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‘Crime of being a farmer’: Karnataka bachelors have to go through up to 100 rejections to find a bride
Mallesh from Chikati village is an affluent farmer who has had no luck finding a partner for marriage. Despite land ownership and properties, women consider farmers as unemployed and seek partners with IT or government jobs
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Rural Karnataka bachelors face rigorous financial scrutiny in marriage proposals
In the last four years, Mallesha DP from Devipura village has been trying to experiment with sericulture, aquaculture and other agricultural practices other than traditional farming to increase his earnings. Post-pandemic, potential brides prioritise IT jobs and land ownership in potential partners
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Shame, stigma & despair creep among bachelor Karnataka farmers as marriage prospects dwindle
A farmer in Chikati village. Farmers, after years of rejection, are giving up on the idea of marriage
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Bachelor farmers in Karnataka break caste barriers to improve chances of marriage
A group of about 60 men from villages in Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru districts marched to the Male Mahadeshwara temple to raise awareness about the issue. Farmers argue it is unfair for women to outrightly blacklist men solely for being in the farming profession
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