About Us

Rassba farms, since 1991, belongs to Lalitha and Ram. While farming was not something that they ever imagined they would do when they started their life together as man and wife many moons ago, the joyful journey of life has brought has them here.

Here is how it all started. Lalitha’s father, Capt. Shankar Shrauti was a captain in the merchant navy sailing around the world. He started his career at the age of 17, as was the norm those days. In 1990 he had a cardiac incident and the family did its best to convince him not to go back to sea – something that is very difficult for a sailor. Reluctantly he agreed and as a way to keep busy and healthy, said that he will go into farming, like some of his cousins and uncles. Lalitha and Ram, who lived outside the country those days, quickly bought the piece of land in Hesaraghatta in 1991, and Capt. Shrauti and his wife Seethamma started farming.

The farm grew fruits, vegetables, pulses, millets, flowers, which Capt Shrauti focussed on. Seethamma was passionate about cows and looked after the dairy farm. He even inspired his long time friends Capt Shishir Chaudry from Mumbai and Capt. Chatterjee from Australia to buy the adjacent piece of land. In all Capt Shrauti and Seethamma managed the 12 acre farm for over a decade. Commercial aspects were not important as the focus was to keep Capt. Shrauti and Seethamma happy and healthy.

Unfortunately in 2001 Capt Shrauti, who was a long term diabetic, suffered a kidney failure. Farming activities stopped as the schedule of going through dialysis twice a week was exacting. The farm was left idle for 4 years and on the passing away of Capt Shrauti in 2006. Lalitha and Ram came back to India immediately to look after Seethamma.