I was born in Canada with a Canadian Dad and an Indian Mom. I was always intrigued by my Eastern roots and felt very connected to them. Traveling to India with my family from a young age and then venturing over there by myself as I got older, India runs through my veins and inspires basically everything that I make.

My Mom always wore jewelry and I think that's where the fascination first began. And then seeing jewelry in India made me fall in love. It is such a big part of life in India and it is such a big part of my life!

I went to India with a friend after graduating from fashion design school and got really inspired to start making jewelry. I had only made some really simple necklaces for a designer that I was interning for in college but being in India gave me a ton of ideas so I bought a bunch of jewelry from the markets, stuffed my bags and flew back to LA. When I got home, I took all the jewelry apart and created new pieces.

Then I went back to India to work with some extremely talented craftsman there who would bring my designs to life before my eyes. I went twice for three months at a time and would sit with the craftsmen for hours each day watching them create what I had conceived. I learned a lot about jewelry from them and now I can't get enough!

Now I am back in LA at puja Palace, working with my own two hands again creating everything I can. Although I mostly focus on jewelry, I also like to play around with making other things like altering/embellishing jackets, pattern making, sewing bags, drawing, and taking lots of photos!