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Aruna Raghuram

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Seven agripreneurs connecting farmers with consumers

Some agripreneurs, including engineers, MBAs, and scientists, have built successful enterprises on the farm-to-fork model, eliminating middlemen between farmers and consumers. This helps farmers receive fair prices and provides fresh produce to consumers

By Chandhini R & Aruna Raghuram
Jul 25, 2025 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Satish Mahto set up Feedko Agrokart in 2016 Farming
This MBA clocks Rs 1 crore annual turnover by managing agri waste; empowers farmers with higher incomes
By Aruna Raghuram
Jun 04, 2025 01:13 IST 7 Min read
Five microgreens entrepreneurs who started in 100 sq ft and now earn lakhs monthly Farming
Five microgreens entrepreneurs who started in 100 sq ft and now earn lakhs monthly
By Rama Devi Menon & Aruna Raghuram
May 26, 2025 00:04 IST 3 Min read
Manmoy Maji began making murals on the walls of government schools in 2022 Art & Culture
This MBA artist works in a fintech during the week, creates murals on school walls over weekends
By Aruna Raghuram
Apr 14, 2025 00:04 IST 4 Min read
Dr Binish Desai holding up a board of Eco-wood (left) and Lantana Camara weed (right) Enterprise
This innovator converts Lantana Camara weed into ecofriendly ‘wood’; empowers tribal people
By Aruna Raghuram
Apr 02, 2025 00:04 IST 6 Min read
Gaurav Anand with a hyacinth fusion sari (left) and a sari from Swachhatapukare Foundation (Right) Enterprise
Engineer quits Tata Group to turn water weed into saris; clocks Rs 1.2 crore annual turnover
By Aruna Raghuram
Mar 12, 2025 00:05 IST 6 Min read
Shashank Nimkar 's Earth Tatva recycles industrial ceramic waste into durable wares Enterprise
NID grad recycles ceramic waste into durable ceramic ware; industrial tie-ups in the offing
By Aruna Raghuram
Feb 28, 2025 00:12 IST 6 Min read
Borra Srinivas Rao Enterprise
Engineer quits job to process millets; annual revenues cross Rs 1 crore
By Aruna Raghuram
Jan 31, 2025 00:01 IST 6 Min read
Aravind Thippanaik’ Art & Culture
This IIM-Bangalore MBA makes sculptures to create empathy towards animals
By Aruna Raghuram
Jan 12, 2025 00:02 IST 6 Min read
Sushmita Kaneri set up Gullakaari in 2023 Enterprise
Software engineer revives endangered art forms; annual revenues hit Rs50 lakh in just 2 years
By Aruna Raghuram
Jan 01, 2025 01:18 IST 7 Min read
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