THE SISTERHOOD WORKBOOK

BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL, UNDERSTANDING LADIES WHO HAVE HER BACK! AND HERE’S A GROUP THAT HOLDS THIS TO HEART. NAYNTARA THACKER, HINA OOMER-AHMED, ARPANA PUNJABI, JAYNA LAKHIANI, RUCHIKA KOTHARI AND TARA DASWANI HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF COLLABS, ENJOYING A CONNECT THAT TRANSCENDS THEIR FLAIR FOR STYLE AND LOVE OF PROSECCO AND PETIT FOURS. HELLO! BONDS WITH THE SENSATIONAL SIX OVER SOME BUBBLY

- ANJANA VASWANI

Outside, the incessant rains may have dampened spirits, but inside the restaurant, it’s all wine and roses. Well, Prosecco and carnations to be precise. Music, laughter and casual banter are punctuated by the clinking of crystal flutes, besides the directions shouted out by the photographer and the queries of frantic assistants. Yet it seems only fitting that the energy in the room should match the effervescence of the golden-hued drink that’s flowing like the River Pactolus of King Midas.

Remarkably though, through the chaos, none of the women facing the flashes miss a single cue. If anyone knows how to get work done while having a great time, it’s this group: Nayntara Thacker, Founder of By Tara; Hina Oomer-Ahmed, Founder of Luxebox; Arpana Punjabi, Curator-in-Chief of food blog Whatmakesappyhappy; Ruchika Kothari, Founder of Shawlart; Tara Daswani, Founder of Tara Fine Jewellery; and Jayna Lakhiani, who has two luxury brands under her belt, 1976 The Clutch and Vintage Shades Cashmere.

A tête-à-tête with the ladies quickly reveals that all six fabulously successful makers of taste have much more in common than secured rungs on Mumbai’s diamond-studded social ladder. HELLO! unveils how…