The Sunday Crossword No. 3230
The Hindu
Across
Across
1 Importunes sadly for a new beginning (10)
6 Starters of appetising soups in Fontainebleau? I think not (2,2)
9 In retreat, massage, good lingerie and fine wines (10)
10 Everyman’s after snack every so often, and wine (4)
12 Shivering, cold, threw up: it happens every four years (3,5,3)
15 Title is stirring for him? (7)
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.