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Shreya Patel ventured into professional fashion design and established the hugely successful design house —RAAS —in her 50s. She dived into the fashion industry in 2016, when she started a one-of-its-kind online boutique experience by curating artisan-quality outfits from India and selling them in the US. But eventually, Shreya realized this was not fulfilling her mission of supporting the artisans, empowering women, and growing together. Hence, she decided to pursue further education at Parsons School of Design. Amidst the pandemic, she started her own design house to support the artisans who had lost their jobs. That marked the beginning of the socially sustainable label— RAAS, The Global Naari. Her daughter decided to join her mission because of the tremendous fame and love her designs received in the United States and internationally, even during the pandemic. The duo recently introduced Tanisi, a Western casual label focusing on making sustainable, high-quality designer fashion accessible and affordable.