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                                                                                                                                                                                                        Shivani Jain


                                                           Karan Malik


                                                                                                                                                                                                        Carved a niche for Tisharth –

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Ready to Wear Clothing Label!

                                                                            orn  in  Meerut,  U.P,  this  young  techie   While speaking to Karan, it was quite apparent that he
                                                                            is currently working for Amazon as a   has a very unique, pleasant and a cheerful aura surrounding        India’s renowned fashion designer Shivani Jain   endorsing her label frequently. In the ‘Fashion Week’ held in
                                                                            Senior Tech Manager in the USA. Karan   him, which lacks stereotypical pretense that most people          was brought up in business family and started   New York in 2018 & 2019, the clothes designed by Shivani
                                                                            Malik, aims to be the CEO of a Fortune   around his stature possess. In 2021, he was honored with the     her own business merely at the age of 19 after   Jain were the center of attraction and buyers from all over the
                                                                             500  Company  and  ultimately  help  in   “International Humanitarian of the Year” award in view of      finishing her 2 years Design Course and since   world liked the designs and thus in very short time her business
                                                                              leading pivotal research efforts for   his contribution towards empowering acid attack survivors.       then  never  looked  back.  She  had  great  sense   started around the globe. Shivani states that her clothes are not
                                                                              ISRO. Malik is a firm believer of the   Currently, he is a brand ambassador for a non-profit, called    of creativity and color aesthetics from a very   only worn by Indian celebrities but International as well. Our
                                                                             age-old  concept  of  dedicated  hard-  “Bhaarti”,  known  for  empowering  women  facing  various       early age and started designing at the age of 15   brand has been covered by many leading magazines around
                                                                            work and feels that perseverance is best   degrees of social trauma. Karan made pivotal contributions         by  transforming  her  mother’s  sarees  into   the world. Since our designs were equally liked in countries
                                                                          complemented with smart choices in life.  in securing the rights of transgender communities within              dresses and Indian attires.       other than India, we stepped up and participated in fashion
                                                                            Karan Malik, who rose to Prominence   Maharashtra  and  Kolkata.  He  came  into  limelight  for  his          Popularly known as TISHARH By    week’s and exhibitions organized in countries like Dubai,
                                                                          in the US IT industry at a very young age   campaign to empower child laborers, by freeing 14 young        SHIVANI, her brand redefines modern functional   London,  South  Africa  and  New  York.    Our  distinctive
                                                                          completed his 4-year Bachelors of Science   children working in Mica Mines of Giridih, Jharkhand.          wardrobes  and  is  worn  by  actresses  like  Sanya   designs  helped  us  in  being  recognized  internationally
                                                                          in Information Technology (Programming),   Local Residents of Meerut share that Karan Malik’s              Malhotra,Taapsee Pannu, Aditi Rao Hydari,   and we succeeded in making our mark. She further adds
                                                                          in a short span of just 18 months with a   father – Retd Colonel Vinay Kumar Singh Malik, and mother,      Parineeti  Chopra,  Huma  Qureshi  and  Sonali   that we take pride in maintaining highest standards of
                                                                          Magna-cum-Laude honours. He went a step   Sunita Malik, a seasoned educator, established Green Valley      Bendre  etc.  Celebrities  and  bloggers  are  found   workmanship and quality.
                                                                          further and entered the engineering field as   School in Meerut, where they continue to spread the essence                                           Soon we bridged the gap between high fashion
                                                                          a Business Analyst after earning his Master’s   for education by providing free schooling to 10 deserving                                         at affordable prices. She says that today’s market is
                                                                          Degree in Applied Information Technology   students along with complimentary food & lodging.                                                      very challenging for Fashion designers in the age
                                                                          from The Volgenau School of Engineering                                                                                                           where social media is accessible so easily, as its
                                                                          and then went on to become a consultant                                                                                                           very difficult for us to repeat designs and so
                                                                          for Scaled Agile.                                                                                     Shivani states that her clothes are         creativity is true companion and guide.
                                                                            While  pursuing his PhD, Malik                                                                                                                     Tisharth-  The  home-grown  label
                                                                          leveraged the medium of art to manage                                                               not only worn by Indian celebrities           and the brainchild of Shivani Jain has
                                                                          his stress efficiently and thus modeled for                                                            but International as well. Our             created designs for women of all
                                                                          many  leading  fashion  brands  and  bagged   Karan Malik, who rose to                                                                            age  groups  and  body  types.  It  is  a
                                                                          the  title  of  ‘Mr.  India  America  2017’.  In   Prominence in the US IT industry                   brand has been covered by many              brand that was created out of sheer
                                                                          conversation with Dinesh Anand, Karan                                                                   leading magazines around the              passion and determination and she
                                                                          explained about his inclination to empower   at a very young age completed                                                                        soon carved a niche for brand.
                                                                          people since the age of 14 by being part of   his 4-year Bachelors of Science                           world. Since our designs were                Her  wearable  and  experimental
                                                                          countless  non-profits,  such  as  Beacon  of                                                          equally liked in countries other           Silhouettes crafted in the finest materials
                                                                          Adult Literacy, homeless shelters, Teaching   in Information Technology                                                                           is the essence of the brand.
                                                                          ESL classes to asylum visa holders, etc.   (Programming), in a short span of                           than India, we stepped up and                 Shivani sets an excellent example that if you put
                                                                          One of his upcoming endeavors within the                                                             participated in fashion week’s and           your heart and mind into creating something, you can
                                                                          entertainment industry includes promoting   just 18 months with a Magna-cum-                                                                      never fail.
                                                                          South Asian models on an international         Laude honours.                                        exhibitions organized in countries              Popularly known as TISHARH By SHIVANI,
                                                                          platform during New York Fashion Week                                                                like Dubai, London, South Africa             her brand redefines modern functional wardrobes
                                                                          to create opportunities for people of color                                                                                                       and  is  worn  by  actresses  like  Sanya  Malhotra,
                                                                          who  are  usually  under-represented  and                                                                       and New York.                     Taapsee Pannu, Aditi Rao Hydari, Parineeti
                                                                          compensated for their work.                                                                                                                       Chopra, Huma Qureshi and Sonali Bendre Etc.
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