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Tamil Nadu

Empowerment

‘We’ve Got Wings’: IAS Officer Rescues Hundreds From Bonded Labour, Makes Them Kiln Owners

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Information

Used in Luxurious French Perfumes, What Makes Madurai’s Jasmine Oil So Expensive?

Border Porotta Stall

Food

Iconic Family-Run Eatery’s ‘Border Parotta’ Was Once Loved by APJ Abdul Kalam

Aine Edwards left Ireland to help Indian kids reach stardom in the skating and surfing world.

Sports

IT Professional Spent 10 Years in TN Helping Skater & Surfer Kids Get Global Fame

a postcard of paati's petti

Art

Now Turn Your Grandmother’s Kitchen Hacks Into a ‘Petti’-Full of Illustrated Postcards

Pico Farmstay

Senior Citizens

At 89 & 71, ‘Golden Girls’ of Tamil Nadu Run Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Farm Stay

Humanity food stall that feeds the poor for free

Social Enterprise

Mother-Son Duo’s ‘Humanity’ Stall Lets You Pay What You Can, Feeds the Poor for Free

TN Potter builds clay fridge

Innovation

Potter Crafts Portable Clay Fridge To Keep Veggies, Curd Fresh Without Electricity

Women drawing kolam design outside their house

Heritage Preservation

Why You Should Choose Rice Powder Kolam Over Stone Powders Sold in Markets

Indowud NFC is a sustainable product made of zero wood

Chennai

Made of Rice Husk, This Water-Proof ‘Wood’ Saves 20000 Trees from Being Cut

Man sets up rainwater harvesting at his house in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

Rain Water Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting System in TN Man’s Home Helped His Entire Village During Cyclone

Sagarikka Sivakumar, author of 'My Unskooled Year'

Books

‘I Took A Year’s Break After Class 10; What I Learned Will Shape the Rest of My Life’

What You Can Learn From These Youngsters, Who Recycled 43,000 Kg Waste in 2 Years

Sustainability

What You Can Learn From These Youngsters, Who Recycled 43,000 Kg Waste in 2 Years

18-YO Student Builds Palm-Sized CNC Machine Using Scrap, For Just Rs 1500

Innovation

21-YO Student Builds Palm-Sized CNC Machine Using Scrap, For Just Rs 1500

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Sustainability

‘I Save Rs 36,000/Year in Electricity Bills Thanks to The Sustainable Home I Built’

This Gorgeous Paint-Free, Mud Home Needs 50% Less Cement & No ACs in Summers

Sustainability

This Gorgeous Paint-Free, Mud Home Needs 50% Less Cement & No ACs in Summers

Kovai Kulangal Padhukappu Amaippu (KKPA)

NGO

5 Ponds, 4 Lakes, 3 Canals: This Man Dedicated his Life to Reviving Filthy Water Bodies

SayTrees NGO percolation pond revival

Conservation

After Decades Of Drought, One ‘Akka’ Helped This Village Restore 6 Cr Litres Of Water

Deepika Velmurugan

Small Businesses of India

‘How I Turned a Hobby into Business’: Homemaker Earns 75000/Month With Home Decor

Bridges Learning Vidyalaya disorder

Disability

Teacher’s Method Helps 6000 Kids With Learning Disabilities Become Doctors, Engineers

Lede

Couple Sell Property, Jewellery to Open Free Shelter Home for Abandoned Elders

lawyer se gunasekar and his safe house for inter-caste couples adhalinal kadhal seiveer

Activism

‘Go Ahead & Love’: Why a Lawyer Dedicated 20 Years to Unite 200 Inter-Caste Couples

YellowBag founders Gowri Gopinath and Krishnan Subramanian

Sustainability

Couple Quit Jobs To Sell Traditional Eco-Friendly Bags, Earn Turnover of Rs 3 Crore

Subashree at her herbal garden on the terrace

Chennai

11 Medicinal Plants You Can Grow at Home for Respiratory & Digestive Health

S Sumathi with her students at her anganwadi

Education

‘I Pawned My Gold Chain & Spent Rs 1.5 Lakh to Renovate Our Anganwadi’

Kiru Maikkapillai, founder of The Divine Foods

organic farming

‘I Quit My Job in The US to Sell Organic Turmeric & Help Farmers Double their Income’

Walk for Plastic Art Kingdom

Environment

‘Why I Do the Job of a Ragpicker’: Artist Who has Recycled 19 Tonnes Plastic Waste

The Good Leaf, makes value-added edible and beauty products out of Moringa.

Entrepreneurs

Moringa on My Face? 26-YO Uses the Superfood to Make Skin & Hair Care Products

College Dropout Makes 100% Biodegradable Containers That Cattle Can Eat

Sustainability

College Dropout Makes 100% Biodegradable Containers That Cattle Can Eat

Architect Creates Healthy & Caffeine-Free '3-in-1' Tea That Helps You Lose Weight

Entrepreneurs

Sivakasi Couple Creates Healthy & Caffeine-Free ‘3-in-1’ Tea That Helps You Lose Weight

Chinnathambi from Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu sells dosa at Rs 2

Food

‘I Had to Sleep Hungry’: Man Who Sells Dosas for Rs 2 & Serves 800 Daily

IAS Supriya Sahu during the launch of the campaign.

Civil Servants

Exclusive: IAS Officer Revives Tamil Nadu’s Eco-Friendly ‘Manjapai’ Bags

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