A child labourer on a coffee plantation is now an assistant engineer in a power corporation in Karnataka, because of ‘Manjappa Mama’, as he is lovingly called by many of his students. Honnesara Paniyajji Manjappa runs three Vanashree schools in Shimoga district of Karnataka. Whatever he earns from selling policies of the Life Insurance Corporation, he puts into his schools. His commitment is rewarded by the love he receives from his students.
The three schools together have about 1,000 children from 14 states. Only 20 percent of students can pay tuition fees. The schools receive enough donations. . .
