Our Story
India, the world's largest democracy, is fundamentally rooted in its villages. Even decades after independence, rural areas continued to face significant shortages of basic amenities compared to urban centers. Access to healthcare, education, and transportation remained limited for many communities.
Although many families owned agricultural land, farming often failed to generate sufficient income to meet their basic needs. As a result, numerous households depended on loans from local landlords and influential individuals. To repay these debts and sustain their livelihoods, both adults and children were compelled to work. Many families migrated in search of employment, leaving elderly parents behind in their villages. In some cases, older children were forced to discontinue their education to care for younger siblings or accompany their families to distant work locations.
During that period, most taluks had only one or two banks, making financial services inaccessible to a large segment of the population. Farmers, laborers, women, and economically disadvantaged families often did not even possess bank accounts. The daily struggles faced by rural communities in securing a dignified livelihood deeply moved Mr. S. Kumar and his team and inspired them to establish an organization dedicated to addressing these challenges.
Around the same time, Davanagere had been declared a new district in Karnataka. Mr. S. Kumar and five to six of his senior friends began discussing the idea of creating self-employment opportunities rather than continuously searching for jobs. They envisioned establishing a center that could provide solutions to the problems faced by rural communities and bring meaningful change to the lives of poor and marginalized people.
Hearing about their vision, Mr. T. Tippanna, a government school teacher at Doddabommanahalli and the uncle of Mr. S. Kumar, decided to support the initiative. He generously donated money from a Fixed Deposit (FD) that he had carefully saved from his salary and extended his blessings to the team.
Encouraged by this support, the group rented a small room in the JCR Layout of Jagalur town and established their office with a simple folding table and nine chairs. What began as a modest initiative soon gained momentum.
Official Registration
On 19 December 1998, the organization was officially registered as the Shri Navakarnataka Society (SNKS). Thus began a journey of service, commitment, and community development aimed at improving the lives of rural and disadvantaged populations.
