Yerukala History
Yerukalas present a real challenge when it comes to documenting their history or historical dislocation, to be precise. Though these people give an impression that they were semi-nomadic from time immemorial, they must have become like that due to specific historical events or processes. The fall of one kingdom or loss of patronage would spark off a process of dislocation.
Yerukalas history can be split into three different time periods. They are..
• Pre Colonial Period.
• Colonial Period.
• Modern India.
The following sections try to cover as much as they can about the times and living conditions of Yerukalas.
There is not much of the written history about these people before the colonial India. The main reasons behind this are..
• Yerukalas are basically semi-nomadic and used to keep moving all the time.
• Yerukala language does not have any official script.
Lot of information can be found in the archived documents of the colonial India about these people. The information that has been presented here has been picked up from some of the research papers presented by eminent scholars in the field of anthropology and sociology.