Asha Prakash

With his unique farming method, Sujith Swami Nikarthil from Kerala has earned fame and profits from his vast sunflower field that has become a tourist hotspot.

After a string of odd jobs, Parameswaran Krishna Iyer started his own line of bamboo artefacts and furniture with Bamboopecker in Bengaluru. Today, they use bamboo in construction projects for private and government entities pan India as well.

'Farmer’s Share' is also a centre for learning, where children and adults can learn practical life skills like farming, weaving, construction, pottery and associated crafts.