Entrepreneurs

Chennai entrepreneur B L Bengali launched the NFC Board, a sustainable alternative to plywood that involves no wood in its making, and is water-proof, malleable, and fully recyclable.

Toyi Swuro, a 29-year-old arts graduate from Nagaland, repairs and crafts leather shoes at his shoe gallery. An effort to dignify jobs like his in society, this is what his journey looks like.

Hoovu, a subscription-based startup for puja flowers by Yeshoda and Rhea Karuturi from Bengaluru is revolutionising the traditional flower market in India.

T Jayalakshmi, a former teacher from Visakhapatnam makes edible tea cups using ragi and rice flour. Today, she manufactures around 30,000 to 40,000 cups per month.

Odisha entrepreneur and single mother Lalita Debi Singh shares her story of how she went from daily wage work to establishing a paper plate making unit that today earns lakhs and employs local youth and widows.

Surabhi and Chetna Shah’s eco-friendly packaging business Carragreen won funding on Shark Tank India last year. They explain how their sustainable packaging solutions are making a difference.

Friends Anubhav Dubey and Anand Nayak share how failing exams like CA and CAT were not enough to deter them from their common dream, and how they created their startup Chai Sutta Bar that is making differences in more ways than one.

Anchal Abrol and Priya Puri, two mothers from Mumbai launched a healthy snacks brand — Snaqary, offering preservative-free snacks made using traditional grains and natural flavours.

Kamal Kumbhar from Osmanabad spent her early years battling incessant poverty, till one NGO changed the course of her life. Today, she hopes she can play the same role for women like her, by helping them become entrepreneurs.

Kerala resident Ajay Gopinath shares how he grows microgreens in a small room in his house and has made a successful business out of growing the superfood.