Not many people know the role India has played in shaping some of the most iconic jewelry brands in the Western world.
At Kahana, we want to celebrate our historical legacy, while contributing to jewelry’s future, globally.
Our pieces are meaningful and evocative. Though they are contemporary, they are rooted in old Indian techniques, like polki and meenakari.
Sanna Vohra Soni has lived in India, Singapore, the Philippines, and the United States, where she graduated from Brown University. After working across investment banking, the wedding industry, and beauty, she decided to found Kahana, to bring India’s stories to life in a contemporary manner - through one of our most celebrated craft forms.
Her husband Prajit Soni is a graduate gemologist and a fourth-generation jewelry retailer and wholesaler in Gujarat and Maharashtra. He lends his experience to Kahana by managing operations and production.
Polki is an uncut, unpolished diamond, with one side flat and the other in a slightly curved shape, usually set in gold foil. It is a centuries old technique where diamonds are cut by hand to follow the natural structure of the stone, which is why no two pieces are alike.
Meenakari is an old enamelling method where metal serfaces are decorated with vibrant enamels made from mixing glass with metal oxides – they are they heated at high temperatures for a robust finish.
