This is the inspiring story of an enterprising mother-daughter duo, Reshma (Madhu) and Divya Lohana, who started a successful business in traditional Sindhi food products despite having no prior business experience. Her mother’s skill in making lip-smacking Sindhi food fueled Divya’s desire to start a company, Mommamakes, under which...
In 2015, Harshita Kakwani shifted lock, stock and barrel from Indore to the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve to give a better life to her then infant child in the lap of nature – a move that required guts and determination. Here, Harshita met the tribals and was...
In this feature, we bring you the story of Kusum, the warm and passionate force behind Khado by Kusum, a home kitchen in Bangalore that brings traditional Sindhi flavors to life. A third-generation Sindhi raised in Ulhasnagar, Kusum grew up around stories of her great-grandparents, who were halwais in...
The Journey of Shri Gangaram Samandas Dalwani: From Karachi to Bollywood’s Music Studios Shri Gangaram Samandas Dalwani, fondly known as Gaggi, was my cousin’s grandfather. We children lovingly called him “Murli Wara Bhabha”—the grandfather with the flute. However, this childhood perception of him playing only the flute for the...
Sindhi Embroidery -An Introduction Sindh has been always known for its craftsmanship since pre partition era, and its crafts have been popular the world over. The enterprising Sindhi Hindu businessmen saw a market for Sindhi crafts such as pottery, leatherwork, weaving, block printing, lacquer work, tie and dye, quilts,...