Edible plates, drinking straws from coconut frond win business meeting with PM

Eatable supper plates from wheat grain and drinking straw from dry coconut fronds are among the developments that have won hearts, business orders and a welcome from State head Narendra Modi's Office for a gathering of maturing business visionaries from Kerala.
They are among about 300 pioneers from the nation over who will meet the State leader on October 17.
The five business people, who have now been welcome to Delhi, and many others like them from the State, are among the people who brooded their business thoughts utilizing offices at Kerala Farming College's (KAU) Agri-Business Hatching Center, laid out in 2017.
The business people who got a welcome from the PM's Office incorporate Vinay Balakrishnan from Aluva, who has created and is advertising palatable supper plates and desires to send off consumable cutlery right away; Saji Varghese, situated in Bengaluru, who has created drinking straws from dry coconut fronds, which are overwhelmingly popular abroad; Rijish Rajan from Palakkad, who has fostered an application that can be utilized even by unlearned ranchers; Manas Madhu, situated in Alappuzha, who The business people who got a welcome from the PM's Office incorporate Vinay Balakrishnan from Aluva, who has created and is showcasing eatable supper plates and desires to send off palatable cutlery in no time; Saji Varghese, situated in Bengaluru, who has created drinking straws from dry coconut fronds, which are extremely popular abroad; Rijish Rajan from Palakkad, who has fostered an application that can be utilized even by unschooled ranchers; Manas Madhu, situated in Alappuzha, whoK.P. Sudhir, overseer of the brooding community, also has gotten a challenge to join the State head's meet.
Mr. Balakrishnan holds a graduate degree in geography. He said on Wednesday that he was astonished by the development. His organization, Vir Naturals, produces plates under the brand, Thooshan, after the banana leaves on which a customary 'sadya' is served in Kerala.

He said the plates were overwhelmingly popular in north India while more modest orders were gotten occasionally from clients in the State. The lead items are 10" and 6" plates. He said he wanted to send off cutlery soon. The plates were made by robots under totally clean circumstances and the plates could be had after the supper securely, he added.
Dr. Varghese shows English writing at Christ School, Bengaluru. He said he was roused by the coconut fronds and felt he could make something inventive out of them. Rajkumar Vaniyan, who administers the development of the drinking straws (brand Sunbird), is situated in Kasaragod, where the creation happens. There was overwhelming interest in the item in the U.K., France and Germany, among others, while there was a deficiency of item to satisfy the need from the U.S., Mr. Vaniyan added.