From Selling Water for 5 Paise, This Man Set up an Industrial Gas Business...
“I have told my story many times,” Nitin Godse starts our conversation jovially. Not surprising, considering this entrepreneur from Maharashtra has lived a richly layered life. Rising from abject...
View ArticleMeet the Girl Reviving Traditional Board Games Like Pachisi and Chauka Bara
As a child, Neha Murthy used to play many board games, and Ludo was one of her favourites. But little did she know then that she was actually playing a simplified version of an Indian game - Pachisi....
View ArticleFrom Selling Snacks at Age 10, This Plantation Worker’s Son Built a ₹100...
My first introduction to iD Fresh was in 2015, when I’d first arrived in Bengaluru. My aunt, a capital dosa maker herself, casually pointed out that if I needed homemade idlis and dosas, all I had to...
View ArticleHow Pearl Farming Helped This Farmer Grow Rich!
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” -Albert Einstein Sanjay Gandate from Maharashtra’s Pardi Kupi village was well aware of this. And that pushed him to try...
View ArticleMeet Ramesh Babu, the Billionaire Barber Who Owns 400+ Cars, Including BMWs,...
Ramesh Babu’s office in Ejipura, Bengaluru is filled with miniature cars. There are mini Mercs, a Rolls Royce and even a few vintage models. “I have collected these from many cities and countries over...
View ArticleIf You’re a Budding Entrepreneur, Here’s How GoI’s Startup India Learning...
With a view to encourage entrepreneurship in the country, the Government of India launched the Startup India Hub in 2016. The organisation that supports and provides resources for emerging business...
View ArticleNow Open: A University for Change-Makers
There are many volunteer-based programs in Bengaluru that are helping towards sustainable living and community building. However, what they may lack is proper structure, guidance and funds. The...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet the Young Startup Busy Working to Create India’s First...
Lack of access to English language skills can be a severe restriction to higher education for many children of India. Pranil Naik, and his organisation Leap For Word, hope to remove this stumbling...
View ArticleKanika Tekriwal Defied Cancer & Glass Ceilings to Launch the ‘Uber of the Skies’
In 2016, Kanika Tekriwal made it to the highly coveted Forbes' 30 under 30 list. The year before, she was one of the seven Indians in BBC’s list of 100 most inspiring women. As one of India’s youngest...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: This Bibliophile-Turned-Bookseller in Ahmedabad’s Sunday Market...
Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, is a thriving hotbed of commerce and trade. But nestled on the banks of its Sabarmati river, a unique weekly market reveals enticing new aspects to the city and...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How Do You Use Data to Help Decision-Makers Govern More...
Making informed decisions in governance becomes easier with access to accurate and easily understandable data. Richa Verma writes about how a new Fellowship hopes to enable entrepreneurs to make such...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide to Becoming an ‘Urban Dairy Farmer’ Without Quitting Your Job
Few days ago, my friend who works in Cognizant called me. She was worried about the fact that her company was laying off almost 6,000 employees at once. Though she was far from figuring in this scary...
View ArticleHow Do Home Chefs Make a Living? 5 Culinary Wizards From Around India Share...
Only a few decades ago, eating out in India was a rare pleasure for families. Today, it is an everyday affair. With #foodcoma taking the internet by storm and restaurants opening (and closing) their...
View ArticleAs an Engineer He Earned Rs 24 Lakh. As a Farmer He Earns Rs 2 Crore!
Vasant Rao Kale from Medhpar village of Bilaspur district, Chattisgarh, was a government employee all his life. When he retired from his job, he wanted to pursue his long-loved passion, which was...
View ArticleFrom Home Chef to Food Blogger, How I Helped My Mom Turn Her Love for Cooking...
Today, 62-year-old Usha Dalmia is well-known as the chef and founder of Tingle Your Taste Buds, a cookery website that offers a number of recipes and tips for food connoisseurs around the world. Till a...
View ArticleThese Harvard and Cambridge Grad Moms Left Lucrative Jobs to Make Babies Eat...
“Food for children in India looks almost medicinal, like that somehow has the doctor's seal of approval. But why do we need to do that?” Shauravi Malik and Meghana Narayan found themselves wondering...
View ArticleThis Personal Care Label, Founded by an Architect, Is Good for People, Pets...
Every night, Charu Shah steps out to feed dozens of stray animals in her vicinity. The Mumbai resident is devoted to animals, and it was her love for animals that set her on a singular journey as an...
View ArticleHow a 22-Year-Old Is Popularising Ethnic Assamese Food While Creating Jobs...
Meet the 22-year-old who is popularising traditional, ethnic Assamese food through his food startup, while also creating jobs for rural youth in Assam.
View ArticleMeet the Bengaluru Techie-Turned-Farmer Whose Natural Foods Are a Huge Hit...
A follower of the philosophy that healthy food equals healthy living, Vinayak Gajendragad switched careers to become a natural farmer and health-food promoter.
View ArticleHow a Loan Scheme to Help People Irrespective of Their Financial Backgrounds...
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