Karnataka

Spread over 300-acres, the all-women tech park is expected to provide more than 2,800 opportunities for employment.

Is there a school for children who do not fall in the conventional bracket of the ‘right age for a classroom’ or the ‘correct academic level’? A school for dropouts who want to learn again? A school for child labourers who wish to study? Visit this remote village near Mysuru and you will find a unique school that is super welcoming of those who want to learn.

Dalits were denied entry into the Kariyamma Temple in a village near Hassan, Karnataka. But district officers from Hassan led the way, and accompanied them into the temple.

The Unified Marketing Platform has become an important tool for farmers in Karnataka. They sell their produce online and get paid online, without the problems of middlemen and delayed payments.

Bandahalli village in Karnataka, located at a distance of 60 km from Mysuru, has an amazing government school where the authorities are taking many important steps to move towards a more digital way of learning.

Kashava was made a devadasi when she was just a six-year-old child. After struggling with numerous challenges that life gave her, she has finally emerged a victor. Kashava now works for an NGO which helps devadasis.

The ban on plastic will be enforced from March 14 and include thermocol and plastic beads, but exempts dairy products, sealing manufactured products, and goods for export.

Yallava Matangi's grandfather threw her into the flesh trade because of a senseless superstition. But Yallava is living peacefully now in village Nidasusi in Karnataka. She forgives everyone who made her a devadasi. This is Yallava's story, in her own words.

A resident of Athani, Karnataka, 40-year-old Chanda Maigur’s story sounds almost like a fairy tale. Chanda was a devadasi who fell in love with Sunil and lived happily ever after.

A devadasi recounts her journey from suffering horrifying sexual abuse as a teen to becoming independent and raising her two daughters with quality education.