Anand Mahindra has praised a growing rooftop farming movement in Jaipur that is helping families keep their homes cooler while also growing their own food. Sharing a video on X, Mahindra highlighted how residents are adapting to increasingly harsh summers by transforming their rooftops into green spaces using simple farming systems.
“We still don’t know enough about the full consequences of climate change,” Mahindra wrote. “But we do know this: intense heat waves in India are no longer exceptions. They’re becoming a way of life.”
He added that homeowners changing the way they live are creating “homes that are cooler, more sustainable, and productive enough to grow their own food”.
“That’s the kind of adaptive thinking we’ll increasingly need in the years ahead. Trailblazers,” he wrote.
Jaipur startup helping homes stay cooler naturally
The idea gaining attention comes from Living Green Organics, a startup based in Jaipur.
In a city where summer temperatures regularly cross 40°C, rooftops absorb huge amounts of heat, making homes unbearably warm and increasing dependence on air conditioners. The founders say their rooftop farming systems offer a practical solution to that problem.
