Mumbai

Jameel Shah, came from Bihar to Mumbai's Dharavi in the hope of meeting celebs. Today his 'Shah Shoes' makes 200 shoes per month for the likes of Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kylie Minogue, Hrithik Roshan and more.

Founded in 2019, the Path Pradarshak Foundation is a registered non-profit that has been conducting free online classes for the less privileged looking to crack competitive exams and get admission into institutions like IIT, NIT, IISc, top medical colleges and even the NDA.

A few months into the lockdown, three friends started their bicycle journey from Mumbai armed with a laptop, hotspot & one bag. They passed Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Hubli, Davanagere, Bengaluru, Salem, Madhuri and Tirunelveli before stopping in Kanyakumari.

Carbon Craft Design, founded in 2019 by Mumbai-based Tejas Sidnal, is making carbon tiles from polluted air using a zero-waste process.

Masala Tokri is a labour of love started by Urmila and Aarti Samant from Mumbai in 2018. Some of their spice mixes like Malvani Chicken masala and Awadhi biryani are straight from the heartland of India.

Mumbai-based Shikha Dalmia started Spin a Yarn with her mother-in-law, Madhurata Deshmukh in 2018. The platform has over 120 narrators, most of them senior citizens, who narrate children’s tales in the 22 languages recognised by the Indian constitution.

Hari Kotian, along with his brother, Prasad, speak of how they tweaked their family Udupi restaurant into a fast food chain in Mumbai.

Sensafe, a device made by Mumbai resident Shiv Kampani helps reduce the response time that in most cases leads to large fire accidents.

Somnath Pal from Mumbai grows over 200 varieties of water lilies, 80 varieties of lotuses, and 15 varieties of other water plants. The lilies are priced anywhere between Rs 1,000 to Rs 45,000. He shares a few tips on how you too can become a water lily farmer.

The scriptwriter behind iconic TV shows like Crime Patrol and Kasautii Zindagi Kay, Afzal Razvi shares the story of the immense struggle that preceded his success.