Krishnan Mahadevan runs Iyer Idly in Bengaluru with his mother Uma. Established by his father in 2001, it sold only idli and chutney for almost two decades.
Turn the pages of history, and it will narrate the plight of the Halpatis of Gujarat, one of the most backward tribal communities. For the longest time, they have struggled to break away from a shell that dictates everything they are –landless farmhands under exploitative zamindars.