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Chandhini R

Rajapandi and Nithya are co-founders of Theni-based Akathiya Natural Enterprise

How this couple built a global personal care business with Rs7,000 investment; monthly turnover hits Rs12 lakh

Nithya, an ex-banker, and her engineer husband Rajapandi began handcrafting organic soaps in their kitchen in Theni, Tamil Nadu, in 2018. Today, their startup Akathiya Natural exports products globally and is targeting Rs 2 crore turnover this year

By Chandhini R
May 07, 2025 00:03 IST 6 Min read
Joseph KS, 69, on his dragon fruit farm in Ranni, Kerala Farming
Ex-banker turns rocky land into dragon fruit paradise; clocks Rs50 lakh annual turnover
By Chandhini R
May 02, 2025 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Jasal K set up his hi-tech oyster mushroom unit in Kozhikode in 2018 Farming
From unsold packets to Rs 5.5 lakh monthly revenue, how this man built a mushroom business
By Chandhini R
Apr 09, 2025 00:04 IST 5 Min read
Five women mushroom farmers who started from a room and now earn lakhs Farming
Five women mushroom farmers who started from a room and now earn lakhs
By Chandhini R & Rashmi Pratap
Mar 08, 2025 00:01 IST 3 Min read
Vidhu Rajeev's farm integrates dairy and poultry farming with the cultivation of veggies and spices Farming
How this Kerala woman turned barren land into a Rs2-crore agribusiness
By Chandhini R
Mar 05, 2025 00:08 IST 5 Min read
(From left) Saurabh Munjal, Saurabh Bhutna and Nikhil Doda set up Lahori Zeera in 2017 Enterprise
How three cousins built Lahori Zeera into a Rs 525 crore desi beverage business
By Chandhini R
Feb 10, 2025 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Chitralekha grows oyster mushrooms and also makers spawns at her Kannur unit Farming
From Rs 35 investment to Rs 1.5 lakh monthly turnover, how this Kerala woman scripted a mushroom success story
By Chandhini R
Jan 27, 2025 00:05 IST 5 Min read
Jasmine, who has lost her vision, is at her Appoos Food production centre with her workers Enterprise
How this visually impaired woman set up a thriving food business in Kerala; clocks Rs4 lakh monthly turnover
By Chandhini R
Dec 06, 2024 00:04 IST 6 Min read
Muhammed Bin Farooq, the 28-year-old fish billionaire from Kerala Enterprise
How this 28-year-old Kerala man built a Rs2 crore ornamental fish business
By Chandhini R
Nov 29, 2024 00:15 IST 5 Min read
Laveena Jain, a cancer survivor, set up Tripti Foods in Meerut in 2011 Enterprise
Cancer survivor builds Rs39 lakh pickle business with Rs1500 investment
By Chandhini R
Nov 25, 2024 00:03 IST 5 Min read
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