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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups
A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India
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Flip the pages of the 2024 W-Power Self-Made Women issue
The Forbes India W-Power list of Self-Made Women has achievers of all hues: Business founders, professionals who've worked their way to the top; authors; bureaucrats bringing change via technology and infrastructure-creation; those driving social good and social change as well as those standing up for the oppressed and the underdog, and a few underdogs themselves
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How Paras Defence is building itself to become India's one stop shop for everything critical
Paras Defence specialises in high-end manufacturing of electronics and optronics for defence and space applications. It's involved in key projects commissioned by the government, and is now betting on drones and UAVs
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Ananya Tripathi: From coder to real estate queen
In charge of Brookfield's vast 51 million square feet real estate portfolio, Ananya Tripathi's two goals are to deliver returns promised to investors and identify new growth areas
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Anshula Kant: From SBI to the World Bank
Anshula Kant, the World Bank's first woman managing director and chief financial officer, is trying to create impactful outcomes with efficient use of capital with new financing strategies
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Anu Aiyengar: Wall Street veteran
Anu Aiyengar is the first woman to lead JP Morgan's global mergers and acquisitions business, and has advised deals to the tune of $1 trillion over the past 25 years
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IAS officer Ashwini Bhide: Changing an ecosystem
IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been the driving force behind Metro-3 and other notable infrastructure projects in Mumbai. She believes a clear dialogue can solve the most complex problems and advocates women to show up to change the ecosystem
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W-Power 2024: Celebrating self-made women
The Forbes India W-Power 2024 Self-Made Women celebrations have put a spotlight on a remarkable cohort of women who are redefining norms, breaking barriers, and making waves across borders. Here are the winning moments in pictures
W-Power 2024
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Jahnavi Phalkey: The scientific storyteller
Jahnavi Phalkey harnesses a historian's discipline and a storyteller's craft to make science accessible to everyone—as it should be
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Deepti Sharma: Carving a place in the Indian cricket team
The 26-year-old is the only Indian to feature among the top 5 in ICC's T20 and ODI world rankings for all-rounders, and is also the only Indian to have been selected for ICC's T20I team of the year
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Janice Pariat, the forest seeker
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writer Janice Pariat is emerging as one of the most distinctive literary voices from India
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Jayanti Buruda: Telling stories of the jungles and people of Malkangiri
From wandering in the forest as a young girl with little interest in studies, to becoming a journalist and shining a light on the lives of tribals through a social media platform, Jayanti Buruda has come a long way
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Maleesha Kharwa: From Mumbai's shanty to content creator
Kharwa was struggling for basic amenities while living in a shanty at Mumbai's Bandstand when Hollywood actor Robert Hoffman discovered her. With help from him and a lot of perseverance from Kharwa, she is turning her life around
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Meghana Narayan: The millet mom
Meghana Narayan is an international swimming champion, a Rhodes scholar, and co-founder of the millet-powered Wholsum Foods, which has attracted big-ticket investments, and is eyeing profitability by 2025
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Sowmya Suryanarayanan: Driving impact
At Aavishkaar Capital, Sowmya Suryanarayanan is helping fund sustainable and impactful businesses that can create value for both investors and the society
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KKR India's Simrun Mehta: Challenging the status quo
KKR India's Simrun Mehta leads some of its most valued private equity investments. She advises potential entrepreneurs to build the right moats with good governance and sustainable unit economics
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Shriti Malhotra: On top of the beauty industry game
Malhotra has been the force behind Quess Retail as its group CEO, and has spearheaded the journey of many beauty brands into India, including The Body Shop, Kiehl's, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and more
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How Safeena Husain has ensured over a million girls stay in school
After almost being forced to drop out of school, Safeena Husain became the first woman to win the prestigious WISE Award in 2023, for sending girls back to study
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How Ruchira Gupta has dedicated her life to helping sex-trafficking survivors
Ruchira Gupta helps women escape sex work and has made significant strides in helping curb inter-generational prositution
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Roop Rekha Verma's unwavering fight to uphold constitutional values
80-year-old former philosophy professor and activist Roop Rekha Verma was part of a PIL to the Supreme Court against the remission orders for 11 men convicted for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano in 2002, and lends her support to fight communal tensions and gender injustices
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Rajshri Deshpande: Rebel with a cause
Whether it's performing in front of the camera or working with communities in remote villages, Rajshri Deshpande is following her own path
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Grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali sets eyes on World Champion title
Rameshbabu Vaishali overcame financial constraints to become one of three women Grandmasters from India. The Arjuna Awardee is not done yet
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NPCI's Praveena Rai: Shaping India's payments landscape
Praveena Rai, chief operating officer of the National Payments Corporation of India, is playing a crucial role in developing India's digital infrastructure
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Nandita Sinha: Myntra's CEO is a rare combination of intelligence, grit and empathy
Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha has built her career ground-up: backed by a family that taught her to believe in herself and voice her opinions from an early age, to taking up challenges head-on from the early days of her career till now, as she finds herself at the top of her game
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Minakshi Singh: Putting India's bars on the global map
Minakshi Singh is the co-founder of two of India's best bars, both of which have won many global accolades
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Kriti Sanon: Actor, entrepreneur, and now producer too
The actor-turned-entrepreneur feels she is in the best phase of her career. Sanon hopes to inspire people to dream big
