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BRAND PROFILE
In Good Cheer
Mi Dulce An’ya is dedicated to fashioning sustainable and responsible infant-
wear. Anurima Das speaks with the label’s founder to know more.
Neha Garodia is a doting mother of two, both on the
home as well as professional front. Her brand, Mi Dulce
An’ya, Spanish for ‘My Sweet Ansh (An) and Manya (Ya)’,
is named after her children. Neha’s aim to provide her
children with comfortable, skin-friendly clothes pushed
her to design her own line of organic cotton clothing.
This, then, became the core philosophy of her brand
that specialises in infant clothing and accessories.
Goradia set up her label in January, 2013; her journey of
manufacturing and selling organic and sustainable kids’
wear has been one with many a struggle. However, what
once had a humble beginning is today a favourite with
celebrity mothers. In an exclusive tête-à-tête, Neha
opens up about the genesis of the brand and how far it
has come.
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE INCEPTION OF
MI DULCE AN’YA.
My background was not, in any way, related to textiles
or apparel. I was born in India but at the age of three,
I had moved to London. After a spending a few years
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