Our Story

I've been obsessed with jewelry since I was a little girl. Not in a "more is more" way — but in a "wait, how is this made and why does it make her look like that" way. 

My earliest memory is finding every possible excuse to wear a string of pearls from my grandmother's jewelry box. I'd watch movies just to zoom in on what the characters were wearing around their necks and ears. There was always something about a well-chosen piece — the way it said everything without the person having to say a word.

But here's the thing nobody tells you about loving jewelry — when your skin reacts to almost everything, it stops being joyful. For years I dealt with the aftermath of imitation jewelry made with alloys containing lead and nickel. Rashes, irritation, the works. I kept loving jewelry from a distance, which is a special kind of frustration. 

In 2023, after 13 years in corporate jobs, a burnout that cracked me open, and a journey through becoming a Life Coach — I finally asked myself the question I'd been avoiding: Why am I not just making what I actually want to wear?

My husband, who has always believed in me a little more than I've believed in myself, pushed me to take the plunge. I invested in a capsule collection of silver earrings — clean, minimalist, skin-safe jewelry made in India. No lead. No nickel. No compromise.

Adiva wasn't born in a boardroom. It was born from years of quietly watching, noticing, and believing that what a woman chooses to wear close to her skin is never just an accessory — it's an extension of who she is, or who she's becoming.

We're here for the woman who has spent years showing up for everyone else and is only now beginning to show up for herself. The one who doesn't need loud — she needs right. The one who knows exactly who she is, even on the days she forgets.

This is for her. This is for us.

- Aditi Varma & Sadhna Varma