Nepal, March 14 -- Nepal's women entrepreneurs are busy creating a slew of new cosmetic brands The series Nepal Made profiles Nepali products and the people who make them possible

While premium beauty product outlets were closing during the Covid-19 pandemic, two young women gambled on setting up a new skin and haircare brand with natural ingredients mostly sourced from Nepal and suited for the Nepali complexion.

Arushree Sharma Khatiwada and Megha Agarwal were batchmates in school before they left for studies abroad, returning to set up Avani Nepal after year-long rigorous research into ayurveda-based cosmetic products. Avani in Sanskrit means 'earth', and as the name suggests it is committed to bringing all natural, pure and authentic...