Articles by Rakesh Ayilliath

At the end of their tireless journey, one through light and dark, these deflated pieces of rubber lie awaiting another journey to serve mankind. At a tyre scrap yard near Kalasipalya market Recycling of used tyres has huge potential in India, considering the fact that India is the largest reclaimed rubber producer after China. The recycled products can be used as rubber crumbs, in automobiles, molded products, the cement industry, the footwear industry, to name a few. With a few good initiatives, the market has a huge potential for growth, including export options.

A little off the city, on Mysore Road after the Kengeri township, it is hard to miss the ultra-colourful stuffed toys being sold by the kerb. Makers of these toys are the members of more than 20 families migrated from Naklav village, Jharkhand, a decade ago. Their profession back home was making mortar and pestle and statues. They have made Bengaluru their home now, but sadly they do not even hold an address proof. Even after all these years, very few of their children get to attend schools. One among them is Pooja. Pooja is ony 18, cute and shy…