Entrepreneur India – July 2019

The Sneaker

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Founder,

Bhane &

VegNonVeg

ANAND

AHUJA

Sticking To

Basics:

In Delhi: A

Bhane’s white

T-shirt, denim,

and sneakers.

In London:

A light jacket

knit jacket,

white T-shirt,

sneakers, and

denim.

A thing you

intend to

change about

yourself?

Overthinking!

Favourite

Podcast?

“How I Built

This”, a podcast

by NPR radio.

Favourite

Music: Indian

classical music,

especially the

basuri (flute).

Also hip hop.

Anand-Sonam

Tradition:

We try and

walk as much

as we can.

But when in

different cities,

we always do

one-meal over

Skype.

One pairing

tip from the

sneaker-head:

Keep the shape

and colour

simple. You

don't want really

loud shoes.

Favourite

gadget:

iPad

Sports:

Basketball

From launching the clothing line ‘Bhane’

to being a co-owner of 'VegNonVeg' - a

multi-brand sneaker store, Anand Ahuja

is always making headlines. The 35-year-

old entrepreneur keeps up his style-

game with some serious fashion goals.

Became Entrepreneur to Create

Something: “I wasn't driven to be an

entrepreneur. When I came back, the

opportunity to create something that

spoke to young creative professionals

was just so apparent. And it was sad

to see there was nothing available. So

I felt like an obligation that I have to

use the resources we have at Shahi

Exports to create something. It felt

more like responsibility then to be an

entrepreneur,” says Anand.

To Own The Biggies “I am obsessed with

how James Dyson is coming up with

these inventions,” he confides.

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By Priyadarshini Patwa