Indian businesswomen have been making their mark for a while now. From startups to the most successful brands, they’re often the minds behind great businesses. They’re soaring to new heights and how!
Here are the six richest women in India, who’ve carved out a name for themselves for running highly successful businesses.
Savitri Jindal
Forbes World’s Billionaires List of 2022 mentions Savitri Jindal’s name at 91st position with a net worth of $17.7 billion. The businesswoman and politician acquired the Jindal Group after the demise of her husband in 2005.
She had served as the Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management, Consolidation, Rehabilitation and Housing. Later, she held the office of the Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies and Housing.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the Executive Chairperson of Biocon & Biocon Biologics. In July 2022, she ranked at the 913th position among billionaires in the world. She has a net worth of $3.1 billion. She is a self-made woman whose firm has a lucrative market in the U.S.
She started this company from her garage in 1978. With her unconventional thinking, the company is on the path to making medicines available to millions of patients around the world at pocket-friendly rates.
Falguni Nayar
On Forbes’ list of 2022, Falguni Nayar’s net worth is mentioned as $4.5 billion. She started Nykaa, an e-commerce beauty retail brand, in 2012 after quitting her job as an investment banker.
Her platform sells products from more than 4,000 brands, and there are more than 100 of its physical stores around the country. Her son and twin daughters are also in the same business. News18 reported her saying, “I started Nykaa at the age of 50 with no experience.”
Radha Vembu
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Radha Vembu co-founded Zoho Corporation with her brother, Sridhar Vembu. Today, she owns the majority stakes in the company that make her net worth equivalent to $1.6 billion. Now, she heads Zoho Mail as the product manager and is also the director of Corpus Foundation.
Leena Tiwari
As of July 2022, Forbes mentions Leena Tiwari’s net worth as $3.7 billion. Leena Gandhi Tiwari is a businesswoman and author. She is the chairperson of USV Private Limited, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai.
Her company specialises in constructing cardiovascular and diabetic drugs. The businesswoman is also renowned for her humanitarian works. She supports Dr Sushila Gandhi's Centre for Underprivileged Women where girls get trained in dancing, academics and computers.
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Anu Aga
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As of July 23, Anu Aga’s net worth mentioned on Forbes is $2 billion. She stepped in as the chairman of Thermax, an engineering firm. She has retired now and drives her wealth from the stakes owned at the firm.
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She started her career in the same company in 1985. From 1991 to 1996, she headed its human resource division. Today, her daughter, Rohinton Aga, is the Chairperson of Thermax.
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