Kaka Nayaka was the legendary leader of the forest dwelling

Jenu Kuruba The Jenu Kuruba are a tribal group from the Nilgiris, numbering around 37000. They are considered a subgroup of the larger Kurumba tribal community, which also includes clans such as the Mullu Kurumbas, Betta Kurubas, Palu Kurumbas, and Shola Na ...

people, after whom the present-day

Kakanakote {{coord, 11, 53, 55, N, 76, 12, 10, E, display=title Kakanakote is situated at a distance of 73 km from Mysore in Karnataka state, India. It is a thick forest of the Western Ghats, and a famous place where a large number of wild elephants c ...

forest is named. Kaka Nayaka's life has been dramatised as a play by

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and also made into a movie, titled ''Kakana Kote''.

References

{{reflist History of Karnataka Indian legends