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Maria Kuriakose, founder of Thenga CocoEnterprise

This consultant quit her job to recycle coconut shells; empowers artisans and women

Maria Kuriakose set up Thenga Coco in 2019 to recycle coconut shells into lasting, sustainable handmade products. Kerala's women-led enterprise provides dignified livelihood to craftspeople and clocked Rs1 crore in revenues in FY23, mostly through exports

By Riya Singh
May 08, 2024 00:23 IST 5 Min read
Nitesh Agarwal sells Chikankari products in 40 countriesEnterprise
How this school dropout from Lucknow took Chikankari art across the world
By Riya Singh
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Indira and Divya Chowfin at their farm and their products (right)Enterprise
How this mother-daughter duo built a farm-to-table startup in the Himalayas
By Rashmi Pratap
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Khamir is preserving and archiving the traditional crafts of Kachchh Enterprise
How Khamir is preserving the traditional crafts of Kachchh
By Aruna Raghuram
Feb 07, 2024 00:02 IST 7 Min read
Grass entrepreneur and psychologist-farmerNewsletter
Grass entrepreneur and psychologist-farmer
By Rashmi Pratap
Jan 14, 2024 11:03 IST 2 Min read
Payal Nath, founder, Kadam Haat with some productsEnterprise
How Payal Nath built a Rs 2 crore ecofriendly products business with grass; empowers artisans
By Aruna Raghuram
Jan 12, 2024 23:27 IST 8 Min read
Around 80 percent of Okhai's employees are women Enterprise
How Okhai handcrafted a success story with 25,000 rural women artisans and one e-commerce platform
By Anusha Sundar
Nov 20, 2023 13:46 IST 9 Min read
Esha Shah set up Maisha in 2018Enterprise
Ahmedabad girl quits CA studies, sets up Rs 5 crore designer bag venture
By Aruna Raghuram
Nov 06, 2023 00:02 IST 8 Min read
Pooja Kanth set up her eponymous handicrafts business in 2015Enterprise
From Rs 5,000 to Rs 30 lakh, how Pooja Kanth set up a profitable home business
By Bilal Khan
Oct 30, 2023 00:20 IST 6 Min read
Kalyani Chavali, Founder of Sahrudaya Foods (Left) and handmade snacks being prepared in the kitchen (right) Enterprise
Chemical engineer’s healthy food startup finds global buyers, empowers rural women
By Aruna Raghuram
Oct 09, 2023 12:17 IST 8 Min read
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