Cavasa Chocolates: Chef Turns Chocolatier
It’s wild what can happen when you’re held up at home with a kitchen full of ingredients and way too much time on your hands. For Harshaa Jain, what started as a little lockdown boredom quickly spiralled into a full-on chocolate obsession. Fast forward a few months, and that casual experiment turned into Cavasa Chocolates […]
Bibha Crochet: Creativity, Courses and Community building
“The idea of working for someone else never sat well with me. I wanted to be the one making decisions, creating jobs, and inspiring others through my journey,” says Bharathi Priya, founder of Bibha Crochet, describing her evolution from uncertainty to entrepreneurship. This is the story of a lively, creative young woman, from Coimbatore who […]
Kaelir: Going Bananas in the Textile World!
Kaelir is where fashion meets eco consciousness, where passion to make a difference meets cool, where fiber from the discarded banana tree is transformed into clothes, home furnishings, and even sanitary pads. “Yaadhum oore yaavarm kaelir” wrote a poet two millennia ago. Among those that have taken it to heart and walk the talk is […]
Kreeda: Passion for the Games People Played
“Imagine balancing a coconut on a stick while dancing around a circle, trying not to drop it!” This playful story is just one of many that inspired Vinita Sidhartha to create Kreeda. Reviving Traditional Gaming Skills “It wasn’t easy convincing people that traditional games could still be relevant in today’s digital age,” smiles Vinita Sidhartha, […]
Comorin Coconuts – A Classy Collection from Kanyakumari
Jennith Churchill, the founder of Comorin Coconuts has come a long way from fielding questions like “You expect me to pay so much for a coconut shell?!” to making Kanyakumari proud of its stylish homegrown brand of elegant lifestyle products. It all started when Jennith returned to his roots in Kanyakumari, breaking free from […]
BOCS Pizza – A Growing Chain of Square Pizzas
“We don’t cut corners,” says Arun Kumar Vishveshwaran, the founder of the BOCS Pizza chain, that serves square and rectangular pizzas. Walk into any of their franchisee outlets in South India and you’ll get 22% more pizza than a round one. No matter how fast paced the world gets or how data-driven we are […]
auLinen: Love Story with Linen
Fashion designer Preethi’s romance with the fabric has brought to life au Linen, a fresh brand that embodies the essence of a coastal lifestyle. “I fell in love with linen while working on a spring-summer collection for a global brand,” confesses Preethi. Her very personal connection with the fabric is obvious as she enthuses, “Linen […]
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 a brand blending safety, tradition, and personal care into a blossoming startup. The Birth Of Thaariniya Dr. Mangala […]
Miracletree – Marketing the Moringa
Saravanakumaran from Miracletree is popularising the amazing properties of the humble Moringa, a tree common in south Indian states, through a range of diverse products. What does Sangam literature, an Engineer-agriculturist, and the moringa tree have in common? At first glance, nothing, methinks. Talking to Saravanakumaran Rajendran of Miracletree, it all fell into place. As […]
