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The city of Bagalkot lies in the northern part of Karnataka state of India. Geographically located on the
north side of the Ghataprabha River, it is 533 meters above sea level and is the district headquarters. The
culture of Bagalkot has been influenced traditionally by Kannada culture with prominent traces of Marathi
culture as well, partly because of the district‘s proximity to Maharashtra and partly because of its past
history of being a taluk under the Bombay Presidency. The traditional cuisine of the district is typical of
the North Karnataka cuisine of the region. Jowar based food such as Bhakri are popular. As with most
North Karnataka districts, Jhunka, a garbanzo beans based dish is very popular and is usually eaten with
Bhakri; Ilkal town in Bagalkot district is famous for the Ilkal sarees manufactured here.The North
Karnataka dialect of Kannada is primarily spoken in the district. Kannada itself is classified as a
Dravidian language. The ethnologue identifies Bijapur Kannada as the closest dialect to the particular
dialect of Bagalkot.

Challenges for the School head-

1. The educational background of the (first generation learners) First generation learners are
‗disadvantaged learners‘ who are disadvantaged from an educational and economic point of view.
They are considered to be linguistically deficient, academically unsuccessful and socially and
economically backward. Very often parents take their children to work in agricultural field so that
they can contribute towards the family‘s income. As a result, many of these learners remain under-
achievers, school dropouts and failures in academics which is directly related to the opportunities
they get later in their lives. Those who are well-off prefer admitting their children in Belgaum,
Hubli or Hyderabad and take pride in that.

2. Parents are not well educated approximately 554 parents are having not gone beyond schooling
whereas 280 are graduates and 181 are above graduates.
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