About Harekala Hajabba
Harekala Hajabba, a fruit seller from Mangalore in Karnataka has been awarded Padma Shri in 2020.
Social Work
- He built a primary school with his earnings of Rs 150 per day.
- His village Newpadapu did not have a school for many years. All the village children were deprived of their right to education.
- Then, in 2000, Harekala Hajabba invested all his life savings and started a school on one acre of land.
- As of 2021, the school has 175 students with classes up to the 10th standard.
