▁living ▁as ▁labour ers ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁education . ▁Today , ▁Kur ichi y ans ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Sch eduled ▁Trib es ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁the ▁Kur ichi ya ▁tribes ▁that ▁fought ▁the ▁British ▁alongside ▁Paz h ass i ▁R aja ▁have ▁their ▁settlement s ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Ban as ura ▁Hill . ▁In ▁fact ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁trib al ▁villages ▁lying ▁close ▁to ▁Ban as ura ▁Hill , ▁three ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Kur ichi y as ▁and ▁one ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁P ani y as . ▁The ▁Kur ichi y as ▁present ▁here ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Ban as ura ▁Hill ▁Res ort . ▁ ▁C aste ▁relations ▁The ▁Kur ichi ya ▁consider ▁themselves ▁higher ▁than ▁all ▁other ▁social ▁groups ▁around ▁them , ▁to ▁include ▁even ▁the ▁Bra h min . ▁They ▁observe ▁the ▁" high est ▁levels ▁of ▁rit ual ▁pur ity ", ▁considering ▁even ▁the ▁touch ▁of ▁a ▁N amb uth iri ▁Bra h min ▁to ▁be ▁poll uting . ▁ ▁Notable ▁persons ▁ ▁S re ed h anya ▁S ures h I AS ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁India ▁Category : So cial ▁groups ▁of ▁Ker ala <0x0A> </s> ▁Am iens ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁( ; ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Am iens ▁SC ▁or ▁simply ▁Am iens ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁association ▁football ▁club ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁city ▁of ▁Am iens ▁in ▁the ▁Haut s - de - France ▁region . ▁The