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Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs And

Leaders Of India
• January 2, 2011 11:21 pm

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By Bhavita Kukreja:

Women Entrepreneurs may be defined as the women or group of women who

initiate,organise and co-operate a business enterprise. Government of India has
defined women entrepreneurs as an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman
having a minimum financial interest of 51% of the capital and giving atleast 51% of
employment generated in the enterprise to women.

The Indian women are no longer treated as show pieces to be kept at home.They
are also enjoying the impact of globalisation and making an influence not only on
domestic but also on international sphere.Women are doing a wonderful job striking
a balance between their house and career. Here are a few: (The lists consists of no
political figure and concentrates only on business leaders and organizational heads).

Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

1.Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Ltd.,

who became India’s richest woman in 2004, was educated at the Bishop Cotton Girls
School and Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. She founded Biocon India with a
capital of Rs.10,000 in her garage in 1978 – the initial operation was to extract an
enzyme from papaya. Her application for loans were turned down by banks then –
on three counts – biotechnology was then a new word, thecompany lacked assets,
women entrepreneurs were still a rarity. Today, her company is the bigget
biopharmaceutical firm in the country.
 Ekta Kapoor

2.Ekta Kapoor, creative head of Balaji Telefilms, is the daughter of Jeetendra and
sister of Tushar Kapoor. She has been synonymous with the rage of soap operas in
Indian TV, after her most famous venture ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ which
was aired in 2000 on Star plus. Ekta dominates Indian Television.At the 6th Indian
Telly Awards 2006,she bagged the Hall Of Fame award for her contributions.

Neelam Dhawan

3. Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, Microsoft India, leads Microsoft India.

She is a graduate from St. Stephens College in 1980,and also passed out from
Delhis Faculty Of Management studies in 1982. Then she was keen on joining
FMCG majors like Hindustan Lever and Asian Paints, both companies rejected
Dhawan, as they didnot wish to appoint women for marketing and sales.

Naina Lal Kidwai

4. Naina Lal Kidwai, was the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard Business
School. Fortune magazine listed Kidwai among the worlds top 50 Corporate Women
from 2000 to 2003. According to the Economic times, she is the first woman to head
the operations of a foreign bank in India. ( HSBC)

Indu Jain

5. Indu Jain, the multi-faceted lady used to be the Chairman of the Times Group-
The most powerful and largest Media house India has known. Indu Jain is known by
many different identities such as that of spiritualist,humanist,entrepreneur,an
educationalist but most prominently she played the role of the Chairman of Times
Group. Indu Jain is the perfect picture of the successful Indian Woman entrepreneur.

Priya Paul

6.Priya Paul, she has a bachelor’s degree specialising in Economics from Wellesley
College, USA. She entered her family business and is currently the Chairperson of
Park Hotels.

Simone Tata
7. Simone Tata, has been instrumental in changing a small subsidary of Tata
Oil Mills into the largest cosmetic brand in India – LAKME, synonymous today with
Indian Fashion. She became a part of Lakme during 1961 and has been responsible
for turning the company into one of the biggest brands of fashion in India. At present
she is the Chairperson of Trent Limited, a subsidary of Tata Group.

Mallika Srinivasan

8.Mallika Srinivasan, currently the Director of TAFE- Tractors and Farm

Equipment, India , was honoured with the title of Businesswoman of the Year during
2006 by the Economic Times. She joined the company in 1986 and has since been
responsible for accelerating turnover from 85 crores to 2900 crores within a span of
2 decades.

Preetha Reddy

9. Preetha Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, one of the

largest healthcare conglomerates of India, is one of the pioneer businesswoman of
India in the segment of Health Care Industry.
 Ranjana Kumar

10. Ranjana Kumar, currently Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance

Commission, after her retirement as the Chairperson of NABARD- National Bank
For Agricultural and Rural Development, is a prominent Indian Banker. When the
Government of India appointed her as the Chairperson and Managing Director of
The Indian Bank, she became the first woman to become head of a public sector
bank in India. At that time of her appointment, The Indian Bank was saddled with
huge losses and during her tenure she ensured the turn around of The Indian Bank.

Women like these are an inspiration for all other women who strive to achieve great
heights in their lives. Taking them as our role models each one of us can be there
where they are right now. All we need have is faith in ourselves, confidence and
above all a fixed aim that we need work towards.

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