What happens when a conversation moves beyond the business and into the industry, the city, and the changing landscape around it?
That is exactly what Happened Over Coffee by Mauve is designed to explore.
In one of its latest sessions, Mauve sat down with Dr. Kanika Mehra for an intimate conversation around the dental industry, the realities of building a practice in Chhattisgarh, and the larger shifts taking place within the healthcare and dental ecosystem.
Hosted by Priya Lalwani, the conversation was deliberately informal—because sometimes the most insightful business conversations are the ones that don’t feel like interviews at all.
More Than Just Dentistry
The dental industry has evolved considerably over the years. From being primarily associated with treating dental problems to becoming an important part of conversations around preventive care, aesthetics, technology and overall wellbeing, dentistry today occupies a much larger space in consumers’ lives.
Through Happened Over Coffee, Mauve looked at this evolution through a distinctly regional lens.
With Dr. Kanika Mehra, the conversation explored what it means to operate within the dental ecosystem in Chhattisgarh, understand its consumers and navigate the opportunities and challenges that come with building a healthcare practice in a growing market.
The conversation also brought forward an important question: How much does geography influence the way a business evolves?
For businesses in sectors such as healthcare, understanding the local audience is as important as understanding the industry itself. Consumer awareness, accessibility, changing expectations and the adoption of newer treatments and technologies all contribute to how the market develops.
The Chhattisgarh Perspective
Chhattisgarh is witnessing a gradual transformation across several sectors, with cities such as Raipur becoming increasingly important centres for businesses, professionals and consumers.
For a specialised industry like dentistry, this creates an interesting intersection between established practices and a new generation of consumers who are increasingly informed about healthcare, aesthetics and preventive treatments.
The conversation with Dr. Kanika Mehra offered an opportunity to understand this landscape from the perspective of someone working within it—looking beyond the clinic and into the business, consumer and industry dynamics that shape the profession.
It is this perspective that makes Happened Over Coffee different.
Why Happened Over Coffee?
At Mauve, we believe that every business has a story beyond its name, logo and numbers.
Happened Over Coffee is our way of sitting down with founders, business owners and industry professionals to understand what is actually happening around them.
What is changing?
What are customers thinking?
What is the industry struggling with?
Where are the opportunities?
And most importantly, what does it really take to build and sustain a business in today’s environment?
The format is intentionally conversational. No elaborate stage. No rigid interview structure. Just a cup of coffee, an honest conversation and an attempt to understand the world of business a little better.
A Conversation, Captured
The session with Dr. Kanika Mehra was hosted by Priya Lalwani, with shots and direction by Sshubhraj Singh.
The conversation was filmed at Shamrock Greens by Jardin, creating an intimate setting for a discussion that moved naturally between dentistry, business and the larger Chhattisgarh ecosystem.
For Mauve, these conversations are about documenting perspectives that deserve to be heard—not just from the biggest boardrooms, but from the people actively shaping their industries every day.
Watch the Conversation
The complete Happened Over Coffee by Mauve session with Dr. Kanika Mehra is available to watch on YouTube.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube
Host: Priya Lalwani
Guest: Dr. Kanika Mehra
Location: Shamrock Greens by Jardin
Shots & Direction: Sshubhraj Singh
