New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- It's a delicate dance being brothers and running a multi-crore business together. Talking to Gurugram-based brothers Nikhil and Nitin Mohan, co-founders of Indian menswear brand Blackberrys Menswear, will leave you with the impression that they've worked out how to accomplish this quite adeptly. "Early on in our childhood, we were each other's best friends. And so, when we came together as partners, those early values came to the fore," says Nitin, 56, the younger of the two, choosing to describe their operating style as "fire and ice; as today and tomorrow".

Born into a family that was in the business of textile retailing-the family owns the 142-year-old textile retail store chain Sriram and Son-the choice of busin...