Saubhagyalakshmi Anand, from Melur in Sidlaghatta taluk, keeps the Dasara gombe habba alive in Melbourne for 20 years, inviting local Indians to the doll display.
B. Virupakshappa, Sidlaghatta's first Municipal Council President, turned his home into a school for four years and donated 13 acres of land plus Rs 30,000 to build the town's first permanent high school, which later educated Prema Karanth and generations of students.
