Designer Spotlight
A Thought That Counts
Mother-daughter designer duo, Anjana Bhargava and Ankita Bhargava Meattle speak of
Dhi, a venture launched to introduce timeless creations, in a chat with Brinda Gill
“Dhi means 'a thought' in Sanskrit. A thought is the
beginning of everything. Our label Dhi started as a
single thought about how to preserve Indian traditional
workmanship and craft while keeping them relevant in our
ever-evolving world. We wanted to create garments that
are rooted in Indian textile skills, and also have a global
appeal,” says New Delhi – based veteran designer
Anjana Bhargava, of Dhi, a designer label launched
in 2019 by her and her designer daughter Ankita
Bhargava Meattle who is based in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA.
Dhi’s expression of design showcases Anjana’s
aesthetics and design sensibilities. “Dhi is a
collaboration of designers, artists, artisans,
entrepreneurs and technologists led by me and
Ankita. When Ankita got married and moved
to the US in 2013, she found herself wishing
for Indian garments that had a contemporary
style and were not too ethnic.” The result of
this sentiment was the conceptualisation
and launch of their label that would
showcase garments stitched
with Indian fabrics following
traditional Indian patterns
and yet looking good in the
international market.
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