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Happy New Year, everyone! Entering a new year, it's nice to have a clean slate, to set new goals, even though it is simply a new day. Here at Go Tamil Nadu, we have the wonderful, unique opportunity to talk to people who chased their dreams, no matter the noise that surrounded them.
This past month, we talked to some incredible people who shared their stories with us. An R&D lab that incubates healthy food brands, an art business that promotes Tamil Nadu’s art through its pieces, a landmark Chennai bakery, a publishing house that shaped many young readers, and a personal care brand for kids and teens. Read all about them below!
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Food Maveriks –
An R&D Lab Boosting Functional Food Brands
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Food Maveriks is an R&D food technology lab, established in 2018 by 4 friends, to incubate startups dedicated to innovating and formulating functional food and beverages. They encourage brands to develop recipes for existing products by adding nutritional value. Their mission is to create a healthier India.
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Madras Design Story –
How Two Sisters Built an Innately Tamil Brand
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Two sisters, Kasturi and Lakshmi, started Madras Design Story as a way to channel their love for Tamil art and architecture into giftable keepsakes. Postcards, tote bags, jigsaw puzzles, and more—every design is hand-drawn, digitised, and made into a beautiful piece of art.
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Adyar Bakery –
Bringing Chennai 74 Years of Joy, One Loaf at a Time
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Adyar Bakery is a cornerstone of Chennai's foodscape. Established in 1952 by G. Ranganathan, this bakery chain remains consistent with its taste and quality, drawing customers, both old and new, for a bite of nostalgia. His sons, Ramesh and Mukund, are present Directors, preserving the bakery's heritage.
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Tulika – Creating
Multilingual, Multicultural Children's Books
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Radhika Menon started Tulika 30 years ago as a response to the dire lack of Indian books in the children's publishing space. Along the way, Tulika has published hundreds of beloved titles in multiple languages and has reached corners across the world, bringing multilingual, multicultural books to children's hands
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Tikitoro – India's First Age-Specific Personal Care Brand
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Prasanna Vasanadu started Tikitoro out of a personal need: to find safe and effective personal care products for her son. Now, she has helped over 2,00,000 parents provide their kids with age-specific products, making Tikitoro India's first brand to do so.
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GoTN MARKETPLACE
In other news, our e-commerce platform is live! We have free onboarding, and you can sell your products all year round, instead of waiting for pop-ups to do the job. Register here and sign up for GoTN Marketplace.
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