Meet the couple that earns Rs 2 lac a month from Papla tableware, grow bags business after quitting UAE jobs
A couple from Kerala quit their corporate jobs in the UAE to start their own business, Papla, which creates tableware, grow bags, and other items out of arecanut leaf sheaths. Engineer Devakumar Narayanan lived in the UAE for four years, working a 9-5 corporate job and having a fast-paced existence. The gruelling pace and lifestyle that his employment involved left the couple with a strong desire to return to their hometown - Kerala – soon after his wife Saranya joined him. So they returned to Kasaragod in 2018 with the intention of launching their own business. Saranya says, "We'd always planned to create our own business that had a good cause and a sense of social responsibility." After deciding to enter the manufacturing industry, they began seeking for locally available and natural raw materials that may serve as their unique selling point. "We finally went for arecanut leaf sheaths, after exploring several choices. Arecanut trees grow in a...