Kerala

Beating the odds, Geetha Saleesh from Kerala didn't let her disability get in the way of running her successful online business that delivers pan India.

Anandu Ajay, Mohammed Shafi and Mohammed Shanavas started the 'BTech Chai' in Kollam, Kerala. It offers over 50 flavours of tea ranging between Rs 5 to Rs 45.

Baburaj used bamboo reinforcement to build a sustainable, ecofriendly homestay in Wayanad, Kerala.

Kerala-born entrepreneur Ashwin Sreenivas has earned a spot in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for his AI-based startup Campfire, which helps companies manage and build large communities online.

Teen farmer Banupriya and her father Dayatmaji, residents of Kerala, have grown a near-extinct and rare variety of red rice, which is said to have many medicinal benefits and has been used since ancient times.

Kerala's K V Muhammad Gurukkal has won several accolades as well as being nominated twice for the President’s award for preserving the art form Kalaripayattu.

P Sukumaran, from Kerala, has been a walking librarian for the last 41 years, going to at least 35 houses every day to deliver books to women and children.

India’s first bamboo band, Vayala was born on the banks of river Nila to preserve the dying culture of erstwhile princely state Valluvanadan.

Breaking the glass ceiling and several barriers on the bay, 25-year-old Haritha KK from Alappuzha in Kerala has become the first woman captain of fishing vessels in India.

M K Nishanth, a farmer from Wayanad, Kerala, was fascinated with growing different crops. Today, his backyard and ancestral farmland are filled with a plethora of plantain varieties.