Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon Indians to be ‘vocal for local’ and the entire nation applauded this step that proved to be a boost for Indian entrepreneurs. It has promoted local businesses during COVID-19 and given customers the ability and motivation to shop locally with ease. This rebranded version of ‘Made In India’ has our support, and every month, TC46 will spotlight small businesses and ventures you can champion and back easily through online and offline purchases.
The Doodle Soup was founded by Keya Shah, a 24-year-old who loves to spend her time doodling, reading, dancing and travelling. She has a bachelor’s degree in the Financial Markets and currently works full time as an Actuarial Associate, but spends her free time and weekends on The Doodle Soup. The idea for the birth of this venture was that everyone is continuously looking for unique gift options, and a personalised touch is an added bonus.
Archita Agarwal, the founder of The Cacao Pods, is a trained chocolatier and pastry chef. She learnt the fine craft of chocolates and French Pastry Arts at, ENSP-Ducasse Edu., and Bellouet Conseil, France. She worked at William Curley, London under whom the chocolates sold at Harrods, as well as with Cafe Pouchkine, Paris. Archita continues to learn under International Masterchefs to keep up with the changing global trends, thereby, enabling the brand to evolve continuously.
Aparna Johri, a Certified Nutritionist and Lifestyle Consultant started her platform Healthy With Aparna with the mission to spread knowledge about the importance of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. She conducts various talk shows online and offline to create awareness and bust myths that have been perpetuated over the years. She actively communicates tips for healthy living via social media as well. She believes that like a machine, our body carries out millions of functions every second with the help of billions of cells. Instead of putting clean fuel in the machine, we pack in junk and expect this machine to work smoothly.