Driven by situational factors in the Malenad region, intellectuals at the Kavi-Kavya Trust in 1996, formed a new initiative called the "Charaka Gramodyog Unit", primarily to generate alternate reliable employment opportunities for rural women.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/charaka-invigorating-gandhian-thoughts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/balu-athani
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/transforming-india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/handloom-workers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance-and-institutions
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cooperatives
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development