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Gaurang H. Motta
Oct 21, 20235 min read
The story of HMT rice - A variety that brought prosperity to all except the farmer who developed it.
India - the land of ancient rice varieties.
Historical figures suggest, we had more than 1 lakh varieties of indigenous rice, which have...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Sep 27, 20234 min read
A sleepless night around our Khapli Wheat fields
Inspite of unseasonal rains & a sleepless night, we got an abundant harvest of Khapli wheat and a happy client who trusted and supported us
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Raya
Nov 9, 20225 min read
How Millets can be a solution to the coming water crisis
W.H.Auden famously stated: thousands have lived without love, not one without water.
The importance of water is not something up for...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Oct 1, 20225 min read
My 6 Major Learnings as an Entrepreneur in the Organic Food Space
It’s been a roller-coaster of a journey being a bootstrapped food entrepreneur in a segment which is on its own journey towards being...
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Raya
Sep 30, 20225 min read
How Aranya from Telangana is tapping into rural communities to inspire women farmers to grow Millets
Aranya Agricultural Alternatives based out of Telangana state stands out as a shining example of grit, vision and poise. For more than...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Sep 15, 20224 min read
Millets – The Strongest Proponents to Re-Kindling Traditional Cooking Methods
As the conversation around the consumption of millets and about traditional methods of cooking grows, we need to be aware...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Sep 9, 20225 min read
Millets – The Past, the Present and surely the Future
Courtesy my grand-parents and parents, millets have been an integral part of my childhood.
At least one in five people I speak to at the...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Aug 29, 20223 min read
The Dilemma of Inconsistency – The Story of Wild Forest Honey.
It’s been 4 years since we introduced our revered wild forest honey from the wilderness of the
Sunderbans. There have been many folks in...
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Raya
Aug 26, 20226 min read
The Urgent Need For Millets Today!
As the world begins to, shall we dare say, recover from the covid pandemic, one thing that stands out as a common theme is the growing...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Aug 6, 20225 min read
Making the transition from Employee to Entrepreneur – My story
Since I co-founded Monks Bouffe in January 2016, this has been one constant question I have answered
for almost everyone I have met...
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Raya
Jul 15, 20224 min read
From ME to M ill E ts! - How these mystical grains can help prevent farmer suicide!
Why Millets?
Many years ago, I was intrigued by all things green. Like most young adults, I was exploring the world around me in all...
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Raya
Jun 24, 20224 min read
5 Myths & Facts about Millets
Myth #1: They are hard to digest
Myth #2: It is another passing food fad
Myth #3: They are only meant for the "poor people"
Myth 4...
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Gaurang H. Motta
Apr 2, 20215 min read
Why we need to look back before moving forward on Organic Food!
Food is one of the most personal things to us as a human or any other living being. We need to be delicate with it & we need to be mindful.
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