- They are native of West Bengal.
- They live in Dooars (alluvial floodplains in northeastern India that lie south of outer foothills of Himalayas and north of Brahmaputra River basin).
- Their language is Kurukh, a language belonging to the Dravidian family.
- Kurukh is spoken by about 17 lakh people (2001 census report) of the Oraon tribes of Chota Nagpur plateau of east-central India.
- The language has been listed “vulnerable” state in UNESCO’s list of endangered languages.
- Why in news? WB has given official language status to Kurukh