Crayons

“I loved the fact that they were food grade. The colors can also be easily washed off from clothes. Now, I can give him the crayons and do not have to worry,” says a happy mother.

Two companies in India, Avani EarthCraft in the Kumaon hills, and Azafran in Ahmedabad have taken up the initiative to make crayons from natural, plant-based ingredients.

The students of Rajagiri Centre of Business Studies have been organising Crayons since 2011, a day-long fest for children living in orphanages in and around Kochi.