Tamil Nadu

Krishnan Subramanian and Gowri Gopinath quit their jobs to return to Madurai and start YellowBag, an eco-friendly venture that sells the traditional Manjapai, or yellow bags, to encourage people to switch to cloth bags.

Nivetha and Yatharth decided to ditch the usual customs of the a traditional Hindu marriage to hold a self-respecting wedding to commemorate their love. What does this type of wedding look like?

S Sumathi, a teacher from Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, took up the herculean task of renovating this anganwadi. From painting it and setting up a fence to growing a nutrition garden - she bore the expenses herself.

Kiru Maikkapillai from Salem, Tamil Nadu, sells value-added products made out of turmeric via his startup The Divine Foods.

Tamil Nadu farmer P Bhuvaneshwari started her farming journey with home gardening, before turning her 10-acre land into an organic paradise, free of any chemicals. She shares tips and hacks of how she did it.

Agra-based founder of Tiggle, Anuva Kakkar shares her journey of building her startup around premium hot chocolate powder. The brand empowers cocoa farmers from Tamil Nadu and employs those who lost their job during the lockdown.

Want to build an ecofriendly home? Srinath Gautam and Vinoth Kumar run Bhutha Architecture, a sustainable architecture studio in Coimbatore that use the five 'Panch Bootha' elements.

Tamil Nadu-based architect Sivapriya Vinithkumar started Fusion Fluids with her husband Vinithkumar. They brew a tea out of raspberry, gooseberry and fenugreek, which is an alternate for caffeinated drinks and green tea.

Chinnathambi from Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, makes 600-800 dosas daily. He also serves idli, parotta, uttapams and omelettes with free side dishes up till midnight.

Meendum Manjapai: IAS officer Supriya Sahu’s new eco-friendly initiative is an ode and bid to revive Tamil Nadu's ancient practice of using yellow cloth bags instead of plastic.