Woman Entrepreneur

Sheila Chacko Kallivayalil from Kerala runs a small business selling pickles and jams out of her house. The eponymous brand now earns her lakhs.

At 37, Neha Narkhede, co-founder of Confluent made her debut in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022. She has an estimated wealth of Rs 4,700 crores.

After losing her mobility to psoriatic arthritis, Kolkata-based Soumita Basu launched her startup Zyenika to provide inclusive and adaptive clothing for the disabled.

Dolly Kumar, founder of Cosmic Nutracos, the parent company behind FMCG brands Gaia and Skinella, talks about her success mantra and journey as a first generation entrepreneur and an established businesswoman.

Moirangthem Muktamani Devi, a resident of Kakching in Manipur, makes shoes out of woollen yarn - a necessity that she has turned into a major business. She even won a Padma Shri this year, for her outstanding contributions.

Former banker turned woman entrepreneur, Ambika Somasundaram started Kariat Dry Foods to sell healthy flours amde using millets, moringa, jackfruit, tapioca, banana, and more.

Karnataka entrepreneur Vidhya Y, who has been blind since birth, learned from her own struggles with her disability to empower thousands of visually impaired children with Vision Empower, an enterprise that encourages these students to pursue STEM education

Arifa Jan, from Srinagar, Kashmir, has been reviving the dying Kashmiri craft of Namda - a rug made of felted wools.

Santoshini Mishra, a 74-year-old from Sambalpur, Odisha, runs a catering service in Odisha that is quite popular at weddings.

Rajasree R from Kerala has been making over 400 value-added products out of jackfruit. These include things like pasta, chocolate, flour, etc.