Harekala Hajabba, a fruit-vendor from Karnataka’s Mangaluru, who built a school in his village from his earnings, was conferred with the Padma Shri award today

I didn’t receive an education. This led me to build a school with a dream that every child in my village should be educated. Today, the school has 175 students with classes up to the 10th standard, said Harekala Hajabba.