svarori

I was told to study hard, get a stable job, and don't take risks.

So I did. I studied biotech. I worked in the industry. I showed up every day to a life that looked right on paper and felt completely wrong inside.

I had always been drawn to design. But I was told it was a stupid path. So I made a decision that changed everything — I left biotech and went to design school.

My family thought I was crazy. And after graduation in 2024, everything they warned me about seemed to be coming true. But I knew one thing clearly — I am a designer. I will always be a designer. And I would design for myself.

So I started designing Adhara.

I got scammed. Lost money. Spent months searching for the right manufacturer, the right material. Failed prototypes. Back to zero. More than once. I almost gave up. Almost.

But through it all one idea never left me — I wanted to design a bag rooted in my culture. I grew up South Asian in Singapore, part of a small community holding onto a rich heritage the world doesn't always get to see. I didn't see that story being told the way I wanted to tell it.

So I decided to tell it myself.

Every Svarori bag is drawn from the symbols, stories and craft traditions of South Asian heritage — reimagined for the modern world. Something you carry into your everyday life with pride.

Svarori is everything I had left when I had nothing. I hope it means something to you too.

With love,

Kajol