Brothers-in-Arms

Anand and Jahan Tahiliani, the young sons of renowned designer Tarun Tahiliani,are striding into their father’s shoes, one careful, confident step at a time.

- Aekta Kapoor

It’s not easy to be the sons of a design legend. It’s harder still to take on the mantle of his business and deal with his famed creativity that transcends fashion and encompasses homes, weddings, watches, carpets, jewellery, and even a fragrance. But Anand and Jahan, sons of one of India’s best-known fashion designer, Tarun Tahiliani, are doing just that — while still keeping their sanity, humility and playfulness intact. “Handling our dad’s crazy creativity is actually the biggest challenge,” says Anand, adding cheekily, “While growing up, we were sent to a lot of art classes in a bid to, perhaps, unlock our inner creativity. But it was pretty evident that it just wasn’t meant to be. Hopefully, the gene is just skipping a generation.” Jahan explains in a more sober tone, “I think for creative people like my father, when you are drawing inspiration from the world around you, it is difficult to confine your artistic expression to any one field.”