are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
  
  
• Distribution: They are forest dwellers whose hamlets or Pentas dot the Nallamala forest range spread across four to five districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.
  
  
• Economy: Their traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering. They make leaf cups and leaf plates out of tobacco leaves, tamarind, mahua flowers and sell them in the local marker. They also make use of the mahua flower in making the liquor.
  
  
• Language: Chenchus talk in Chenchu language, a member of the Dravidian language family.