If you are residing in the south of Bangalore, do not miss the "Ragi Kana", a unique Sunday market where village products are sold directly to the urban consumers. I first heard about this from my friend and wanted to visit ever since. Last year, same time, I finally paid a visit which was a memorable one. I had taken my kids along with me bribing them about the sweet little things they would get if they accompany me.
Ragi Kana is held on the premises of Ramakrishna Samagra Shikshana Kendra(a school), off Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, India. Located among the nature, and bit of fields this would be invisible to the main Bannergahtta road. It is a platform where the farmers products are sold to consumers without the presence of the "middle men".
First time I visited, organically grown dates from Gauribidanoor, Karnataka were available. I bought these sweet raw dates for the kids without thinking twice and I was also tasting them for the first time.
My first visit was followed by many such visits bringing home a lot of organic products, home decor items, Khadi items. Do not expect a big crowd like that we usually see in art and crafts exhibition. Its just few handpicked stalls inside the class rooms of the school. If you are hungry there is always some home made,healthy food at the "millet cafe". Again I am sure you must be visualizing this as some hi-fi cafe in your mind but let me be clear its just a wooden bench and couple of people selling tastiest food items.
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| Handloom Sarees |
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| Fresh organic vegetables |
With every santhe, be sure to witness either the folk performances, film screenings, seminars and workshops for kids and adults. In the month of May where it celebrated its first birthday, I got a chance to attend the talk by "Ravi Kiran" about the process of making Khadi cloth. Listening to him made me realize how difficult it is to gather workforce, raw material and the tough process of making hand made product.
If you plan to visit anytime, be an early bird else the the things like vegetables, eatables might get over soon. As a responsible citizen do not forget to carry your own bag.
Be sure to visit their FB page to know weekly updates
Ragi Kana FB page
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| Some eco friendly household items |
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| Homemade shampoo, detergent, bamboo brushes.. |
