She restarted their malfunctioned manufacturing unit, paid off the creditors, dealt with the court cases and bank recovery agents. The company is now a profit-making venture with over 350 workers.
Menaka wanted to feed her newborn good quality organic rice and cereals and that took her on the path of entrepreneurship. What started as a pet project to procure rice from farmers mushroomed into a company called Aswat Eco Organics that Menaka manages.