Abira: Pune’s all-women enterprise where slum dwellers handcraft ecofriendly products for global brands

Mohini Netaji Avadhute was married when she was just 17. Motherhood followed soon and life [...]

Banker during the week, farmer over the weekend: How Prateek Sharma built Bhopal’s Green & Grains organic grocery start-up

When Prateek Sharma moved to Bhopal in 2015 while working with the Kotak Mahindra Bank, [...]

Farohar: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes

A sleepy coastal town in Gujarat, about 180km from Mumbai, is home to one of [...]

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From bamboo toothbrushes to probiotic dish wash bars, Chennai’s Goli Soda takes sustainable living to the next level

Charcoal soap, wheat straw cups, seed pencils, plantable notepads, bamboo toothbrushes, probiotic dish wash bars [...]

How this Rajasthan farmer went from zero to millions with organic farming using his own manures & sprays

In 2000, when organic farming was still in its infancy in Rajasthan, Ratan Lal Daga [...]

Kashmir’s women entrepreneurs combine innovation with social media to run successful start-ups

Kashmir is seeing a new generation of young women entrepreneurs who are beating the challenges [...]

Lambani: How bold Banjara embroidery with cowrie & coins travelled from Bellary to the world

Twisted hair locks on either side of cheeks, arms full of ivory and glass bangles, [...]

In pictures: Jaipur’s oldest single screen theatre Gem Cinema turns multi-art complex

On July 4, 1964, Rajasthan’s biggest single screen cinema hall was opened for public in [...]

Tamil Nadu: How Deepika Velmurugan set up a successful home business by taking Kolam from doorstep to drawing room

It was in 2019 that Deepika Velmurugan found a cradle separator – used for keeping [...]

Himalayan Weavers: Hand-woven woollens by tribes in the Himalayas find a global market

Sometime in the early 2000s, when Ghayur Alam was researching biodiversity conservation in Uttarakhand, he [...]