The Irula tribe in southern India has a long-standing tradition of safely extracting venom from some of the world’s deadliest ...

Chennai: "Oru nool pottu varanga devadhi, ena edhu enuu keepala devadhi" ("The goddess is coming with a thread, will she ...

A remarkable tribe has turned a dangerous craft into a life-saving mission in southern parts of the country. The Irula tribe, spread across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, has mastered the ancient ...