Small Businesses of India

Bengaluru-based Poojitha Prasad started Deccan Diaries to promote traditional Southern Indian spice mixes across the country. The venture has 15 types of spice mixes

Fondly known as 'Ammiji' in Amritsar, 92-year-old Rajinder Kaur Chatha is whipping up a spicy success with her homemade blends. Her startup story is the perfect inspiration for women entrepreneurs

With rosewood stairs, mud walls and flooring made from old Portuguese ships, this sprawling 200-year-old house promises a unique vacation

During the lockdown, 79-year-old Kokila Parekh started a chai masala business from Mumbai home to keep herself active.

Samir and Hemali from Mumbai turned vegans two decades ago and raised their children as vegans. Here’s how they found alternatives to everything, including ice cream

Malsawmi was a homemaker until she decided to start ‘Zo Weave’, selling the traditional handwoven ‘Puak Puan’ and ‘Puan’.

Once the fibre was obtained, the plant components that remains is used to make a liquid extract, Arka. This is used by farmers as bio-fertliser and for pest control. #innovation

Assam’s Dipali Bhattacharyya invested a small amount to start her homemade pickle brand ‘Prakrity’. Here’s how she made a success out of her home business.

Moreover, they sell products like pouches, totes, and box bags made using paper textiles created from cotton waste.

The homemakers also get orders from countries like Australia and Canada where their gulkand, dried rose petals, and rosebuds are popular.