PADMA SHRI HAREKALA HAJABBA | Karnataka | School |Awarded PADMA SHRI |2020

HAREKALA HAJABBA

Harekala Hajabba is an orange vendor in the city of Mangalore, Karnataka, India, who saved money from his vendor business to build a school in his village.

 In 2020, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his commendable initiative.

Hajabba, conceived the idea of the school after feeling “handicapped” while speaking to some foreign tourists.

“The first time I felt handicapped because of my lack of education was when a foreigner asked me the price of the fruits in English. I didn’t know what he meant,” he told the BBC during an interview in 2012.

“An idea struck me to start a primary school so that the young children of my village would not go through a similar situation,” he added.

Hajabba was convinced he had to provide a brighter future for the children in his village who couldn’t afford education. He used his earnings of Rs 150 a day and some savings to open the school in 2000. Local authorities noticed his efforts and offered him help as well.

History

Harekala Hajabba is known for the extraordinary contribution he made, despite his own relatively constrained circumstances, to the cause of education in his native village.

He kept part of his savings from selling oranges, to start a school in the region he came from so that the children there could get educated.

Today, the school, which has grown with government support and donations from private individuals, is known as Hajabba School. 

He is affectionately known as 'Akshara Santa' (letter-saint).Hajabba's next dream is to build a Pre-University college in his village.

Recognition and honours

1. Social activist and writer Ismath Pajeer has published a book on Hajabba's life, titled 'Harekala Hajabbara Jeevana Charitre' (Life story of Harekala Hajabba).

2. A life history of Hajabba has been included in the syllabus of Mangalore University.

3. The British Broadcasting Corporation published an article on Hajabba with the title "Unlettered fruit-seller's Indian education dream" in November, 2012.

4. Hajabba wa conferred with the 'Real Heroes' award by CNN IBN and Reliance Foundation.

5. Hajabba was named Person Of The Year by Kannada Prabha, a leading Kannada-language newspaper.

6. In 2020, the Government of India conferred the nation's fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, on Hajabba.

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