Kerala

Sooraj Purushothaman, an organic farmer from Kerala, shares the advantages of gardening and encourages everyone to connect with nature.

Margaret Pak and Vinod Kalathil started ‘Thattu’ restaurant in Chicago, which has now become the Keralan comfort food destination for the city's people. Recently, they were featured in The New York Times as one of the top 50 favourite restaurants in the US.

Dr Anoop Kumar AS, critical care specialist in Kozhikode, was part of the teams that were able to diagnose Nipah virus with their quick thinking and swift action.

Once a UPSC aspirant, Kerala’s Jobin S Kottaram helps students and aspirants with motor disabilities crack the examination for free. He says his aim is to increase their representation in leadership roles.

A welder by profession, Binu Punchakkari built a boat and a crane for picking up waste from the Vellayani lake, and an electric bush cutter to eliminate the weeds. So far, he has single-handedly removed plastic waste from the lake.

Kerala resident Ezekiel Poulose collects rare and well-known medicinal plants from wherever he travels and grows them at home. Watch this video to see how.

Kerala urban gardener Lenus Xavier grows hundreds of varieties of bonsai at home, which he has collected from across the world. Watch this video to learn more about how he grows these mini trees.

Choosing to follow her passion, Kerala's Serena quit her MNC job to set up a tea shop on Kochi's Willingdon island that offers 50 unique varieties of tea.

The Pirouette House in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram has “dancing walls”. Designed by architect Vinu Daniel, the house is built using a unique brick masonry method and upcycled wood.

NRI Lalu Thomas returned to India after 15 years in the UAE and is all set to launch La Bae, a mushroom-infused coffee that is said to have numerous health benefits as per research. He shares how he developed this in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra.