Natural Dye

After an earthquake in Nepal and Northern Bihar, a British officer discovered Mithila art amidst the ruins and, captivated by its beauty, introduced the art form to the world.

Alankrutha Chandra and her husband Meher Gundavarum decided to embrace a sustainable lifestyle. They quit their jobs and started 'Elephant In You', a Hyderabad-based brand that covers three essentials of living — food, clothing and shelter.

From gorgeous silk saris in the 1980s to exporting fabrics for home furnishing and sustainable fashion brands today, Bengaluru's Tharangini Studios, by Lakshmi Srivathsa and Padmini Govind, has practiced sustainable fashion long before it became a buzzword on Instagram.