Agriculture: An Unwanted Bequeath

Farmers of the villages in Mundargi Taluk don’t want their children to be farmers; they say it’s a dying profession. They complain crops don’t yield them profit. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Mundargi, 80% of the families living there are involved in farming directly or indirectly, but in the recent times’ farmers are selling their lands and moving to cities looking […]

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When hope becomes the biggest threat

The wait for the jobs and electricity promised by the National Thermal Power Corporation seems never ending for the residents of five villages in Vijaypura’s Basavana Bagewadi. 22-year old Maheboob Hattarakihal has lived all his life in Vijaypura’s Kudagi village. He works as a maintenance helper in the village’s controversial National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) […]

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The Helavaru: Small Fry in the Age of Big Data

Uncertainty over the future of this 800-year-old semi-nomadic tribe of Karnataka looms large owing to changing times and growing modernisation. The Helavarus have been losing their societal relevance when it comes to recording family genealogies. Introduction: Right across from what is now the defunct stadium of Honnali town in Karnataka’s Davangere district, one can see […]

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Hosanagara’s struggle with deforestation

Commercialization of teak and timber is one of the major reasons behind deforestation in Hosanagara. “This area was filled with forests, water, various flora and fauna and different kind of wild animals. But nothing of those sorts exists now.” Ramachandra, resident of Hosanagara, has witnessed major changes in his taluk, just like it has happened […]

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Roots of ginger cultivation run deep

Farmers find the influence of Malnad region good for ginger cultivation. Ginger cultivation has become a major part of farming in Shikaripur taluk in Shimmoga district of Karnataka. Falling under the ‘Malnad’ region, there is heavy rainfall in the area, which results in high yield of ginger. The growth of ginger requires high amount of […]

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