How Vikash Kumar’s natural swimming ponds are transforming the way India thinks about water, wellness, and sustainability.
The world of swimming pools in the canter of Coimbatore is undergoing a silent revolution. The story started when Vikash Kumar, a chartered accountant by trade, had one simple wish: to give his young son a safe swimming area free of chemicals. Synthetic filtration systems, cement, and chlorine were things he did not want.
What came next became a model for sustainable luxury, not just a father’s search for clean water.
The answer from Vikash? Recreate the natural world.
He decided to construct a self-sustaining swimming pond on his Pollachi farmhouse after being inspired by the village ponds, he swam in as a child and the natural “bio pools” found throughout Europe. It didn’t use artificial chemicals, cement, or chlorine. Rather, the water was naturally cleaned by a living ecosystem made up of beneficial bacteria, gravel, and aquatic plants.
The experiment was successful, and people took notice. Soon after, friends, family, and inquisitive homeowners who cared about the environment started to request the same thing. Biosphere Nature Pools was created at that point.
One of the most distinctive eco start-ups in India today is led by Vikash, and it creates chemical free, self-cleaning swimming pools that mimic natural water features. These pools use low energy pumps, natural filters, and aquatic plants to purify water without wasting any energy, simulating the purification processes of natural wetlands.
Every Biosphere pool is a unique ecosystem. Imagine fish swimming below, lilies floating on the water’s surface, and water so pure that it could be drunk. The water is naturally recycled and never replaced. This eliminates the negative environmental effects of chlorine and heavy-duty filtration systems, in addition to saving thousands of litres of water annually.
With an annual revenue of over ₹3 crore and a clientele that includes eco resorts and homeowners, Biosphere is demonstrating that sustainability can be both scalable and aesthetically pleasing.
However, Vikash has never only focused on business. “We want to help people get closer to nature,” he says. “We have already made a difference if we can construct swimming areas that don’t damage the environment and enable people to access clean water again.”
More than just luxury, Biosphere Nature Pools offers hope in an era of growing water crises and pressing environmental issues in India. A silent retreat into the natural world. A means of living well without harming the environment.
Sustainability isn’t just a catchphrase for Vikash Kumar. He chooses to live by it, a soft, flowing dedication to creating a better future, one natural pool at a time.