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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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