Alappuzha

On weekends, a software tester from Kochi nurtures 300 vibrant Portulaca varieties from half an acre—fulfilling 50–100 orders daily by transforming her passion into profit.

Raphi Ramanath, a biology teacher at Vignjana Vilasini Higher Secondary School (VVHSS) in Kerala, has set up a herbal garden with 150 plants and a Miyawaki forest with over 450 trees on campus.

From neon baby-sized umbrellas to ones that have Bluetooth connectivity and a fan, Kerala’s popy umbrellas have explored every level of innovation in the past 25 years.

"All these people are like our own family members now. So we no longer need to book hotels or eat in a restaurant in these areas. Our family is ready to welcome us. In a way, it is money saving!”

From a device that saves people from electrocution to turning discarded matchboxes into radios, Rishikesh CS is truly a master of innovations!

“A four-month-old baby was sick with fever. The family was unable to reach the hospital—their home was on an isolated island surrounded by vast paddy fields that were under waist-deep water. The house was almost ‘floating’.”

Instead of driving off without a care, Geetha Santhosh rushed the bleeding strangers to the hospital without any help from the onlookers.

To be held in the beautiful palm-fringed waterways of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Kollam districts, Kerala Boat Race League is where tradition will meet new-age sporting style!

On a daily basis, it is reported that Meghalaya generates over 500 hundred tonnes of garbage, out of which its capital city, Shillong, roughly accounts for a staggering 150 tonnes alone!

Besides asking parents to enlighten their kids about the sweat and blood that goes in each profession, the circular also directs parents to incorporate the same about their own professions by taking children to their workplaces.