About Us
Who we are
While hiking in the Mishmi Hills in Eastern Himalayas, Kapil Dev Singh realized that his high end, waterproof gear was not performing in the hot & humid conditions. This led to the birth of Mishmi Takin– a line of highly breathable and water repellent gear that could withstand the rigors of the rainy and humid tropics and still outperform in more temperate and dry environments.
Named after a rare goat-antelope found in the remote Eastern Himalayas, Mishmi Takin seeks to design high performance products for climatic conditions often overlooked by other brands. At the same time, we also aim to highlight the challenges faced by people living in remote regions and work to improve their health and well being.
How we do it
We start with a thoughtful design focused on consumer need, take premium quality materials sourced ethically and use the best, most ethical factories in the world to make products which deliver superior performance day in and day out. Then, we use a direct to consumer approach and get rid of retailer markups to provide you our premium products at a very reasonable price.
The Creator
Kapil is an entrepreneurial supply chain expert with a passion for the outdoors and public health. In his supply chain consulting career, Kapil focused on preventing counterfeiting of medicines and advised clients on methods to keep pharmaceutical supply chains safe.
In 2011, Kapil shifted attention to International Development and worked with Government of Liberia, West Africa on building up their national drug supply chain to improve access to life saving medicines across the country.
An avid hiker, Kapil was unable to find gear that performed in the hot and humid tropics of his native Himalayas or the West African forests. So, he created Mishmi Takin, a company committed to designing high performance gear for climatic conditions often overlooked by major brands.
Kapil has run eight marathons to date. He loves hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and mixing with the villagers in West Africa. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and young daughter.
Kapil holds a Bachelors in Civil & Environmental Eng. from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Masters in Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Origin of Mishmi Takin
One day, the Forest God, Golo, came across an odd stone. Seeing no use for it, he threw it down on earth. Man found the stone and chiseled it till it started looking like an animal. When Golo saw the chiseled stone, he infused it with life and wanted to take it away. A tussle ensued with Golo grabbing the animal by its horns and Man pulling its tail. Soon, the tail broke off and God took away the animal by its now twisted horns. Since then, the animal, Takin, has been living far away from man in remote jungles, high up on the slopes of Himalayas.
