small business

Hiranyamayi Shivani and her daughter-in-law Manjari Singh from Delhi cook and sell Bihari delicacies through their cloud kitchen, The Chhaunk.

Homemaker-turned-agripreneur Jaimy Saji collects jackfruit seeds from farmers to make preservative-free health products such as instant payasam, coffee powder, and dosa mix.

Electric two-wheelers are more popular than ever, especially among India’s middle class. But a few businesses in Delhi are ingeniously using them to boost their profits while curbing vehicle emissions in the Capital.

Gurugram-based Veena Malhotra started Veena Ji’s Hair Oil at the age of 64, using the benefits of Ayurveda to create oils infused with herbs like ashwagandha, amla, and more.

Deepika Velmuragan from Srirangam sells wooden home decor painted with traditional kolam designs on Instagram, through her brand Home2Cherish.

Kalpana and her sister-in-law Uma Jha launched JhaJi pickles, an online store that offers 12 types of traditional homemade pickles from Mithila

Kerala couple Devakumar and Saranya quit their corporate jobs in the UAE to launch Papla, a venture that makes sustainable tableware, grow bags and more from arecanut leaf sheaths.

Akash Singh, the 21-year-old founder of Energinee Innovations, recycles waste from temples in Delhi NCR to make eco-friendly idols.

A transwoman entrepreneur from Kochi, Amritha Joseph Mathew shares her painful coming out journey and how she rose from the ashes to find economic independence.

Chandni Khandelwal from Odisha launched her startup Ecoloop last year to provide handmade and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic using bamboo, palm leaves, sabai grass and more.