Entrepreneurs

Prasanna Natarajan started a food business with his school friend Shreyas Raghav. The duo wanted to reintroduce chutneys in mainstream food markets and take them outside India.

Pune resident Sharmila Jain Oswal established her NGO Green Energy Foundation to help farmers, revive water sources, and implement smart farming methods including growing water-efficient crops like millet. She also co-founded ‘Gud Mom’ with her son Shubham, which sells millet-based products. Here's her look at her journey as an entrepreneur.

Nagaland’s Lhüvevolü A Rhakho shares how she learned to grow quality chemical-free shiitake mushrooms and set up Native Organics, which sells value-added mushroom products across the country.

When Somashekar Pogula's father passed away in 2013, it left a deep impact on him. In a bid to do something that would enable people to eat right and help farmers earn better, he started Adithi Millets in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

Business school graduate Sudhanshu Sharma returned from London and turned a barren land into a beautiful organic farm with his wife Susmita Roy. They run Jaivik Jeevan to deliver organic supplies across India, as well as help farmers earn.

Udaipur resident Digvijay Singh is a self-taught chocolatier who runs Saraam, a bean to bar company that incorporates indigenous fruits like ice apple, kokum, baer and more in delicious chocolate slabs.

Lalita Devi runs Avinisha Jhola Udyog in Bihar, and supports her family as a successful entrepreneur today. But over a decade ago, she trapped in a marriage with an alcoholic husband This is her story of determination and grit.

Founded by entrepreneur Chitresh Sinha, The Plated Project strives to solve the hunger crisis in India through decorative and artistic items. It's where art joins hands with commerce and impact to create social innovation.

I-Venture @ISB’s Social Impact Accelerator aims to give all the support that startups in the social impact sector need. Here’s how.

Chandana Gade co-founded Seedbasket Agro Services with her husband Naveen, to source native seeds from the villages and make them available to urban gardeners looking to grow their own vegetables.