Life and achievements of Harekala Hajabba now in university textbook

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 6, 2012: The story of Harekala Hajabba, the social activist who played a major role in the construction of a primary and secondary school in Newpadpu near Konaje, is now printed in the IV Semester text books of Shimoga and Davanagere Universities under the title Sahitya Spandana, Bhaga 2.

Hajabba (50) has to his credit a number of awards including the Kannada Prabha Person of the Year Award for 2004 and the CNN-IBN Real Heroes Award of 2009. His biography has also been written by Ismath Pajeer and published by Kanthavara Kannada Sangha.

 

 

Hajabba, who started life as a seller of oranges, decided to start a primary school in the local madrasa because he wanted to do something for the local Muslim community. He built the school with his own hard-earned money, and in spite of his poverty, he has donated all his prize money to the cause of education.