Stories That Inspire

Prabhakar Kamath — Mangaluru's beloved 'Pabba Maam' — taught himself to make ice cream at home and opened Ideal's first parlour on 1 May 1975 with 14 flavours. A story of quiet enterprise, coastal pride, and lasting sweetness.

Harekala Hajabba — Mangaluru's orange-selling 'Akshara Santa' — built a government school from scratch using daily earnings of Rs 60–150. A story of humility, grit, and Padma Shri glory.

Long before social justice became a national conversation, Kudmul Ranga Rao dedicated his life to uplifting the oppressed communities of Dakshina Kannada through education, dignity and reform. Known as the “Poor Man’s Lawyer,” he challenged caste discrimination and laid the foundation for one of coastal Karnataka’s earliest social reform movements.

Discover the inspiring story of R.K. Baliga, the visionary behind Bengaluru’s Electronic City whose foresight helped shape India’s technology revolution.