Based in Delhi, he is best known for his ability to infuse Indian craftsmanship and textile heritage with tailored silhouette.

[9][10] His father, later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy between 1984 and 1987 and as the Governor of Sikkim between 1990 and 1994.

While studying in US, through a common friend, he met Sailaja (Sal), an economics student at the University of Pennsylvania, and his future wife.

[11] Eventually, in 1987 he and Sailaja opened a multi-designer boutique, Ensemble, with help of designer Rohit Khosla in Mumbai.

The stored featured works of five designers Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Rohit Khosla, Anuradha Mafatlal, American fashion designer Neil Bieff and label Anaya, by Anita Shivdasani and Sunita Kapoor, Anil Kapoor’s wife and their own label, Ahilian.