Plates from Eggshells, Slippers From Leaves: Delhi Innovator Turns Waste to Wealth

Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. For anyone who’d walk into eight-year-old Midushi Kochhar’s bedroom in Delhi, a strange but beautiful sight would greet them — seashells strung together, pebbles in jars, dried flowers turned into potpourri, vibrant snake skins collected on a hike and the list goes on. While other children her age would have toys filling the room, why was Midushi’s idea of collectables so different? “The love for strange things came naturally to me,” the now 27-year-old tells The Better India over ...