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“Intelligence, knowledge, belief, self-confidence has nothing to do with the gender. If you
want to be the successful person then strive, struggle, do hard work to get your dreams full
filled with colourful lights such as a rainbow”.
There are more people who made the above quotation become true. They have struggled,
faced many typical situations in their lives. Yet, They have made their success achieved by
their self-confidence, strength, intelligence. Some of them are:

1. Indu Jain
Belonging to the Sahu Jain family and the current chairperson of India’s largest media
group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large
newspaper, Indu Jain is known by many different identities such as that of a spiritualist,
humanist, entrepreneur, an aficionado of culture and the arts, an educationalist but her
most prominent and eminent role has been that of Chairman. She is widowed with two
sons.

2. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
The founder Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Biocon Limited. Born in Bangalore,
Shaw completed her Bachelors in Zoology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
University. She later did her post-graduation in Malting and Brewing from Ballarat College,
Melbourne University. She worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries,
Melbourne and as a trainee maltster at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia. She started
Biocon in 1978 and spearheaded its evolution from an industrial enzymes manufacturing
company to a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. Today Biocon under Shaw’s
leadership has established itself as a leading player in biomedicine research with a focus on
diabetes and oncology. Kiran is also a member of the board of governors of the prestigious
Indian School of Business and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. Kiran received the
prestigious Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005) from the government of
India.

3. Indra Nooyi
The most well-known face amongst Indian women entrepreneurs – Indra Nooyi is the CFO
and President of PepsiCo. With a Master’s Degree in Public Management from Yale
University and Masters in Finance and Marketing from IIM, Kolkata, Nooyi held several
senior positions at Motorola and Asia Brown Boveri before joining PepsiCo. Her strong
acumen for business has helped the company garner as much as 30 billion dollars worth of
crucial deals within the last couple of years.

4. Vandana Luthra
VLCC, a beauty and wellness giant has its presence in 11 countries across Asia, Africa and
the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and the credit goes to Vandana Luthra. Initially, a
homemaker, Vandana started her journey in 1989 when the first of her two daughters was
only 3 years-old.
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, this beauty expert got herself well versed with beauty, fitness,
food and nutrition and skin care when she pursued higher education in Germany, UK and
France, after completing a professional course from the Polytechnic for Women in New
Delhi. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 for her contribution. And in 2015, she was
listed as the 33rd most powerful woman in business in India by Fortune India.

5. Naina Lal Kidwai
From being Head of Investment Banking at ANZ Grindlays during 1982-1994 to Vice
Chairman JM Morgan Stanley, Naina Lal Kidwai is one of the most successful and famous
Indian businesswomen of today.
She is currently Country Head and Group General Manager HSBC Group India. Apart from
working at HSBC, Kidwai has also held other eminent positions such as that of Global
Advisor, Harvard Business School, a non-executive director at Nestle SA and as a member of
Governing Board NCAER, Auditor General of India and several other positions.