Meet Nani and Nana.
Every grandmother and grandfather in every Indian home — the Kindora Family's storytelling pair for empathy, memory, and generational warmth.
They are the grandparents.
Not one grandmother and grandfather in particular — every grandmother and grandfather. The two people who wake up before the family. The ones who know exactly how you like your chai. The ones whose lap and shoulder are the safest places in the world when the lights go out during a storm.
In your home they might be called Dadi and Dada. Nani and Nana. Ammuma and Thatha. Ajji and Ajoba. Ammamma and Thatha. Or simply Grandma and Grandpa. In this box, we call them Nani and Nana — but they are whichever names your child already loves.
Nani wears an indigo-and-white patterned saree, folded and pleated the way Indian grandmothers everywhere fold sarees — not perfectly, but with the muscle memory of decades. Her hair is silver, braided into a low bun. Her spectacles are hand-stitched felt. She is the memory-keeper of the family — the one who remembers every birthday, every recipe, every bedtime story her grandchildren asked her to tell twice.
Nana wears a cream dhoti-kurta with a soft gold border and a forest-green Nehru jacket over it. His hair is silver too. His glasses sit slightly crooked on his nose, the way they always do by evening. He reads the newspaper aloud every morning to no one in particular, and he lets the grandchildren steal his glasses without complaining. He and Nani have been married for forty-seven years. They still argue about how much sugar goes into the chai.
Together, Nani and Nana are the center of the Kindora Family. Every grandchild — Meera, Aarohi, Padma, Anjali, Ira, and yours — belongs to them.
Why parents love this set
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Two hand-stitched dolls — Nani and Nana together in one gift box
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100% soft cotton fabric with authentic saree and dhoti-kurta styling
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Montessori-aligned intergenerational and empathy companion — models the warmth of grandparents in every home
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Named characters who welcome every family name — Dadi-Dada, Nani-Nana, Ammuma-Thatha, Ajji-Ajoba, Grandma-Grandpa
- The perfect gift for children who live far from their grandparents, and for grandparents to give to grandchildren
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Save ₹499 vs buying two individual dolls — priced as a set
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Part of the Kindora Family — the grandparents at the heart of a growing family universe
How Nani & Nana grow with your child.
Ages 1–2: Nani and Nana are two soft, calming companions — the "safe presence" pair. Their gentle faces, silver hair, and warm colors are visually soothing. Great as bedtime companions for the earliest years, especially for children who nap best with a soft toy nearby.
Ages 2–4: Nani and Nana become caretaking companions. Children learn to "look after" the grandparents in play — bringing them pretend chai, tucking them in, feeding them imaginary rotis. This is role-reversal play at its earliest — powerful for building empathy and care-giving instincts.
Ages 4–6: Nani and Nana become storytelling and morning-routine partners. Children stage full grandparent scenes — Nani reading a story, Nana reading the newspaper, both drinking chai together. Introduce family words in your language: Nani's name for love, Nana's name for you.
Product details
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Includes: 2 dolls (Nani + Nana)
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Size: Approximately 13 inches (33 cm) tall each
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Material: 100% soft cotton fabric, eco-friendly yarn hair, hand-embroidered features, felt spectacles
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Age: 1+ years (safe from birth as supervised companions)
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Care: Gentle spot clean only; do not machine wash
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Handmade: Yes, by women artisans in India