In Conversation With Monicka Vadera

A New-age jewellery creator & curator.

Women's Era spoke to Monicka Vadera Poonawalla, a new-age jewellery creator and curator. While House of MVJ is her retail venture, Monicka's work entails much more. She has made waves on social media by being one of the most followed fashionistas and an insightful Indian woman entrepreneur. She hails from a famous family that is into brass manufacturing. Together, Monicka and her husband Tehseen Poonawalla, make for a fashionable power couple.

Tell us about your journey as a woman entrepreneur?

I am blessed to be brought up in a gender-neutral environment. My family has been very supportive in my choices to pursue a different branch of business and make independent choices and learn and grow in the same. It has been a long journey, and I have learnt a lot from those around me and their follies. I started as a design intern in a family accessories business and started learning about manufacturing, sourcing and design. It is here that I discovered my interest in embellishments, jewellery and wearable still remember my first order. It was from an uncle's friend who happened to like my very first jewelry piece. It was a unicorn pin and the rest of course is history!