Tamil Nadu

The 50-year-old who hails from Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district has mastered a low-cost and unique leaf-culture technique that frees farmers from seed plantation!

The former Chief Election Commissioner, who completed his education in his hometown and Chennai, told me about the time he could not secure an admission in an engineering college when he was asked about the actor Shivaji Ganesan.

We might think that the box, filled with festive goodies, to be either gifted to others or ourselves, is all we were getting. But, what if I tell you that with every order you placed with Amazon, you brought a smile to someone’s face?

“My hometown Kovilpatti is very famous for the Kadalai Mittai. It's an anytime snack. After moving out of my native town, I stock packets of it at home. A perfect snack not many people know about."

“There were 328 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in the village. They had neither house nor land. I could uplift them to APL (Above Poverty Line). I think as a Sarpanch that was my biggest achievement and my happiest memory.”

In August this year, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) seized 1.5 tonne of adulterated tea dust from Coimbatore.

"Women are conditioned into thinking that underwear must be of a particular type. Thuvam hopes to pave a new path in how underwear is perceived, produced and used."

Located in the Thanjavur district and spread across 564 acres, the lake was responsible for irrigating 6,000 acres of agricultural land. However, due to constant misuse and exploitation by the soil mafia, it did not hold sufficient water.

The one-of-its-kind farm has not only been a source of learning for the farmers in the village but also for researchers across India!

Lovingly made by hand, these melt-in-your-mouth chocolates are also a brilliant way of empowering rural women artisans! #Lifestyle #EatHealthy