Women Leading J&Ks Socio-Economic Shift
Ankit Patel ankitpatelkonch508@gmail.com To grasp the grit of J&Ks startup boom, look at 23-year-old Prathishtha V Johar from Poonch. Forgoing a corporate architecture career in Mumbai, she returned home in 2024 to launch Johar Highlands, an agribusiness taking authentic Himalayan and GI-tagged Sulai honey to the global stage. Though she quickly built a network of 150+ local beekeepers, Prathishtha faced steep hurdles, surprisingly low honey consumption within J&K and a severe lack of advanced testing labs needed for certification. Unfazed, [] The post Women Leading J&Ks Socio-Economic Shift appeared first on Daily Excelsior .