ikk ans ' ▁traditional ▁l ifest yle ▁has ▁been ▁alter ed . ▁They ▁currently ▁have ▁a ▁ 1 6 % ▁liter acy ▁rate . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ol ana ik kan ▁call ▁themselves ▁as ▁‘ Mal ana ikan ’ ▁or ▁‘ Sh ol ana ikan ’ . ▁They ▁are ▁called ▁Ch ol ana ikan ▁because ▁they ▁inhab it ▁the ▁interior ▁for ests . ▁‘ Ch ola ’ ▁or ▁‘ sh o als ’ ▁means ▁deep ▁ever ▁green ▁forest , ▁and ▁‘ na ikan ’ ▁means ▁King . ▁They ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Mys ore ▁for ests . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ol ana ik kan ▁number ed ▁ 3 6 0 ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁census . ▁Their ▁population ▁has ▁since ▁fallen ▁consider ably , ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 9 1 ▁members ▁today . ▁ ▁C . V in od ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁this ▁eth nic ▁group . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁categor ised ▁as ▁a ▁Part icular ly ▁V ul ner able ▁Trib al ▁Group ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁generally ▁of ▁short ▁stat ure ▁with ▁well - built ▁st ur dy ▁bodies . ▁The ▁complex ion ▁var ies ▁from ▁dark ▁to ▁light ▁brown . ▁The ▁faces ▁are ▁round ▁or ▁o val ▁with ▁de pressed ▁nas al ▁root , ▁their ▁bridge ▁being ▁medium ▁and ▁the ▁profile ▁straight , ▁lips ▁are ▁thin ▁to ▁the ▁medium , ▁hair ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁cur ly . ▁They ▁live