rural upliftment

Harshit Sahdev's startup 'Himshakti' is boosting incomes of farmers by taking Uttarakhand's ancient 'Pahadi Namak' or flavoured salts to countries like France, UK, Russia and the USA.

70-year-old Kanchan Parulekar helms Swayamsiddha, a Kolhapur-based organisation that, in the last 28 years, has worked to create women entrepreneurs. The businesses range from bakeries to food processing units, bag manufacturing units, beauty parlours and handicrafts.