Kolam people
Kolam are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. They belong to the sub-category Particularly vulnerable tribal group, one of the three belonging to this sub-category. The others being Katkari and Madia Gond.
They are a Kolam community and common in the Yavatmal, Chandrapur and districts of Maharashtra. They speak the Kolami language. They are an agricultural community. The Kolam are an endogamous group.
They have a high rate of returning positive to the Naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test test, making them prone to high incidence of Thalassaemia.
