Chhattisgarh

Smarika Chandrakar, an engineer-MBA farmer, at her farm in Charmudiya village in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district

Farming

MBA woman farmer harvests 55,000 kg tomatoes per acre; turns around her family farm

Smarika Chandrakar quit her job in Pune and grows tomatoes, cucumber and other vegetables in Chhattisgarh. Now one of the biggest vegetable growers in the state, she harvests 60,000 kg of brinjal per acre and sells veggies in local mandis and other states

By Rashmi Pratap

May 27, 2024 00:19 IST logo

5 Min read

Bastar, Bazaar, and Bunko Junko

Bastar, Bazaar, and Bunko Junko

By Rashmi Pratap

Nov 26, 2023 11:01 IST logo

3 Min read

Bastar Se Bazaar Tak is associated with 1150 tribal women in 17 villages of Chhattisgarh

Forest to fork: Chhattisgarh entrepreneur takes natural food products from forests to urban consumers, empowers tribal women

By Aruna Raghuram

Nov 24, 2023 00:57 IST logo

7 Min read

Kabir Chandrakar at his farm in Mujgahan Village in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh’s MBA farmer earns Rs6 lakh per acre through guava farming

By Rashmi Pratap

Oct 13, 2023 00:25 IST logo

6 Min read

Nukkad Café, with outlets in Raipur and Bhilai, is an inclusive chain of cafés. Pic: Nukkad Café

How this Chhattisgarh engineer’s inclusive café chain is breaking stereotypes

By Bilal Khan

Sep 22, 2023 00:03 IST logo

7 Min read