Daughter

After flight attendant Yachika Chopra lost her job, she started Circa in April 2021 that is fuelled by her late mother's love for pickles.

Passionate about experimental and unplanned travel for 15 years, Archana Dutta writes what its like to be on the road with her child whom she is 'unschooling'.

Aavaram, a skin and hair care range, started at home by a doting mother in Chennai, today ships out more than 200 orders every month.

When Sreevidya M R, a doting mother in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, whipped up a family remedy to treat her daughter's dandruff, little did she know it would lead to starting her own brand — Agada Herbal Remedies.

“I often visit the Nanak Piao Sahib Gurudwara in North Delhi and while once inside it is always peaceful and clean, the sight just outside was not so pleasing to the eyes,”

'Baking World' by Tanya is another example of a home-cooked food venture that thrived during the lockdown.

"Whatever looked run down in my own home, I would repaint it. Then I thought if I could do it for someone else," recalls co-founder Riti Jain Dhar.

"She started with almost nothing. She fills my heart with pride every single day. Everyone in the village feels that way," says her farmer father, who earns a dollar a day.

Having recreated 100+ dishes with natural clay, Sudha gets nearly 150 orders a month from across India and even countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and USA! #WomenEntrepreneurs

From battling depression, gaining confidence from their daughters to leaving a deeply abusive marriage, these moms ensure they lived life on their terms.