Tikitoro – India’s First Age-Specific Personal Care Brand

Prasanna Vasanadu started Tikitoro out of a personal need. She was on the hunt for personal care products for her 5-year-old son, but found only two extremes: the ‘fully safe’ products were not effective, or the ‘effective’ products were not fully safe. She sought to solve this gap in the market by herself and built […]
Miracle Water from the Humble Coconut – Ardor Biomed

Ardor Biomed, founded by Vivekanand Kamaraj, is a Pollachi based company that uses mature coconut water to produce wound and skin care products. This waste to wealth enterprise has been duly recognized and awarded by none other than the Honorable President of India Droupadi Murmu. Kalpavriksha, the Coconut Tree People debate on the ubiquitous coconut […]
Thaariniya – Earth’s Goodness For Your Skin

This is the story of how Dr. Mangala Vadivu, a Chennai-based academic with a PhD in media studies and head of a visual communications department, turned her quest for safe skincare for her newborn daughter into Thaarinya brand blending safety, tradition, and personal care into a blossoming startup. The Birth Of Thaariniya Dr. Mangala Vadivu […]