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Gauri Malik, Founder, SirohiEnterprise

Investment banker quits job to empower women, builds sustainable luxury home décor brand

Starting from her parents’ garage in Muzaffarnagar in 2019, Gauri Malik’s artisan brand Sirohi hit Rs4.5 crore in revenues in FY23. It empowers women from marginalized communities by training them to make zero-waste products with fibre and waste materials

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