Radhika Khanna

Radhika Khanna
Radhika Khanna, New York, New York
Born Amritsar, India
Nationality American
Education Fashion Institute of Technology
Known for Fashion Designer
Website http://www.radhikakhanna.com

Radhika Khanna is an Indian American fashion designer,[1] entrepreneur and author.[2][3][4] Khanna is an author of Yoga: From the Ganges to Wall Street. Khanna donated all her proceeds to The National Mission for Clean Ganga.[5]

Early life

Radhika Khanna was born and raised in Amritsar, India. She is the daughter of Bindu and Davinder Khanna. She has two older brothers,[6] Nishant Khanna and Vikas Khanna.

Career

In 1999 Khanna moved to New York City from Amritsar, to study at Fashion Institute of Technology. While studying full-time, she worked in restaurants in Manhattan to support herself and her education.[7] After graduating from FIT, she interned with Donna Karan, Betsey Johnson and Giorgio Armani, before starting her own clothing company, Estilo Inc. in 2005.[8][9]

Khanna designed outfits for American TV show Kitchen Nightmares.[10] Khanna was one of the designers and supporters at Runway to win with Anna Wintour and Scarlett Johansson.[11][12]

Personal life

Khanna lives in Midtown Manhattan. She is an active participant in the national campaign to find a cure for lupus,[13] through the Lupus foundation of America.[14] She is also a Yoga expert and has promoted Yoga at the Lupus Foundation of America.[15][16]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Pose:Fashion designer makes yoga easy". Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Radhika Khanna: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Pose perfect". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "12 experts on weight loss with yoga". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Yoga From the Ganges to Wall Street". essex magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Radhika Khanna's latest creation". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Can't say sandwich in Hindi". New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog » Pose: Radhika Khanna's 1 Minute Yoga Anywhere, Anytime". Lassi With Lavina. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Fashion with a purpose". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Gordon Ramsey's "Kitchen Nightmares" Relaunches Indian Restaurant With "Fashion and Style on The Streets Of Manhattan" By Fashion Designer Radhika Khanna - Jainnie Smith - Blog". Becomegorgeous.com. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  11. ↑ "MillionObama Campaign Merch Raked In $40 Million". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "China-Through the looking glass". The clothes maiden. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "curing and healing with yoga". rescue girl. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Q&A with Radhika Khanna". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Yoga tips for beginners". The Posture Fixer.
  16. ↑ "A monumental celebration". New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Pose : yoga for working professionals. [S.l.] 2013. ISBN 978-1479756353.
  18. ↑ Yoga- The Ganges To Wall Street. Bloomsbury India. ISBN 9789384898960.
  19. ↑ Yoga: The Ganges to wall street. ISBN 978-9384898960.
  20. ↑ Stand Out. ISBN 978-1543429497.
  21. ↑ "Stand Out". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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