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Anjali Singh is designing, promoting handcrafted jewellery, making a social impact Azilaa handmade jewellery. A degree in Information Technology and a conventional job in a multi-national company had Anjali Singh wanting to do something different. Looking to not only create a business that would generate earnings, Anjali also wanted to do something that would make a social impact and with that in mind, the chief designer and Co-founder of Azilaa forayed into jewellery design. Her venture not only produces much-sought-after jewellery pieces but also generates employment for artisans who make this handcrafted jewellery. Anjali was born in Darjeeling to an Army family from the Gurkha community. “As a child, my father would tell us many heroic stories about my grandfather and his association with World War II. My father too served India during the 1971 war and was one of my biggest heroes. As one would expect, growing up amid Army legacies and stories, my life too got i