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“My end goal is to empower small scale farmers’ communities. I want to help them become self-reliant and climate-resilient,” says the Mumbai entrepreneur. #FarmersFirst #WomenEntrepreneurs

“Losing someone close to me drove me to work towards making organic food more accessible to people in the country. This was the beginning of Green Sense,” says Siddharth.

“Our vision is to make good food and a holistic lifestyle easy for people. We want to develop and nurture a sense of purpose which is greener and more sustainable,” says Akshay, the co-founder.

Chikoo Parlour sells sweets, toffees, milkshakes and ice cream in their outlets—sourced from directly from farmers!

"Until I left home for college, I had never used shampoo from a bottle! It was all home-made," says founder Sunita Jaju #LiveGreen

"The lady who came to work in my house was trained in embroidery. Her village in UP is famous for that. I asked her if she would like to work with me. She agreed, and we haven’t looked back ever since,” says the fashion designer behind the brand. #WomenEntrepreneur #SmallBusinessesOfIndia

"Hardly anyone was using traditional Indian fabrics to make clothes for children aged five years and under. The available options were either overpriced or imported," says co-founder Shilpi Sharma Bedi.