In a quaint village nestling amidst lush green fields, A. Ayyanar, 36, his wife Baby, 33, and other family members sit under an asbestos roofed-shed, packing incense sticks (agarbatis) and sambrani (fragrance) cups.
By selling different versions of incense sticks and coloured sambrani cups made from saw dust, Ayyanar, a member of the Irula tribe and his wife, have been carving out an identity of their own in the region.
Once employed in a brick kiln in Avadaiyarpattu village near Vikravandi in Villupuram district, Ayyanar, and his wife, have now become successful entrepreneurs, and are proud owners of the ABK Mayil Mas Traders that sells across Tamil Nadu
