The journey of captivating the innocent smiles of the children began in 1976 when Damodar Suvarna realized that the children needed more than just a living. Coming from an economically weaker section, Suvarna’s dream was to educate the poor children, primarily his community, the Billavas. The Billavas are an ethnic group of Tulunadu, with their basic profession in toddy tapping and agriculture.

Regarded as the Messiah of the underclass, he introduced gender equality at the workplace, creches and primary classes, education for his employees’ children., and medical help to all his employees. The well-being of his staff was accorded with optimistic undertaking including pension funds, provident funds, maternity allowances, and accident compensations which were all to the fore at those times. Employing a thousand people in those times when the nation evoked “ Garibi Hatao” was a big step towards poverty alleviation. Suvarna focused on educating the needy and conducting mass marriage of the unaffordable. He empowered women by eliminating the dowry system and equipping them with enough education that included technical disciplines as well.

The self-made Damodar Suvarna was born in 1924 to a less fortunate couple, in a little village in Mangalore,Karnataka, India. It was the same year that Sree Narayana Guru, a philosopher and social reformer designed Vaikom Satyagraha, the first-ever struggle against apartheid in the world. Later in life, reforming the caste-ridden society of Dakshina Kannada was to become the core area of interest for Damodar Suvarna’s initiatives. Varija D. Suvarna was a woman force behind her husband. She toiled in the farmlands, took care of the cattle, and worked in unison with her labor force. She was a mother of eight children and had hands full to take care of her family.