Our Story

Some ideas end. Some ideas stay with you. The Chhapai started with one of those ideas.

I always wanted to build something of my own. Coming from a middle-class family where everyone had a government job, entrepreneurship was something I had to figure out on my own.

In 2018, while working as a software developer, I took my first serious step into entrepreneurship. With a simple idea — to give the world something unique and cool — I launched Chappai.com along with a friend, an e-commerce website offering a wide range of designer mobile covers for everyone.

It was a small beginning, but it taught me a lot — about design, marketing, customers, and one lesson I would understand better with time: a good product is only one part of building a business.

Then the pandemic hit. Supply chains broke, my partner moved back to his hometown, and Chappai.com had to shut down.

That hurt, but I didn’t want to stop. I quit my job and started freelancing, working on websites, SEO, and digital marketing for clients in India and abroad. Along the way, I tried different ideas, made mistakes, and learned what it really takes to build something from scratch.

Those years slowly brought me back to where it all began.

The Chhapai.

The name comes from Chappai.com, my first real venture. But this time, the idea is bigger — a clothing brand built around prints, creativity, and a vision that goes beyond where the journey started.

The journey took a few turns. The idea never really left. And now, we’re just getting started.

Akash Sharma
Founder, The Chhapai