Thrissur

Kerala-based Gopalakrishnan KR, a retired bank employee, used his retirement benefits to convert a 1-acre rubber plantation into a mini forest with hundreds of fruit trees, medicinal plants, and more.

Looking to build an eco-friendly house? Take inspiration from this unique sustainable home, which has been designed according to Kerala’s traditional architecture.

Kerala's KR Jayan has grown over 44 varieties of jackfruit in public spaces across villages in the state, earning the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award.

Fisherman and painter, Ashokan Padapelly, from Kerala narrates how he got his dream home, a sprawling 850 sq ft, 2BHK residence, using cost-effective and eco-friendly features

Tamil Nadu native Elavarasi Jayakanth’s dream business was destroyed when she lost all her money in a robbery at her supermarket in 2011. With less than Rs 100, she rebuilt her venture, Aswathi Hot Chips, which now has four outlets across Thrissur in Kerala, and sells a variety of chips, cakes, and pickles.

Sreenivasan’s technique helps to reduce the use of 50% of sand required while plastering as well as helps avoid painting the walls with chemical paints in his eco-friendly homes. #SustainableHomes

"The needy and poor should not come to us begging. As everyone’s responsibility, we must introduce a mechanism where they can access food for free.”

“I am inspired by Mother Theresa’s work,” says 37-year-old Jaison Paul, the man behind this initiative.

And this isn’t the first time! Eleven years ago, she had donated her gold bangles to help three young children get their dead mother’s body released. #Respect #RealLifeHero

The signboard outside this hospital carries a hand-painted illustration that is even more epic: a broken fountain pen being carried on a stretcher by two compounder fountain pens!