Tamil Nadu

Ramanathapuram forest range officer S Sathish has worked for over five years to mitigate poaching, saving the Olive Ridley Turtle, carrying out underwater plastic waste clean ups, and more to protect the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in Tamil Nadu.

Living behind a life in Amsterdam, Shammy Jacob returned to his hometown in Tamil Nadu with his wife Charlotte Van't Klooster to set up an organic farm that's also an eco-friendly homestay

The Bay of Life Surf School & Ocean Literacy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, started by Showkath Jamal, is ensuring that you get a lesson in surfing and ocean safety along with a dose of wildlife preservation and pollution control.

Gujiyas are typically served during Holi, but Bombay Sweets in Thanjavur sells it year-round. The eatery, established in 1949 by Guru Dayal Sharma from Mathura, sells a modified version of the snack, called chandrakala.

Bhatirappan from Tamil Nadu has performed in over 300 kummi shows and has taught over 150 students this traditional yet very simplistic dance form.

Appearing regularly on television cooking shows in Tamil Nadu, Yogambal Sundar has also taught over 400 recipes, which include traditional recipes, along with pre and post-natal dishes for pregnant and new mothers.

Visakh Sasikumar, founder of the startup Pi Beam, just launched the PiMo micro-utility e-bike. It costs Rs 30,000

P M Murugesan, a school drop out from a village in Tamil Nadu, uses his ingenious to develop a machine which makes ropes out of banana fibre. The ropes are then used to make eco-friendly bags, baskets and more.

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri couple Ex-Joint Director of Agriculture RR Suseela and Ex-Assistant Director N Madhubalan are cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and small trees on their 1500 square foot roof garden.