From a small, obscure town to a life shaped by books, borders and belief, Geeta Canpadee’s journey is a testament to resilience, curiosity and quiet courage   Geeta Canpadee A Childhood Where Curiosity Replaced Convenience Growing up in Koppal, a small town in Northern Karnataka in the 1970s, Geeta Canpadee’s early world was shaped by scarcity—of resources, access and opportunity. “I grew up in Koppal… hardly visible on India’s map,” she recalls. Her school was the town’s ver