Overview
- The two-day fair opened at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road with visitors thronging the venue at the inauguration.
- It is organised by Sahaja Samrudha, Sahaja Seeds and Kisan Mall to introduce the taste, significance and cultural value of local pulses.
- Organisers say more than 100 traditional varieties are on display, including rare types such as red pigeon pea, field beans, horse gram, spotted cowpea and several chickpeas.
- Actor Akshatha Pandavapura, who inaugurated the event, called the showcase a window into local farm and food culture and urged a return to pulse-based foods for health.
- The exhibition doubles as conservation outreach by encouraging interest in farmer-kept seed lines that help sustain agrobiodiversity.