Woman Entrepreneur

Quitting a corporate career, entrepreneur Sonia Anand started Monk & Mei to transform the lives of tribes in the naxal-affected areas of Odisha. Today, the startup's revenue is in crores.

Once a teacher, Sudha started experimenting with different podis and masalas to make her daughter's food tastier.

Lalita Devi runs Avinisha Jhola Udyog in Bihar, and supports her family as a successful entrepreneur today. But over a decade ago, she trapped in a marriage with an alcoholic husband This is her story of determination and grit.

Entrepreneur Arati Hiremath has worked to keep the Kasuti form of embroidery alive for the last 30-odd years, and her venture Artikrafts sells this ancient embroidery across the world, seeing turnovers with lakhs every year.

Yushika Jolly’s semi-permanent hair colour brand Paradyes is a first of its kind in India, and receives hundreds of orders from across India every month. She is all set to appear on an upcoming episode of Shark Tank to pitch her business.

Hoovu, a subscription-based startup for puja flowers by Yeshoda and Rhea Karuturi from Bengaluru is revolutionising the traditional flower market in India.

Kamal Kumbhar from Osmanabad spent her early years battling incessant poverty, till one NGO changed the course of her life. Today, she hopes she can play the same role for women like her, by helping them become entrepreneurs.

MicroGO, founded by Dr Rachna Dave, provides sustainable and automated hand-hygiene water-saving compliance solutions for hospitals and hotels. Here’s how a scientist turned into an entrepreneur.

Homemaker-turned-agripreneur Jaimy Saji collects jackfruit seeds from farmers to make preservative-free health products such as instant payasam, coffee powder, and dosa mix.

Minakshi Khati started Minakriti: The Aipan Project in 2019 to revive the dying art form in Uttarakhand and all over India as well.