At an apparent level, it seems improbable that three people from diverse backgrounds should become not just friends but also partners, in setting up a specialised retail space. Despite being in different locations, with dissimilar family backgrounds and disparate educational fields, destiny brought them together to set up the Vaya Weaving Heritage stores in Mumbai. These stores retail hand-woven garments picked from India’s vast weaving repertoire.

Handwoven saris at Vaya. Pics Courtesy/Vinit Bhatt