Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Manas Wadhwa, who owns restaurants like Desi Vibes, Ka cafe, Kaffiaa, and Imperial Spice, launched K se Kulcha amid raging Covid19, in August 2021. K se Kulcha recently got the Best Newcomer QSR award by the Food Connoisseurs India Awards. It was presented by Anurag Katriar, Trustee, National Restaurant Association of India and […]Read More
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Faced with skin flare-ups, she launched a clean skincare brand
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha The makings of the skincare brand Botnal started in 2019, when Hemangi Dhir was desperately look for some skincare solutions for herself. She suffered from numerous skin problems that caused her skin to flare up for long periods. She tried everything from dermatologists to a 10-step skincare programme, but nothing helped. Fed […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Pained at the deteriorating quality and quantity of ‘hand-crafted’ Phulakris, Shreya Mehra founded ‘Aab’ last year. A media graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Mehra strongly believes in preservation of traditional handicrafts. “But this can only be done if there is a demand for them. And demand can […]Read More
How a research-based blog on Indian crafts turned into an
Upasana Kaura Launched as a social enterprise with a mandate to research, document, showcase, handicrafts and heritage in 2009, today, Gaatha is a one of its kind e-commerce platform that sells Indian handicrafts and heritage items, both décor as well as utility. The platform It has over 250 artisans on board from across the country. […]Read More
WOMEN’S DAY ‘Ahead of challenges lie unparalleled opportunities’
This Women’s Day we profile some women entrepreneurs who started small but have nevertheless carved a niche for themselves Team L&M Fabindia recently came out with its immersive personal care range – Fabessentials. Designed to create pure, sustainable and natural products, the range includes skincare, haircare, body and bath, aromatherapy and gift sets. “Skincare is becoming […]Read More
This Women’s Day we profile some women entrepreneurs who started small but have nevertheless carved a niche for themselves Taruna Sharma She began with dressing up her dolls in the childhood, and by the time she turned 15 Shagun Agarwal was very clear that she wanted to be a fashion designer. So, even while she […]Read More
WOMEN’S DAY Run by Saas-Bahu duo, ‘The Chhaunk’ sells authentic
This Women’s Day we profile some women entrepreneurs who started small but have nevertheless carved a niche for themselves Upasana Kaura Saas-Bahu duo Hiranyami Shivani (HS) and Manjari Singh (MS) founded The Chhaunk, a cloud kitchen in July last year. Based out of Gurugram, it specialises in serving authentic Bihari cuisine. Beginning with one customer, […]Read More
Taruna Sharma Poonam Mittal has come up with her new collection, Sakhi, which she says is an ode to sisters, friends who are like sisters, soul twins and bridesmaids that fill our lives with such unconditional friendship and inexplicable joy, our hearts seem larger. As a designer, Mittal is hugely inspired by joy- joy as […]Read More
Arthi Raguram’s journey from handmade soaps to skin serums and
Taruna Sharma Arthi Raguram started with handmade soaps and face packs in 2016, and today has a wide range of skincare products, including lip balms, skin serum, hair pack, baby soaps and more on offer. But the seed for these products was actually laid when she was still a teenager longing for soft and acne-free […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It wasn’t as if, she had some burning desire to become an entrepreneur, but Adetee Agarwaal sure dreamt of doing something of her own one day. Come pandemic, and saw increasing number of men being laid off. That was when the thought of “doing something” hit her. She noticed that there were […]Read More