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Can you believe 7 months have already passed in 2026? Where did all the time go? Time certainly flies when you’re talking to highly passionate people who spend their days immersed in their work. This month, we bring to you some amazing businesses. Four of them were ex-corporate employees and have veered into creative paths.
A Chennai brand selling healthy, clean, all-natural milk mixes, an avid saree wearer who started an online store selling affordable, everyday sarees, a grandson from Erode who started an online store promoting his grandfather’s weaving, a young entrepreneur from Coimbatore who found her footing by doing something good for the planet, a cement company owner who, out of passion, started selling traditional South Indian home goods, and a fully integrated creative strategic agency. Read all about them here!
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Clean, Healthy, Delicious Drinks for Everyone:
DGard Naturals
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Avinash Balamurali, after years of corporate jobs, decided to finally pursue his passion for agriculture. He started DGard Naturals, a brand making natural, clean-label health mixes for kids and adults alike. Using only minimally processed natural ingredients, they offer a wide range of mixes like ABC, Banana, Mango, and Chocolate Nut powders.
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Madras Sarees: Redefining the Idea of Six Yards
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Ramya Devanathan, following her childhood passion for India's favourite drape, launched Madras Sarees in 2021. The website has over 4000 designs to choose from, sourced directly from weavers across India. Affordable, beautiful sarees for every occasion.
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Weaving a
Business for Thatha
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Praveen grew up watching his thatha, Chinnasami, work at the loom day in and day out. He found out how abysmal and disproportionate the returns were for all his efforts, and decided to start Thatha's Clothing, an online store selling his grandfather's sarees along with pieces from weavers around Salem, supporting them directly with no middlemen.
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Daily Daily: Helping You Make Better Choices
Every Day
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Vibhooshana Lakshmanan started Daily Daily to bring plant-based, baby-safe, colour- and fragrance-free everyday products to mothers. Backed by rigorous lab testing, the Coimbatore-based brand makes detergents and floor and glass cleaners, among other products.
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Kuuraii: Vaazhge Tamizhnaattu Paarambariyam!
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The CEO of a cement company has taken it upon himself to safeguard fading traditions in Tamil Nadu. He works with weavers, stone masons, and potters to showcase and help sell their work to a wider audience through his brand Kuuraii. Tamil Nadu today, the world tomorrow. Velmurugan is determined to save these crafts from extinction.
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Ting! A Creative Agency Bringing Your Ideas to Life
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Ting is a Chennai- and Bombay-based fully integrated strategic, creative agency. What started with a team of 4 friends—Sudarshan, Manan, Shruti, and Aadil—who shared a passion for bringing brand dreams to life is now a team of 600. The agency covers every aspect of branding and marketing, leaving no stone unturned.
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GoTN Marketplace
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Every business featured through our stories has a chance to sell their products with us. Register here to reach a new audience!
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LAUNCHING SOON!
GoTN Know to Solve Series
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Growing a business doesn't have to be a constant struggle. Together with a panel of experienced experts, GoTN will be launching its proprietary Know to Solve Series —interactive sessions that go beyond ideas to provide practical, actionable solutions you can implement and track.
Mail us with any roadblocks you’d like help navigating. And we can have a conversation around it. Or reach us on 9884023989.
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