Well, Divya wants me to write about Urban Pari and its inception. My flow of thoughts on these topics are never easy, so I am trying to pen it as readable as possible and banking on Divya’s editing skills.
Prelude
I am a Scorpio (who by definition are very intense, focused and possess corporate qualities). Contrary to that, I seem to be known as a day-dreamer, always lost in some world and never in the present. So, my friends know me as a weird, dreamy person who does not do any work at all. They always reach out to Harsha, my husband, for everything.
So, one of the dreams I have, is a cute little Boutique shoppe adorned with beautiful, elegant, earthy sarees, tiny handicrafts made from NGO’s and a café serving aromatic coffee and cookies and nostalgic books to make the experience heavenly. If this could also expand to being nestled in snow capped mountains (experienced after a trip to Leh, India), I guess that would be an achievement!
The Making of Urban Pari
Did I say “Beautiful Sarees”? So, here is the link to Urban Pari. Sriya, is a common friend, the jewelery designer and the inspiration for us to pursue this. I happened to share this dream with her a long time ago and once Divya started following her designer instincts (she has done amazing sarees for someone who did not wear them at all), Sriya reminded me if this can be a step to make the Dream a reality. This is how it got seeded with Divya’s vision. Divya soon took it higher with her undeterred focus and thanks to the Internet, there is no stopping us now.
Well, I would like to mention about Divya’s “GURU” and my Harsha's role, (who are childhood friends themselves) in the making of Urban Pari. Guru’s invaluable experiences, actually helped us understand the dynamics of business and how just a passion can become a successful venture. And without Harsha’s help, support, motivation and confidence, this would be one of the dreams never seeing the light of day!
There are many people who have been very supportive and still continue to be.
- Our friend Shyam‘s photography skills got us the visibility on the Internet
- Our models are such sweet-hearts. You would change the word "artificiality" associated with models to "gorgeous, pleasant and humble" after being around them
- Our family and our friends who started the first sales for us
Future
I'm hoping that someday soon, all you paris will come to experience one of our Urban Pari boutiques.
Looks like I did not have any hickup at all in writing this and to avoid you from dozing off (if not already) and this becoming an Award speech, I am going to stop!
