Sujata G works at Raj Tiles, handling conveyor belts moving clay slabs that become Mangalore Tiles eventually. She is among the handful of people in the coastal region who works currently in an ...

Introduced to India in 1860 by a German missionary, Mangalorean tiles are named after the city of Mangalore, in Karnataka state, where the first clay tile factory was established. They are known ...

The owners claim that regulations meant for major mineral mining and transportation are being applied for extraction of clay required for manufacturing Mangalore tiles. It has put owners into trouble.