I WILL GO WHERE the sky meets the earth, I used to tell my father, who was a Director of Education at Patiala in Punjab. And he would say, ‘Go on, run then Minto’ and I have been running, chasing my heart, my dreams ever since, and there is so much more I want to do,” says Mohanjeet Grewal—who turned 92 recently—in her honeyed, quavering voice, narrating her magical journey from Lahore to Paris, the fashion capital of the world.
Today, Indian fashion is known for its cultural heritage, rich colours, natural textiles, intricate designs and elegance, and is often spotted on global runways. But what is not widely known is that Grewal—or Mohanjeet as she is known in fashion circles—has had a big part to play in introducing the…