K'taka teacher builds ₹2-crore drumstick farm as admissions fall

When falling enrolments hit her chain of Kannada-medium schools, Surekha Rajkumar turned to farming on her family's 21-acre landholding in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district. Today, the self-taught farmer earns over Rs 2 crore annually by selling drumsticks, moringa seeds and leaf powder. She also trains farmers free of cost.