Colaba resident Rajeshwari Phadtare believes that working with soil is in her family's DNA. It's no surprise that her Instagram page, Compost Live Mumbai, has garnered so much support from Mumbai's green warriors.

Over the last one year, Phadtare has been conducting regular workshops on composting across the city. She got introduced to it four years ago. "After working in travel and shipping companies for about eight years, and going through a tough pregnancy, I had to slow down to look after my daughter," says the 35-year-old Sophia College alumna, who has a double major in psychology and history.