Inspirational Women Mumbai Archives

Inspirational Woman: Shuchi Pandya | CEO & Co-Founder, Pipa & Bella

Tell us about yourself and your background I grew up in Mumbai in a business family, where many family discussions centered around the concept of creating value through business. Those lessons stuck with me throughout my undergrad days at New York University, where I studied Marketing at the Stern School...

Inspirational Woman: Dipti Bondre | Visual artist, working in mixed media.

Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am a Mumbai based visual artist, working in mixed media. I was born in Mumbai in a suburb called Bandra, which is where I grew up. I did my MFA (Masters in Fine art) from Sir JJ School...

Inspirational Woman: Maya Shahani | Chairperson, Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management

Maya Shahani is a well-known name in Mumbai for the work she is doing in the educational and social service spheres. Starting with humble beginnings as a refugee from Pakistan, she now leads an extraordinary life and holds a number of leadership positions. Maya is a Trustee of the Thadomal...

Inspirational Woman: Gool Ghadialli | Principal, Gopal Sharma International School

Tell us about yourself I am an educationist and hold a master’s and a management degree in education. During my 40 year career, I have been the Principal of the New Era School, Activity High School and Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School at Juhu. I am now the Principal of Gopal...

Inspirational Woman: Anita Naidu Pawaskar | Radio Professional & Radio Host, Mumbai

Tell us about yourself Well I’m a radio professional having worked in radio for the last 20 years. I started in school in the UK as a hobby and went onto make that hobby my profession. Now I host, manage, teach, conduct workshops and create and new concepts for radio....

Follow your passion, be determined and celebrate your choices | Usha Uthup

I come from a middle class background, a family of six. I am number five in the family of four daughters and two sons. I was born and brought up in Mumbai and went to a school there. While in school I was a very good student and took part...

Inspirational Woman: Khyati Rupani | Founder Balance Nutrition

I am a dietitian with a PG in clinical nutrition, a health menu designer, blogger and recipe developer. I am 30 years old and live in Mumbai with my husband and five year old daughter. Tell us about Balance Nutrition Balance Nutrition – www.balancenutrition.in – is an online weight loss...

Inspirational Woman: Karuna Ezara Parikh | Travel Show Host, NDTV Good Times

I started my career as a print journalist writing and editing for various publications. I first tried my hand at television when Doordarshan asked me to anchor the series, ‘Destination Himalaya’. I really enjoyed the travel and talking and when NDTV Good Times offered me the show, ‘Life’s A Beach’,...

Inspirational Woman: Ananya Banjeree | Artist and author, Planet Gastronomy

I can call myself a globe-trotter with a deep penchant for food, a food-designer, a cook, an acclaimed painter and a lawyer by educational qualification. I have exhibited my art-works globally including the very home for artists – Paris – among others. I have 25 solo shows and numerous group...

Inspirational Women: Rimjhim Ray | CCO, unmarketeer

I am the co-founder and CCO at unmarketeer. Unmarketeer is an integrated marketing agency focusing on new-gen communication media such as social, mobile and video. Previously I worked with the advertising major Leo Burnett, headed social media for TCS and worked in global marketing and leadership roles with various companies...

Inspirational Woman: Edwina D’Souza | Travel and Lifestyle Blogger

I was born and brought up in Mumbai where I did my schooling. I then went to London to get a Masters degree in international management and immediately returned thereafter. I also did an M.A in English Literature in Mumbai while working full time. Currently, I work with a hospitality...

Inspirational Woman: Devika Fernando | Author

Tell us about yourself Almost as soon as I could write, I imagined stories and poems. After finishing my education in Germany and returning to my roots in Sri Lanka, I got a chance to turn my passion into my profession. I started working as a content provider first, and...

Inspirational Women: Arundhathi Subramaniam | Poet and Writer

Arundhathi Subramaniam is the author of four books of poetry, most recently, ‘When God is a Traveller’. Widely translated and anthologised, her new book is the Winter Choice of the Poetry Book Society, UK, shortlisted for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize and the winner of the Khushwant Singh Poetry Prize....

Inspirational women: Marita Maier | Head of French and German Business Centres in India, EY

Tell us about yourself I have been working at EY for 30 years now, including 14 years as a Partner in our Transaction Advisory Services business. Currently, I am running both French and German Business Centres (FBC and GBC) in India which are dedicated to supporting clients starting or expanding business in India in the various fields of the EY services offerings such as audit, tax and advisory services. In the...

Inspirational Woman: Amrita Chowdhury | Country Head and Publisher, Harlequin India

Tell us about yourself I have been an engineer, business strategist and publisher. But the common things that have driven my journey from IIT to Silicon Valley to strategy consulting to publishing and writing my own books have been the love for learning new things, innovation and experimentation. Currently I...

Inspirational Woman: Ashu Thakur | Ashu Thakur & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors

Introduction We are a corporate law firm which was launched in 2009 and we specialise in corporate and commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, FDI Advisory, Legal Due Diligence, Real Estate and Litigation. As I speak French, I have at my firm a “French Desk” where we aid and assist...

Inspirational Woman: Ekta Tarun Wasan | Director, Wasan Knowledge Hub

Tell us about yourself I am a graduate by qualification and also a self-trained fashion enthusiast and designer. I had the vision of launching the Wasan Knowledge Hub after realising the need of the hour in the finishing, etiquette and image industry in India. I believe in complete personal involvement...

Inspirational Woman: Sucheta Pal | Zumba Education Specialist (ZES)

Tell us about yourself I am currently a Zumba Education Specialist for India and also travel internationally to train across several countries. An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by education, I have worked for over five years as a Business Analyst in the corporate world till I discovered my true passion of dance...

Inspirational Woman: Roopa Purushothaman | Founder of Avasara Academy

I am an economist and the Head of Research at Everstone Capital. In my role, I cover macro and thematic issues on demographics, income and consumption patterns. Previously, I was a vice president and global economist at Goldman Sachs. While at GS, I co-authored the report: ‘Dreaming with BRICs: The...

Inspirational Woman: Vedika Kochhar | Market Analyst, The Artstrust

Tell us about yourself and your background I’m the third child and only girl of my parents, born in Mumbai, India. I completed my Bachelor in Arts & Sciences from Boston University, Massachusetts, majoring in International Relations and Economics with a minor in Art History. Inspired to work with the...