Kerala

Kerala is popular for its shoreline, but here’s a list of eight beaches located off the beaten track. From birdwatching and wading to an island at low tide; to visiting fish and prawn farms, you can do as little or as much as you wish to at these quiet places.

Jaya and Parvathy Avanoor from Kerala started a traditionally prepared virgin coconut oil brand — Purvina, with the intent to educate people about its benefits.

Kerala’s State Seed Farm in Aluva will be declared carbon neutral by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The team behind the feat detail the modules they have followed to achieve this status.

Ezekiel Poulose from Kerala owns a 4-acre land where he grows hundreds of varieties of rare medicinal plants and practices integrated farming too.

Bensislas, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has been beekeeping and selling organic honey under his brand — Amma Honey — for the past 10 years. Moringa honey is one of his specialties.

Visiting Kerala in the monsoon? These eight destinations are the best spots to experience the lush beauty and cultural traditions of the rainy season.

Kerala's Lenus Xavier, president of Kochi Bonsai Club, has been growing 200 varieties of bonsai for the past 35 years.

Kerala resident Vinod Venugopal transformed his rubber plantation into a flourishing organic farm where he grows and harvests thousands of kilos of tapioca, alongside yam, coconut, arecanut, seedless lemons, and more.

Kerala-based woman entrepreneur Francy Joshimon runs Minnus Fresh Food Products, a venture that sells homemade and organic mixes made from millets, tapioca, jackfruit and more.

Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a video of En Ooru, Kerala’s first tribal village hamlet that aims to integrate the local population in the state’s booming tourism.