1. Manam was founded by 23 year old Architectural graduate , Nivethaa soundararajan in October 2020. 2. It all began During 2020 lockdown,when Nivi googled lot of home remedies for her dad’s problematic skin as he couldn’t consult a derm under strict covid regulations. 3. Finally she ended up making a soap by traditional soap making method at home with ingredients from her farm( coconut oil and aloe vera). To her surprise ,it didn’t dry out his dad’s infected area and helped him stop itching .