What does a sustainable ecosystem for slow, independent brands from India look like?
In this episode, we speak with Shruti Jaipuria, founder of Satatki, a platform that stands as a spirit of sustainability.
Coming from a textile manufacturing legacy, Shruti brings market insights and a sustainable lens to empower independent designers and close the loop in fashion.
Satatki connects Indian craft and commerce globally through fair pricing and shared credit for designers and makers.
This is a candid conversation for fashion brands, conscious consumers, and creative founders building with integrity.
Meet Abhiir Bhalla, a youth environmentalist and on-ground changemaker who began his climate journey at just 11.
What does the weight of being young and leading school campaigns to international forums feel like? This conversation shows why ignoring the climate crisis is costing the planet every single minute. We lay out why you must care and why you don’t have to wait for governments or someone else to take action.
It can start at the individual level.If you're tired of the silence around you, listen to someone who's speaking up.
This episode features Bhaavya Goenka, founder of IRO IRO, who brings her deep love for heritage textiles and cultural identity to life through design.Imagine wearing handloom-woven artisan clothing instead of fast fashion!Reviving ancestral crafts and techniques, IRO IRO is designed for communities with artisans in mind.Bhaavya's connection to craft textiles in finding cultural identity also brings us into colonial erasure of textile knowledge, craft legacies, the hierarchy in designer-artisan collaborations, and what it means to truly co-create.For anyone wanting to understand human connection through cultural textiles, this episode is essential.
Today we sit with Shruti Singh, Country Head of Fashion Revolution India, as she shares her journey into a movement that refuses to stay silent.Born from the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, this revolution shook fashion with one question - #WhoMadeMyClothes? Demanding dignity for the hands behind the garment.How does anyone survive on less than 3 dollars? That’s the real math behind a ₹300 shirt - someone else paid the difference.From systemic greenwashing to accountability checks, watch this episode that reveals the invisible side of fashion that brands don’t want you to see.
Today, we are in conversation with two people who turned a pandemic into purpose - the co-founders of Lafaani, Drishti Modi and Rashmick Bose.Born in a global crisis, Lafaani grew from a quiet rebellion and a love for Indian crafts and circular apparel. How did Kantha, a centuries-old Indian stitching technique, become the language of their brand? Why is every piece made slowly, intentionally, and to last a lifetime? What shifts when artisans are seen, heard, and valued as co-creators?Lafaani is worn and it’s lived. Episode 5 reveals it all.They call it ode to cultural sustainability. We call it Lafaani.
A new episode, a new story that leaves an impact! Today, we bring you Paiwand, the journey of founder Ashita Singhal.This is a story of picking up broken pieces and creating meaning, finding discarded waste and turning it into poetic expression. A realisation from the towering Ghazipur landfill – a man-made mountain of waste – Ashita pieces together fragments of fabric, making waste desirable to create something extraordinary. And more, true design lies in meaning, not money.Her driving force? To revive Delhi’s rich heritage of weavers, now with 50 artisans. Don't miss the heartwarming story of Kishan Uncle, a Delhi weaver whose impact, along with many others, shapes Paiwand.Intricate, unconventional upcycled creations – the concept of repair and human connection come together as one, and this is Paiwand.
Welcome to the second episode of Rethink with Refash, where we engage in this meaningful discussion with Jia Singh, a brand strategist, a strong advocate for ethical choices and a conscious traveler with many sustainable tales to tell. Jia shares her evolving journey: from navigating anxieties about climate change to supporting small ethical brands, swapping and thrifting her wardrobe, and rethinking the way she travels. Bringing you sustainable travel tips that help you connect more deeply with people and the planet, creating a purposeful experience with a lighter footprint. Be part of a conversation about progress, taking one step at a time, and unpacking the concept of slow living.
We are back with Season 2 of our podcast, this time, we're calling it "Rethink with Refash" bringing you more conscious and meaningful conversations that will make you rethink consumption. In our premiere of the second season, we bring you a heartfelt, intimate chat with Akanksha Kaila Akashi, founder of Refash. Tune in to hear Akanksha's journey of finding purpose through repurposing waste, how her connection to upcycling developed, the emotional ties we can cultivate with our garments, and the stark reality of clothing waste. And most importantly, how a workshop spiralled into a larger mission, leading to the inception of Refash.
In this episode, we sit down with Gautam Malik, co-founder of Jaggery, a brand that reimagines overlooked waste into purpose, creating upcycled bags from decommissioned materials while driving social change. Jaggery is more than just a brand; it's on a journey to becoming a movement. Gautam’s experience abroad and vision for sustainability have shaped Jaggery’s unique hybrid model, from repurposing army waste to redefining the value chain in the sustainable realm with transparency. We unpack the concept of ‘Bag’tivism — what it means and why it’s at the core of Jaggery’s mission. Learn how they turned discarded materials into products with stories of change. If you're curious about how businesses can be a force for good with organic growth and purpose, this episode is for you.
