{"id":4305,"date":"2017-01-18T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T04:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2017-01-18T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T04:57:47","slug":"halakki-vokkaliga-discover-powerful-community-uttara-kannada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/halakki-vokkaliga-discover-powerful-community-uttara-kannada\/","title":{"rendered":"Halakki Vokkaliga: Discover this powerful community from Uttara Kannada"},"content":{"rendered":"
Caked with sweat, toiling in the paddy fields, the Halakki Vokkaliga are exemplary of powerful women who hold their community together like glue.<\/p>\n
The Halakki Vokkaliga are a community that live in the depths of Uttara Kannada\u00a0in Karnataka. Living among the foothills of the Western Ghats, the Halakki have been held together by its women for over 400 years. Often compared to the Masai of Africa, as well as the Aborigines, the women dress in saris that are tied in a sarong-like manner, and play diverse roles within the community.<\/p>\n