Tag: Earns
Investing Rs 80, Hyderabad Engineer’s Biryani Business Earns Rs 1 Lakh/Month
When Naaz Anjum moved to Hyderabad in 2010 post marriage, she turned to her first love, cooking. A textile engineer by profession, she couldn’t pursue…
ISRO Scientist Returns to His Village to Grow Organic Dates, Earns Rs 15 L/Yr
After working as a project scientist in ISRO, Professor Divakar Channappa left city life in Bengaluru and turned to farming. In a bid to grow…
63-YO Earns Rs 1 Lakh/Month With His 500 Varieties Of Bananas
Thiruvananthapuram’s Vinod Sahadevan Nair, also known as ‘Banana Man’, shut down his web designing firm in Kochi to return home and build a unique farm….
Started With Just Rs 36, Odisha Man’s Mushroom Farm Now Earns Lakhs
Parked right outside the prestigious BJB College in Odisha, a young man was selling mushrooms in small baskets on the street. This invited resentment from…
Farmer Patents His Secret Banana Biscuits, Earns Rs 25 Lakh Annually
Farmer Ashok Gade from Maharashtra’s Jalgaon has innovated and patented his banana biscuits, employing 50 other farmers and earning triple the profit. Located on the…
Engineer-Turned-Entrepreneur Earns Crores Selling Traditional Clay Cups
Ever sipped some delightful kulhad (earthen pot) chai on a tapri (a small tea stall) post work or with your college gang? For us tea-loving…
Lawyer-Turned-Entrepreneur Earns Rs 16 Crore/Year With Millet Startup
Between 2004 and 2006, there was a concerning increase in farmer suicides, particularly in Maharashtra. According to NCRB data, in 2006, 17,060 farmers died by…
Assam Woman’s Vermicompost Biz Earns Her Rs 3.5 Lakh/Month
The year was 2008. Assam’s Kanika Talukdar was abound with happiness as her daughter was born after three years of her marriage. But this happiness…
Punjab Farmer Gave Up Wheat Farming to Grow Exotic Flowers, Earns in Lakhs
Gurwinder Singh Sohi, who grew up around wheat fields in Punjab, decided in 2008 to harness the region’s favourable climate for the benefit of the…
Engineer Turned Farmer Earns Lakhs with Zero-Waste Coconut Products
Engineer Madhu Kargund used his knowledge of farming to help other farmers in his village increase their livelihoods. His startup Tengin turns coconuts into a…