The Entrepret Podcast

Today with have with us Anahita Mehra, the creative director of Roliana, a Benarasi textile brand that strives to recreate ‘the dying romance between women and weave'. At Roliana, they work on reviving the dying art of weaving Benarasi textiles on handloom since powerloom has taken over. All their manufacturing is done in Benaras and they have a strong community of weavers there. Roliana also promotes sustainable fashion and preserves the rich Indian heritage with its contemporary hue and charm. Join us in understanding how the family run business has built it's foundation on ethical and sustainable practices and have been successful in creating a demand for Benarasi textiles in 2020. By innovating their business model, aesthetic and product, Roliana has managed to build something that is synonymous with slow fashion. Tune in to understand the struggles, journey and "why" behind creating evergreen products without creating a hole in the environment.

Today we have with us Ankita Chawla, popularly known as “hustlerani” on Instagram! Ankita is a young creative with a 27.4k following. She is a graphic designer, visual artist and a marketing professional at Deloitte India. Ankita rose to fame with her take on a modern day CV through an instagram grid, and went on to become one of India's youngest voices to get featured on TEDx. She is feisty, bold and a hustler in its truest sense. Tune into our conversation with this bundle of talent to understand how to be authentic and creative and how to always express yourself to your fullest!

Today we have with us Udai Arora who is the founder and CEO of Urth, a sustainable fashion label based out of Delhi. Together we unravel the journey of a young entrepreneur who believed in changing the world one sustainable piece of clothing at a time. Tune into our conversion about starting a clothing label from scratch, creating your own content and wearing many hats while doing so. Udai shares with us some special anecdotes about his journey from an undergrad to his own failures that he turned into successes and much much more.

Tune in to our conversation with multihyphenate Gopalika Virmani whose honesty and candour will teach you a thing or two about being an authentic presence in the creative field. We deep dive into her journey as a young student studying in Milan and moving back to India only to find roadblocks. In this episode, we talk about how you can be successful in fashion without having to sell your soul, how to get over a tough problem, work ethics, creativity, processes and creating a niche in this competitive market.

In conversation with the talented Aavriti Jain. She takes us through her journey from Rajasthan to Milan to Mumbai and how she grew her brand, Dhora India & Teatro by Dhora. Tune into to learn the secret recipe to being a young business owner who has created a rather successful name for herself. A raw and honest conversation about the journey to fulfilling one's artistic expression to running a commercial business and all the roadblocks female hustlers still have to face in this day and age.

Pujarini takes us through her eclectic journey as a stylist and visual artist. She shares her experience working at Elle India and side hustle as a host. She shares with us her experience of working at a large organization to her journey to make it big on her own. Stay tuned and stay Pret!

In conversation with Bhavisha & Meenakshi, founders of CAPSUL, India's first international multi-brand streetwear store on their journey as young entrepreneurs, their take on what streetwear truly means, and what it means to run your shindig in India. Stay tuned! About CAPSUL: Capsul is India's first-ever multi-brand streetwear platform, that curates OG & emerging streetwear brands like Stussy, Les Benjamins, The Hundreds, Chinatown Market, Pleasures, Thrasher to name some. It is an ecosystem for content – community – commerce built on street culture & overall youth culture. Capsul is also the founder & curator of ‘WORD On The Street' – a community, DIY event conceptualized to provide a platform to bring together tribes representing Streetwear, Sneakers, Art, Music or just about anybody with an interest in being a creator

All things streetwear and business in India!

Do you want to know more about the luxury market in India? Do you want to understand what "luxury" really means to the Indian consumer? Do you want to know the trends that will rule the post-COVID-19 pandemic? Tune into to find out more about the business of luxury & fashion in India with host Aikum Bhatti & fashion buyer Milisha Siroya! Get. Pret. Go!