Team

MRINALINI SHASTRY

FOUNDER AND CEO

Mrinalini is a Company Secretary and an MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. She has been a development professional for over 16 years working with non profits, social enterprise, CSR and the Government, and fundamentally believes in the power of business to do good.

She founded Six Yards Plus in 2017 when she realized that the number of women draping sarees around her was dwindling. Being someone who enjoyed draping sarees to work everyday, it seemed to Mrinalini that there was a glaring gap in the market to be filled with a no-nonsense, authentic saree brand that also made the saree experience fun, affordable and enjoyable.

Thus came about Six Yards Plus - a saree startup that operates at the cusp of culture, loom-craft and livelihoods, trying to get more women to drape more sarees, more often. Passionate about everything to do with sarees and handlooms, she hopes to be able to create an enabling environment for women to drape sarees as a garment of choice.

She believes that we must #choosetochallenge our fundamental idea of workspaces that empower women. That we must change the rules so that we build on kindness, achievement, empathy and support systems rather than blind competitiveness and guilt. And she is super thrilled to have the opportunity to craft that change in her own small way, through #sixyardsplus.

To bring together a group of strong, hard working women with complimentary strengths for helping other wonderful women to experience the love and power of a saree that is thoughtfully made.

RENUKA MUDUGULLA

ASSISTANT MANAGER- SALES

Renuka handles our outlet in the Project Eve store at Hyderabad and does a phenomenal job with it.

She loves her daughter and has a good eye for fashion. Designing is her passion and her favourite colour is Pink.

Renuka is a soft spoken girl and her biggest attribute is her patience. She has an affable disposition and works with a smile on her face, always. She has a very positive attitude towards work and takes up challenges enthusiastically.

She makes #choosetochallenge a reality by taking joy in her work, and striving super hard to improve on everything she does, continuously. Quite the example to emulate!

ANJALI MUDUGULLA

ASSISTANT MANAGER- OPERATIONS

Anjali started working with us as a Sales Executive in our outlet at Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad and now handles the Operations and Inventory very ably.

She is a budding criminal lawyer & loves food made by her mother and adores her niece. She is passionate, independent and loves to travel. Her favourite colour is Red.

Anjali is a fast learner and is dependable. She has an eye for fashion and is the unofficial inhouse stylist at Six Yards Plus. We love that she is fiercely independent and yet very sensitive.

She lives out this year's theme, #choosetochallenge by setting her aspirations high, and following through with an incredible amount of hard work.

LAXMI VERISETTY

ASSISTANT MANAGER- PRODUCTION

Laxmi started out as an assistant and quickly took over the ropes to become the Assistant Manager in Production. She is the backbone of Six Yards Plus.

She loves her husband – Prasad, stitching and is constantly on the lookout to learn new things. Her favourite colour is White and her favourite food is Biryani 🤍

Laxmi’s eye for detail is phenomenal. Her concern for others, ownership and accountability towards her work is inspiring. She is extremely soft spoken but is a task master!

With many family responsibilities and two young boys to bring up, she does her bit for #choosetochallenge by ensuring equal parenting, respect from all her family members for her work, and setting an example of an independent working mother to her boys.