Sanjana Santhosh

24-year-old Ranodeep Saha from Kolkata runs the Rare Planet, wherein he sells indigenous handicrafts made of terracotta, copper, wood, ceramic, brass, and marble. The company, co-founded by Vijay Kumar, has involved over 10,000 local artisans from all over India.

Srikanth Garampally, a farmer from Telangana, grows magic rice, or boka saul. This variety is mostly grown in Assam, and can be cooked in 30 minutes by simply soaking it in either hot or cold water. The rice requires no fuel to cook, and contains 10.73 per cent fibre and 6.8 per cent protein.

Indian Railways is recruiting for several vacancies. Interested candidates can appear for walk-in-interviews on January 28 and 29, 2021. Read on for more details.

Ayyappa Das (39) a native of Ernakulam in Kerala, started breeding guppy fish at home after he lost his carpentry job due to COVID-19. To date, he has sold over 5,000 guppies, and has over 1,500 at home, in 18 different varieties. He shares tips on how one can breed guppies at home easily.

Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri couple Ex-Joint Director of Agriculture RR Suseela and Ex-Assistant Director N Madhubalan are cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and small trees on their 1500 square foot roof garden.

Chidambaram Nair, a 93-year-old native of Kozhikode in Kerala, is a retired school teacher who has been organic farming since he was a child. He credits his health to the practice, and consumes only the produce he grows himself.

Remya and Shijith, a couple from Kannur district in Kerala, wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle for the sake of their first child. They began growing vegetables and fruits at home, and eventually opened a nursery, wherein they sell a variety of fruits and vegetables, organic manure, groundnut cake, bone meal and cow dung powder, and hybrid seeds, among many other products.

40-year-old Laibi Oinam took up the job of an auto driver to support her children and bedridden husband. In 2015, filmmaker Meena Longjam made a documentary on her, which won a National Award in the non-feature category. Laibi also recently made headlines when she ferried a nurse who had recovered from COVID-19 for 140 km, when everyone else refused to do so.

Tamil Nadu native Elavarasi Jayakanth’s dream business was destroyed when she lost all her money in a robbery at her supermarket in 2011. With less than Rs 100, she rebuilt her venture, Aswathi Hot Chips, which now has four outlets across Thrissur in Kerala, and sells a variety of chips, cakes, and pickles.

Abdul Shameer and Sadakkathulla from Kozhikode, Kerala, are distributing 'fresh' tender coconuts with expiry and date of collection. With their Royal Karikku venture, they're also helping coconut farmers earn more.