Tulasi Gowda, Hajabba go barefoot to receive Padma awards, win hearts

MANGALURU/ KARWAR: Tulasi Gowda, 72, better known as the “Encyclopedia of Forest” and 65-year-old orange vendor Harekala Hajabba known as “Saint of letters” received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, from President Ram Nath Kovind, The Times Of India reported. They were among the 61 Padma Shri awardees...