Periyathambi from the Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, along with his five grandchildren, have been running one of the most popular YouTube cooking channels in the country.
These artisanal tea brands not only champion the diversity and nuances of tea from across India, but also show us how magic brews in the most unlikely circumstances.
Founded in 1981 by Rambabu Ramraj Sharma, Old Mumbai Ice Cream is iconic in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana. But despite the name it is based in Ichalkaranji.
In 1986, Ramakrishna Bhat migrated from Sringeri to Bengaluru to work as a chef. Today, his eatery, Bhat's Holige Mane, is famous for its homemade version of the traditional Ugadi sweet - holiges.
Brothers-in-law Karthikeyan Palanisamy and Harish Manoj Kumar launched Soklet, an artisanal chocolate brand from their garage. Today, they export across the world.