Karnataka man sells ₹5 idlis; has been making 1,500 daily for 50 years
In Kanakapura, Karnataka, a 70-year-old man prepares 1,500 idlis every day and sells them for ₹5 each. Ramachandra continues the tradition started by his father in 1972. He begins his day at 4 am, manually grinding the batter and cooking the idlis over a traditional wood-fired stove. Ramachandra shared that he feels like he would cease to exist if he were to stop working.