Uttar Pradesh

Despite her Osteogenesis Imperfecta condition, Shweta Maurya from Varanasi launched Astha Loving Kindness and Compassion (ALKC) Foundation which helps injured and abandoned animals

It’s all thanks to her sons Chandan, Suraj and Pankaj who ensured that their mother Shashikala Chaurasia became a YouTube star with her amazing cooking skills

Someshwar Singh from Uttar Pradesh went back to his village during the lockdown. While he has no plans to quit his corporate job, he elaborates how farming is just what he needed.

UP-based Sabhapati Shukla and his wife Shakuntala run Shukla Ji Sirka, a business that sells traditionally made vinegar across India, helping the couple earn crores.

Abhinav Singh quit his high paying corporate job in England to start gerbera farming on his ancestral land at Chilbila village in Uttar Pradesh

Meet Akshay Shrivastav, an engineer from Uttar Pradesh who has launched LCB Fertilisers to develop a biofertiliser that can help farmers increase their yield and significantly reduce water requirements

Sapna Upadhyaya runs Lucknow-based NGO Eshwar Child Welfare Foundation, and since 2005, has helped thousand of children suffering from cancer with food, medical expenses, education, and more.

Agra-based founder of Tiggle, Anuva Kakkar shares her journey of building her startup around premium hot chocolate powder. The brand empowers cocoa farmers from Tamil Nadu and employs those who lost their job during the lockdown.

Terrace Gardening Tips: Trying to grow vegetables in pots? Meet Nandlal Master from Varanasi who harvests 100 kgs of seasonal vegetables from 200 pots on his terrace

Harish Chandra Singh, a retired army colonel, began farming superfoods including chia seeds and green apples in his 4-acre land in Uttar Pradesh. He urges farmers to experiment with growing more superfoods.