Karnataka

“I observed that the dropout rate was extremely high in the school and my first challenge was to change this. It did not help that the school had no infrastructure,” says Kotresh.

Single-handedly taking on the might of the British Empire, Rani Chennamma redefined empowerment, bravery and feminism in an era when women were expected to stay indoors.

At a time when there is a lack of empathy and facilities for people with disabilities, two mental health professionals are changing the game!

After Prabhakar Mankoji from Karnataka used vermicompost in his farm to practice organic farming, the soil quality improved and food output doubled!

Today, the 24-year-old is not only ensuring that lakes don’t run dry but is also protecting threatened forests and green belts in Karnataka.

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Setting a heartwarming example, the organic farmer has also adopted 5 marginalized kids and is funding their meals, shelter and accommodation!

“I primarily work on two kinds of bottles; one is the upright bottle, in which we insert an LED light and the second one is one in which the bottle is inverted. This inverted bottle comes with a wooden stand, and that wood is also waste wood. All in all, we try and use all the discarded materials to put this together.”

Renuka Aradhya, the owner of Bengaluru-based Pravasi Cabs is the true embodiment of a self-made man.

In August 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi called for the Quit India movement, a tiny village down south in Karnataka’s Shivamogga had already decided to break free. But it did, becoming the first village in India to declare itself independent. #LostTales #history