Entrepreneurs

Chennai-based women entrepreneurs Uma Chandrasekar and Uma Natarajan started Uma Mamis to sell their homemade traditional South Indian snacks. They now get orders from UK, USA, and Europe!

Dolly Kumar, founder of Cosmic Nutracos, the parent company behind FMCG brands Gaia and Skinella, talks about her success mantra and journey as a first generation entrepreneur and an established businesswoman.

Indian-origin American Michelle Ranavat launched the eponymous skincare brand RANAVAT to provide modern skincare solutions while incorporating the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda.

Founded by John Joy and Sanjay Pillai, Bengaluru startup O2-Matic has launched its innovation Portia, a portable instant oxygen generator that provides the life-saving gas in just 40 seconds.

Kolkata-based couple Stuti and Ankit Kothari launched WishCare, a natural skincare brand that champions products made with rice water, to provide affordable ways to nurture healthy skin and hair.

Utopia Farmstay in Nashik has all the ingredients of an eco-friendly home. Adwait and Uttara Kher share more on how they left their jobs to live a sustainable life.

Bengaluru-resident Nagamani, fondly called Mani aunty, is the founder of Roots & Shoots, a hair oil business. Made using a 150-YO recipe, the oil helps reduce hair fall.

Home gardener Azhaku Dheeran from Tamil Nadu shares how she began vermicomposting at home and turned it into a business worth lakhs.

At Manju’s in Brighton, United Kingdom, one can find Gujarati specials like daal dhokli, thepla and more. The eponymous restaurant owner shares her tale of finally becoming a chef at her age.

Nitin and Jia Pamnani, founders of online handicraft and textile retailer iTokri, discuss their motivation behind starting the venture, and how they have built the multi-crore brand into one that thousands across the globe trust.