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Harekala Hajabba

Harekala Hajabba

(Education)

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.
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