Tamil Nadu

Subburaman M from Trichy, Tamil Nadu, a Padma Shri Award winner and founder of Society for Community Organisation and People’s Education (SCOPE) NGO has innovated a simple solution to save and reuse water generated from hand washing.

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.

In August 2020, Chandrasekar and Pushpa Rani C, a couple from Tamil Nadu, took a loan of Rs 50,000 and set up a roadside kiosk to feed the needy trapped by the COVID-19 lockdown, including the elderly, the homeless, daily wagers and students staying in hostels.

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.

Barath Jaiyanth, a former actor from Chennai, quit the film industry to launched the Tickle Truck, an ice cream food truck that sells unique flavours such as sugarcane, jamun, boondi buttermilk, strawberry, gajar halwa, and mojito

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.

Sam Selvaraj a resident of Sankarankovil, Tamil Nadu, has innovated the famous Tirunelveli halwa to make it 'zero-trans fat'. With a shelf life of up to 30 days, Melting Foods India now sells this traditional delicacy overseas.

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.