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There’s nothing better than a business partner you can be completely honest with. On Friendship Day, women entrepreneurs share how they went from being friends to co-founders.

“It started very innocently. Meghana and I met. We got along like a house on fire from the first time we met. We had some fun business ideas, which we joked about, but we always went back to our jobs the next day. At this point we were really living in the bubble – we both had that dream job and entrepreneurship seemed too risky.”

What’s old is new again. And this is great news. Suddenly, whole grains with ancient pedigrees are being embraced by home cooks and restaurants and are widely available in the supermarkets. And, leading the pack are millets.

Necessity is both mother and father of invention. Ask any of the parent-led businesses that have recently sprung up on the back of a baby. 

Millet is a family of grains and each one of them has their own unique characteristics. Foxtail millet is high in protein and as amazing as quinoa. Ragi is a fantastic weaning food and has 10 times the amount of calcium as wheat and rice. Similarly, there are gaon, proso millet, Kodo millet and so on.

This article features women entrepreneurs who have devised unique solutions to address unique challenges related to motherhood. These include designing fashionable maternity wear, affordable and environment-friendly cloth diapers, nutritious baby food sans preservatives, safe and natural sanitary products, to creating forums for mothers to connect and engage on relevant topics, safe and engaging toys, and more. Here are some fantastic stories of women who have made the journey simple for both parents and their children.