Kerala

Like Kerala's 22-year-old Vismaya, Noujisha A too was a victim of domestic violence in abusive marriage. What she has to say about what she went through is something we all need to hear.

Maria Kuriakose, a resident of Thrissur, Kerala, launched Thenga, to manufacture bowls and other products from coconut shells, which were otherwise discarded as waste.

S Sivaganesh, a qualified engineer, went back to his village on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, to use different farming methods and earn up to Rs 13 Lakh annually

Seema Ratheesh, a mathematics teacher from Kasargod district in Kerala, used her extra time during the COVID-19 lockdown to organically cultivate the Sugar Queen variety of watermelons.

Kevin Jacob, a first-year engineering student from Thrissur, Kerala, has come up with his own mask that has an in-built speaker and amplifier, which he made using a 3D-printer he innovated in class 8.

Kaviya Cherian from Cochin, Kerala, launched Green Heirloom, a traditional cookware business, after experiencing the difference it makes to the taste of the food being cooked.

Finland-based Unnikrishnan Kurup launched Venture Village in his hometown in Kerala to inculcate and implement Finnish ways of education and learning to promote holistic growth of young children.

In Kerala's Peruvemba village, one family has been making the Mridangam, a Carnatic instrument, for four generations. They make two types of Mridangams - Ech and Thag.

Harikrishnan and Lakshmi started their trip from Kerala and visited states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. They chronicle their experiences on YouTube, with over 100,000 subscribers.

A quick tour through Palakkad's Ponnu mami's house reveals her inherent obsession with pickles. She has been making and selling various types of pickles for over 30 years now.