Tamil Nadu

P Bindu from Theni, Tamil Nadu, started farming after her two daughters joined school. Through her innovative farming methods and enterprising nature, she today sells value-added products like sun-dried vegetables and podis (powders).

IAS officer Alby John Verghese has rescued and rehabilitated hundreds trapped in bonded labour in rural Tamil Nadu. This has led to numerous transformations in their lives.

In Tamil Nadu, 100-odd families of the Oddar community in the hamlet of Thammampatti have been making wooden art pieces with intricate details for over 75 years. Watch this video to see why their work is monumental.

Tamil Nadu resident and MBA graduate Karthick G launched Pikbig, a ‘boutique on wheels’ that brings the experience of shopping for clothes right to the customer’s doorstep.

Coimbatore-based potter M Sivasamy has built an eco-friendly clay fridge that needs zero electricity to keep vegetables, fruits, curd, etc fresh for upto four days. Watch this video to see how his brilliant device works.

Tamil Nadu resident Nimal Raghavan left his high paying job in Dubai to return to his village and revive water bodies, irrigate land, and help lakhs after Cyclone Gaja.

Áine Edwards, an Ireland-native who worked in Chennai for a decade, helped kids in Mahabalipuram become surfers and skateboarders of repute.

A trailblazer in many ways, Dr N Kalaiselvi has created history by becoming the first woman director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Laxmi Ammal and Kasthuri Sivaraman, a mother-daughter duo who are now grandmothers, decided to start the Pico farm stay in Tamil Nadu.

The founder of My Little Moppet, Dr Hemapriya Natesan has turned her traditional sathumaavu mix for babies into a startup that earned a revenue of Rs 3 crore last year.