"On a recent weekend, a Morgan Hill home's two-car garage was transformed into something dazzling. This is Nivy's Nook, the homegrown boutique Nimisha Jadav runs out of her garage. In between hangers and clothing racks, she pulled options for shoppers and peeled away packaging, excitedly showing Rakhee Mohanty what she brought back for Mohanty's daughter from India. "I felt like I was shopping for my daughter," laughed Jadav, holding up a multicolored sharara with a sequined crop top."
"Each year Jadav returns to her home country of India, gathering textiles and jewelry to bring back to the Bay Area. But the shop is more than a marketplace - every thread carries a memory. "It's my tradition," she said. "It's something I've seen our mothers wear, our grandmothers wear and I feel like when I wear a sari, it takes me back home.""
Nimisha Jadav operates Nivy's Nook from her Morgan Hill garage, selling textiles and jewelry she brings from India. The boutique functions as a cultural hub where customers share memories, celebrate tradition, and connect socially. Jadav sources garments annually from India, prioritizing pieces tied to family customs like saris and shararas. The shop provides emotional support during crises, brings people together for chit-chat and festival participation, and helps immigrant women feel seen and confident. The home-based business blends commerce with community-building, turning a private space into a public resource that sustains cultural identity and mutual care.
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