There are many rural artists in Bangalore who create extremely good work but are striving to get recognition and the simple barrier in their way — language. Language has become one of the biggest problems for these Kannada speaking artists, due to the increasing number of non-Kannada speaking Bangaloreans.
What they needed was a voice and that voice has come to them in the form of Aley.
Aley is a platform or forum for rural artists to reach out to the public and the soul purpose, according to Vani Manohar, Founder of Aley, is to bring to light the beautiful creations of these rural artists.
Due to lack of formal education and finances, these artists do not get their due recognition or sufficient monetary returns because of which at times, they feel like giving up their work. 
Creating a platform for the rural artists was something that was always on Vani’s mind . “Art, for me is a very serious aspect of my life. It’s more than just a hobby,” she says.
 Vani frequented the local santhes or markets to buy art and that’s how she came across the artist J Kadur, the face of Aley.
Kadur began drawing or painting when he was in class five.
This interest grew and after he completed his Pre-university he told his parents he was interested in pursuing arts and a year later, he was taken in to Shantiniketan School, Chikamagalur.
After his graduation, Kadur, a three-time winner of the Mysore Dussera Award, imparted his knowledge to students of art in many schools.
His dream to exhibit his art work at Chitrakala Parishath was finally fulfilled this year.
The exhibition, called Pratiksha was of the ‘woman’ and had two signature features — the wide forehead and small lips, inspired from his wife. The paintings, in beautiful vibrant colours, depicted the woman’s struggle for freedom and recognition in the world. A purple hue painting called ‘I hold the world and yet...’ depicted how the world is in the woman’s hands but still she remains caged.  The idea behind his work, he says, are from the women in his family and his immediate environment.  
Aley attempts to target the corporate sector of Bangalore with regard to buying the paintings as it will help the artists with their work.
Some of Kadur’s paintings that are at Aley are priced between Rs 78,000 to a 1,00,000.