Gujarat

Gaatha, an organisation established by three National Institute of Design (NID) graduates, preserves the work of traditional craftspersons by telling their stories, and engaging in in-depth research and archival work.

Gujarat-based couple Himanshu and Tanvi Patel run Svadya, which sells organic and raw honey, for which they practice beekeeping. This also serves as an alternative to the use of chemicals on their farm.

Neeta Patel from Gujarat is hailed as a ‘water champion’ for her work on water conservation and women empowerment.

For her selfless and immense hard work, Prabhaben Shah from Daman was awarded India’s fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri in January 2022.

Vadilal, an ice cream company started by Vadilal Gandhi in 1907 Gujarat, is now run by the fifth generation and continues to have a stronghold in India and 45 other countries.

Bhagvanji Rupapara's birdhouse is 140 feet long and has 2,500 earthen pots which shelter thousands of birds.

Sneha Shahi from Gujarat is one of the 18 young activists affiliated with UNEP’s Plastic Tide Turner Campaign and winner of the Youth for Earth Award.

Pushpa Patel, a resident of Gujarat, started mushroom farming with an investment of Rs 15,000. Her thriving business of mushroom khakras also helps other women earn.

We meet Shahid Bikapurwala, a resident of Gujarat's Kevadi village, who runs Ubha Seth's Shop, a unique general store that runs round the clock and has no doors, locks, and sometimes, even a shopkeeper.

Shivabhai Ravjibhai Gohil, a native of Gujarat's Bhavnagar district designed a unique wedding invitation card that transforms into a bird house for sparrows after use. #Viral