Beyond the Nath: The Story Behind Naaya
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If you grew up around Maharashtrian weddings like I did, you know the moment a woman puts on her Nath.
The curve, the pearls, the flash of colour — it changes her face instantly. It is delicate, yet it has a presence all its own.
I have always been drawn to that shape. When I began imagining Naaya, I found myself looking beyond the Nath as a nose ornament. I kept returning to its curve and asking: where else could it go?
That question became the beginning of the collection.
In Naaya, a familiar form finds new places to belong. It appears in earrings, necklaces and rings — sometimes as a detail you notice only up close, sometimes as the centre of the piece. Pearls, stones and textured metalwork give each design its own character, while the Nath remains the thread connecting them.
What excites me most is the moment of recognition. You see a piece that feels new, and then you catch something familiar in its lines. A shape you remember from a wedding, a family photograph, or a woman whose style has stayed with you.
That is how I like to think about tradition. It can hold those memories and still become part of what we choose to wear today.
Naaya began with the Maharashtrian Nath. Where you take it next is entirely your own.