KANAKAVALLI JOURNAL

Kanakavalli’s January Vignette, Priyanka Prasad, is the founder of one of the first Indian fashion blogs High Heel Confidential, and a design entrepreneur. As an Indian expat, Priyanka straddles two cultures and identities, staying closely connected to her roots yet finding a home wherever she goes.

Combining an entrepreneurial spirit with a deep consciousness of the environment, Kanakavalli’s December Vignette Vijay Rajeswari Ramakrishnan is an agripreneur, balancing both business and sustainability.

Riddhi Mukherjee, Kanakavalli’s November Vignette, is a doctoral student, a university professor, a voracious reader, and a lover of saris and all things beautiful.

Dr. Vidya Ram Pradeep, Kanakavalli's October Vignette, grew up in a family of doctors who loved art and beauty as much as they loved medicine. She reminisces about her grandfather’s sharp intellect, her grandmother's gorgeous silk saris and a home filled with stimulating conversation and beautiful objects.

Kanakavalli’s September Vignette, Sai Ravi traces her love for the kanjivaram to her mother and grandmother, whose elegance she grew up admiring. An investment banker living in Sydney and a strong role model for young women in the workforce, Sai reflects on the fluid work-life balance she has discovered.

Despite resisting Bharatanatyam dance classes as a little girl, Anita Ranjani, Kanakavalli’s August Vignette, now spends almost all of her time dancing, teaching, learning, and passing on the traditions of this classical art form that she has grown to love.