Female Entrepreneur: Tejal Gandhi – CEO and Founder of Money Matters India
Tell us about yourself and your background Overall, I have worked in the Banking, Finance and Insurance industry (commonly known as BFSI) for the last 24 years. I started out my career in 1989 with Standard Chartered Bank as an Officer Trainee and was with the bank for over 13 years, my core areas being Branch Banking, Retail Operations... Read More
Female Entrepreneurs: Neesshi Oza & Karishma Shah Founders of Decography
DECOGRAPHY is co-founded by two opposite poles. One that lives a life of organised chaos and the other, of chaotic organisation. Their products reflect these opposites. They are bold, as well as subtle and quirky, as well as simple. At Decography, they create, design, curate and style an eclectic mix... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Ginni Aneja – Founder of Tarology
Ginni Aneja is the founder of Tarology for which she practices Tarot Reading, Numerology, Angel Healing and Feng Shui. Since demand creates supply she also started teaching Tarot and Numerology as well as performing consultations for clients. Her aim in setting up Tarology was to mainly help people who are... Read More
Shopping with Entrepreneurial women | WATC India Editor
I had a busy few days last weekend, out and about in Bandra, Mumbai, seeing what Bombay’s women have to offer. I had a lovely time visiting some beautiful shops, a Mompreneur India fair and a lovely art gallery – all run by amazing creative, entrepreneurial women. Apart from being... Read More
Sandhya Gorthi’s Sanctum
I’d like to welcome you to our happy place, our Sanctum! I am a law graduate from the National Law School of India, Bangalore, but I have always had a creative side to me as well. I have worked in theatre, radio, journalism, internet companies – beginning in content, moving... Read More
Payal Tyagi Indie Eco Candles | Female Entrepreneur spotlight
After an MBA and working for several years in financial services, I found myself full of many ideas and yearning to enjoy the liberation, incredible challenges and thrill of watching my ideas come to life. I could no longer ignore the pull and I owed it to myself, I thought,... Read More
Sarika Bhattacharyya – Co Founder & Director, Biz Divas India
What has been your biggest challenge in achieving your success? I belong to a conservative business family. Women in our family are educated but were not expected to pursue a career. Instead, they are supposed to get married after graduation. Despite this, I decided to continue my education by pursuing... Read More
The ‘Tattva by Shabia Walia’ Story
My husband travels a lot courtesy of his cinematography profession. He got me a wonderful body scrub from Fiji which I ran out of in December last year. After hunting a lot for it or something similar, I came across one by a popular brand which was ridiculously expensive. I... Read More
Meetashi Makar – Spiritual Guide and Healer
An alumnus of NIFT, New Delhi, Meetashi Makar has been a fashionista and stylist for many years. After being a designer for almost 15 years and a consultant, teacher and mentor, she changed tracks and found her soul’s true calling… that of being a spiritual guide and healer. Eleven years... Read More
Inside Fab BAG: Vineeta Singh | Beauty Entrepeneur
At 23, Vineeta Singh was featured on the cover of THE WEEK for being the first and youngest b-school grad to decline a Rs. 1 Cr placement offer from a global investment bank to start up her own HR services company. Seven years hence and now in her 2nd venture,... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Godavari Satpute | Founder of Godavari Akashkandil & YEA 2013: Winner (Woman of the Year)
Tell us a bit about yourself, background and what you do currently Godavari Satpute, 33, from Nari Village in India’s Maharashtra region, founded and runs Godavari Akashkandil, a thriving start-up business which turns waste material into decorative paper lamps. As a result of what she has achieved with her business... Read More