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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

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