A trained cognitive behavioural therapist, Asha Vishwanath is also a certified counsellor at Tattva, a mental health wellness centre. Ms Vishwanath holds a certification in positive psychology. A people’s person, she has over the years helped adolescents and adults deal with a myriad of issues. A painter who has had solo exhibitions of her work, she is also a jewellery designer. A writer, she has created content and lent her voice for the children’ channel at Radiowalla, an online radio station. Ms Vishwanath is committed to spreading the word about seeking timely counselling and speaks in public forums about breaking the stigma.

Fariya is Client Success Manager at Hotstar, where she is responsible for growing existing relationships by educating clients and agencies about product development and best practices. She works with clients to launch their campaigns, including assisting them with campaign design. Prior to this, Ms Farooqui worked for more than 4 years at Yahoo. At Yahoo, she was part of the ad operations team responsible for managing advertising campaigns. She has handled clients across sectors, including finance, FMCG, retail, auto and entertainment. Ms Farooqui has a master’s degree in communication management and a bachelor’s degree in corporate communications and public relations.

An entrepreneur by profession, Amit Chauhan started his company, Rugs In Style, back in 2010. In the span of a decade, it has become India's fastest-growing handmade carpet brand, shipping to over 65 countries globally. Shy and introverted by nature, he believes that, ‘Silent people have the loudest minds.’ Mr Chauhan is cheerful and social, always ensuring that his social circle does not ‘miss’ him at any point of time. He never procrastinates and believes in proactive planning and an ‘always-on-the-go’ and ‘never-give-up’ attitude. He loves cooking and is passionate about trying new cuisines.

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Harveen Kapur is a published author and has just written her first book of poems, ‘Ephemeral Musings’. She is a corporate trainer by profession in the areas of leadership, emotional intelligence, stress management and soft skills.

Girija Sundaram is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant who wishes she was neither! Starting out on a typical finance career with the L&T Group and a Europe-based consulting firm, she decided to switch to her passions after moving to the US a couple of decades back. After working on finance-related jobs in a local school district, Ms Sundaram switched to teaching art, crafts, jewellery-making, and so on. Today, she also collaborates with professional musicians to produces music videos, and combines her volunteering trips with photo tours of interesting locations. Rather than turning them into profession, she has chosen to ensure that her passions simply reman her passions without becoming commercial pursuits.

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Anju Agarwal holds a bachelor’s degree from the Daulatram College of Commerce, Delhi. She is a modern housewife and a mother of two children. Ms Agarwal’s hobbies include cooking and listening to music, especially ghazals. She is very passionate about fashion and interior designing, and keeps trying her hand at these whenever she gets an opportunity.

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A progressive entrepreneur with 18 years of experience in healthcare domain. Dr. Rasika co-founded AAA HealthCare, a company that provides hospital consultancy, medical value travel and health education services. She previously founded and served as the Director of a health risk assessment company serving insurance and hospital industry. She has been a visiting faculty and examiner for Biochemistry, at SNDT College. She is also a trustee of a family funded charitable institution earnestly trying to make a difference in the areas of child education, medical help and support of destitute women.

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Padma Sampath, wife of Ranganath Sampath, holds a bachelor of commerce degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Ms Sampath is a homemaker by choice and has taken responsibility for holding fort at the Sampath household and bringing up their three children, Sunil, Subha and Pallavi. Sunil is a qualified engineer and an ISB graduate. Subha is a surgeon and is currently pursuing super-specialisation. Pallavi is currently in the 10th grade in school. Ms Sampath has played and continues to play a significant role in her husband’s personal and professional success. During his early professional years, Mr Sampath travelled frequently, and had long workdays and working weekends. During this time, Ms Sampath single-handedly took charge of the family needs, handling even her children’s medical emergencies by herself. She also looked after her in-laws during their final years. Ms Sampath is deeply attached to her family and strongly believes in ‘family first’. A passionate cook, one of her favourite pastimes is to feed her family and friends lovely vegetarian delicacies from across India. She often prepares and serves ‘Anna Danam’, and constantly helps the needy. She is also deeply religious and spends a large part of her day reading various slokas and scriptures. Her leisure time is spent taking short vacations, visiting holy places, and spending time away from home – which she prefers to do only with family and close friends.

Renu Naik is engaged in her various passions, including art, cooking, networking events, community activities, maintaining her home, and supporting her two growing children, Shreya and Saniya. Ms Naik earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Ferguson College Pune.

Aarti Bahl is an artist by choice and an engineer by qualification. She believes in utilising art to create social change. During her stint in Dubai, she worked at Mawaheb, an art studio for adults with special needs, and at the Sharjah Art Foundation. Ms Bahl is the Resident Editor Mumbai for Art Culture Festival, which promotes art and culture internationally through information dissemination, curation and collaborations across genres. She is also the Founder of Aiki: The Art Tree. Aiki conducts regular workshops in order to help unleash one’s inner creativity and develop self-expression through art.

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Priyanka Kewalramani has been working as a fashion stylist for 18 years and has worked with all major ad agencies and clothing brands. Her strengths have been fashion and advertising styling. In 2015 she conceptualised ‘Patara’, a home utility and décor brand. Ms Kewalramani designs and manufactures product lines for stores like Fabindia, Nicobar and One Stop, among others, and also exports her products to premium boutique stores overseas. She is a talented and creative designer with an equally formidable aptitude for business, and her work fills a gap in the home product market for creative entrepreneurs. Her hobbies include painting, poetry and other art forms. She loves good music and movies, travelling and exploring new places, their food and culture, and meeting different people.

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Sushma Chandan is a home-maker and lives in Bangalore. She completed her bachelor’s degree from Tumkur, Karnataka, and is a mother of two – Megha and Yashas. Ms Chandan loves to socialise. Her areas of interest include travel, yoga, Zumba, drawing and dancing.

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In addition to being an active homemaker, Shyama Mohta works as a Trustee for the Shivang Mohta Foundation, an organisation that provide medical and educational support to disabled and under-privileged children. Ms Mohta holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She is interested in Indian music and movies, and enjoys decorating the house and spending quality time with her kids.

Born in Lucknow, Shailly Saxena holds an LLB from Lucknow University and an LLM from Christ University, Bangalore. She practices law at the High Court level and is currently on a sabbatical. Ms Saxena’s hobbies include travelling.

Sumangala Bailur is a post graduate in Commerce and a Chartered Accountant and works with HPE India as the Regional Policy & Compliance Lead in Bangalore. She has been with the company for more than 13 years in various roles. She worked with GE/Genpact prior to this and has been in the industry for more than 20 years.

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Suman Bailur is a post graduate in Commerce and a Chartered Accountant and works with HPE India as the Regional Policy & Compliance Lead in Bangalore. She has been with the company for more than 13 years in various roles. She worked with GE/Genpact prior to this and has been in the industry for more than 20 years.

Born in 1973, Sreedevi had a tough childhood and lost her father at an early age. She received her bachelor’s degree from Andhra University and became life partner to KS Sastry in 1998. Her penchant for further studies led her to pursue a master’s degree in English and she completed a bachelor of education degree after marriage. After working briefly in a school, she had to curtail her career aspirations in order to cater to her family’s needs. Presently, Ms Sreedevi is in complete control of her household affairs and ‘captains her entire team’ by taking good care of their health and wellness.

Born in Lucknow, Smita Sharma grew up in Delhi. She has been married for the past 27 years. The Sharma family includes Ayush (the family Jedi and an MBA from NITIE), Akshansh (the darling of the family, who is currently pursuing a BTech from VIT, Pune), and her husband Piyush, the proficient and persistent gel holding it all together. The family loves to travel and discover new places, and is presently enjoying the flavours of Mumbai. A dedicated homemaker, passionate cook and avid quizzer, Ms Sharma has a deep knowledge of handloom and fabric, and a unique talent for memorising birthdays and anniversaries. She holds a master’s degree in commerce from the Delhi School of Economics.

Sandhya Shreyas holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St Agnes College in Mangalore, is an Associate Chartered Accountant and holds a diploma in information systems audit. She is also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in law. Ms Shreyas has been with GENPACT for over 15 years and is currently an Assistant Vice President with the Commercial Leasing and Lending Practice team, responsible for solutioning, process transformation and project management. She is Six Sigma Green Belt certified. Ms Shreyas is actively involved in and a Managing Committee Member at not-for-profit organisations. She enjoys dancing and is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

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Born and brought up in the small town of Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, Sarla Joshi married Sachinn Joshi and moved to Mumbai. Ms Joshi is a homemaker and a mother to two sons, Prateek and Arpeet. She enjoys cooking, watching movies, spending time with family and travelling to new places.

Iti Bahety holds a master’s degree in computer application. She has worked with reputed companies like HCL, Smartstream, and with JP Morgan Investment Bank as a QA analyst. Presently a homemaker, Ms Bahety loves travelling and enjoys cooking for her little daughter, Aarna.

Jyoti Sathyanarayanan is AVP – Operational Risk Management at Nomura India. A seasoned management professional with over 14 years of experience in the fields of HR analytics, operational risk analytics and financial analytics, she holds a master’s degree in commerce from Mumbai University and a post-graduate diploma in financial management from the LN Welingkar Institute of Management Studies.

Jolly Vin holds a master of science degree in cell biology and genetics and worked as a Research Associate in the field of genetics until 2003. Her hobbies include travelling to various destinations and meeting people from various cultures. She also has a keen interest in the culinary arts and is nutritional mentor to WEQIP – Equipping Emotional and Behavioural Wellness.

An engineer by qualification, Kavita Modi has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She runs her own travel agency, Joyous Journeys, and is also a preferred sales partner for ‘Veena World’, Mumbai.

Asha has 15 years of experience in the software industry. She is currently a Director for programme management and software development across various organisations, including Cambridge Technology Partners, Symphony Services, Goldman Sachs and Tarrento (a partner for EkStep, an NGO). Asha is a certified fitness trainer in aerobics and yoga. She completed a hiking expedition to the Himalayas, reaching an altitude of 14,000 feet at Baba Pass (which has the world’s highest post office), and is a driving enthusiast. Last November, as a Jeep Compass owner, she took part in the #Jeeptrails event in the Rann of Kutch. She was the only woman Jeep owner and driver to drive all the way from Bangalore to Rann of Kutch and back, covering 4,000 km and driving 11-12 hours at a stretch. While she was accompanied by her husband, she drove 3,400 km including off-roading. Asha plans to embark on many such adventure drives in 2020.

Alpana Aggarwal, Executive Director of the Indo Euro Group, is a dynamic personality. Her decision-making in core business areas (marketing, financial and personnel management) has led the group to be more growth-oriented. She has been managing key areas of the business for the last 30 years, and under her able leadership the group has flourished multi-fold. Ms Aggarwal is an active sportsperson, and a member of the NSCI Mumbai table tennis team. She is also a member of several industry associations and actively participates in business events organised by associations such as NASSCOM, FICCI, CII and STPI.

Ms Aggarwal is highly effective at personnel management. She does not believe in hierarchy, and ensures both transparency and high levels of confidence within her team. This is the reason why even janitors would feel comfortable directly approaching her with any issues. She gives a similar level of attention and kind-heartedness to resolving problems – whether personal or work-related – for team members at all levels within the hierarchy. This helps maintain enthusiasm within the team.

Anu Singh is Global Alliance Manager at Blazeclan Technologies. She holds a master’s degree in management and has over a decade of experience, mostly with technology companies. Ms Singh is a travel enthusiast and loves to do long drives. She also actively pursues yoga.

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Gauri started her career in HR and spent considerable time working at PWC in international markets like Hanoi & Jakarta. She is currently a Cake Artist and has an interest in topics ranging from Health & Nutrition to Healing using natural ingredients.

Jaspreet Mehta is a theatre artist and a practitioner in happiness, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, dance and theatre. She works on the minds of young students and their imagination during workshops. Ms Mehta is a ‘happy soul’ by nature. An anchor, theatre teacher and happiness coach by profession, her theatre and education background helps her to conduct ‘Soul Diets’ workshops.

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Neha Khemka is a home-maker and loves to be with kids. Her ideology about kids is that they need to be raised and groomed under the parent’s supervision, which is how she chose her biggest job! Ms Khemka is passionate about her hobbies – crafts and cooking. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a post-graduate diploma in entrepreneurial development. At heart, Ms Khemka is an entrepreneur, and that reflects in her daily doings.

Vibha Shah holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and an MBA (with a specialisation in finance) from NMIMS University. She has over 12 years of experience in the banking and insurance sector, but has currently opted to spend more time with her family. During her leisure time, Ms Shah swims, plays badminton and table tennis, and listens to soft music.

Mallika Raghavan spent over 30 years with the international carrier Air-India and travelled every nook and corner of the world, and not every one of them for work. She remains passionate about travelling around the world, though less for sight-seeing and more for meeting and spending time with her good friends who are sprinkled around the surface of the earth in every major city. She loves reading, good healthy food, music and cooking exotic meals for friends and family. Being a daughter of an Army Officer, Ms Raghavan did her schooling in different parts of India. She holds a bachelor’s of commerce degree, and a master’s degree in history from the University of Bombay. Nowadays, she is a busy CEO of the Raghavan household.

With a keen eye for design and colour, Madhu Nath has dabbled in designing homes, offices, and semi-casuals for men and women. Years ago, she worked formally as a designer for La Rina Shenti, a major Italian outlet. Her style is eclectic and Scandinavian, rather than classical. Her designs have been written about, and images have appeared in various magazines. Recently, her interests have extended to teaching Bridge. Ms Nath is a voracious reader, and increasingly reads Indian authors writing in English.

Dr Meera Razdan is a cardiac surgeon based in Mumbai. She completed her medical studies from Jammu & Kashmir University and her surgical residency in the US. Since then she has worked for the J&K Health Department, BM Birla Heart Research (Kolkata), and Bombay Hospital.

Minali Balaram worked for over 13 years as a Content Developer and Technical Writer at different positions in the US, India and Europe. She graduated from Sophia College for Women in Chennai with a major in English literature and then studied at the University of Denver. She has volunteered help to organise multicultural fund-raising events for ‘Asha for Education’, acting as Director for Publicity. Ms Balaram currently volunteers for a non-profit group in Mumbai. She loves reading and has been trained in bread, pastry and coffee-making in France.

Mukta Sharma has lived in Europe, South East Asia and recently moved to Bangalore from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her husband’s international job has given her family the opportunity to experience many cultures while working in Europe and Asia. Ms Sharma is now an empty nester, with two daughters in university. She is passionate about her yoga practice and is a qualified yoga teacher. She loves being outdoors amidst nature, and hiking to Mt Kinabalu truly tested her resilience. Ms Sharma likes to spend her free time reading books, and has a special interest in biographies.

Mita Venkat is a freelance interior designer, a Gujarati married to a Tamilian, a full-time agony aunt and manages three children including her 51-year-old hubby. Ms Venkat loves experimenting – be it with colour, space or fabric. Her passions include singing, working with children, theatre and gardening. She loves to travel off the beaten path, likes Ayurveda, meditation and anything of historical significance and intense political debate.

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Nihar Mishra is a Partner-Business Development at Jefferies & Bain. She has acquired cross-functional expertise in different sectors while working for her own start-up, and with organisations like Oracle, American Express and HDFC Mutual Fund. Ms Mishra has over six years of experience. Prior to this, most recently, she was associated with an online marketplace for gourmet food as a Co-founder managing the overall business strategy and development activities.

Nirupama Subramanian is the co-founder of GLOW (Growing Leadership of Women), an organisation that enables women to realise their leadership potential. She is also a certified coach and leadership consultant, and has worked with leading organisations like McKinsey & Co, Sanofi, Genpact and Samsung, among others. Ms Subramanian is a bestselling author of two novels and has written for National Geographic, Times of India, Hindustan Times and other publications. She holds a management degree from XLRI and several certifications in learning and development.

Based out of Gurgaon, Nisha Nanda runs a hectic schedule at home with her two children, Adit (14) and Kavya (8). Adit is training to play the guitar with high scores in his level 3 exam. Kavya is training to be an Indian classical dancer, having recently given her Kathak level-1 exam. Ms Nanda has brought them up (and her husband, Deepesh) single-handedly. She holds a bachelor’s degree in home science and married Deepesh when she was 18 (he was 22). Ms Nanda is well travelled and very well networked.

Navia Natarajan is an accomplished Bharatanatyam artist following the Vazhavoor style. A narrator of ancient tales, the Hindu epics are Ms Natarajan’s starting point. She scours the annals of Indian mythology and literature for inspiration, ideas and concepts and breathes new life into them. With a penchant for gritty and complex stories, she reanimates various characters in her pieces and productions, through the prism of her own unique vision. In addition to performing in domestic and international stages, Ms Natarajan is also a dance teacher in her spare time – an attempt to preserve our heritage and give back to the country

Pratibha Ladha is a homemaker and has an interest in music and travelling.

Prerna Kaul is currently a home-maker and used to teach in the early part of her career. She then served in various NGOs, the foremost being the Concern India Foundation. Ms Kaul has been involved in various functions within Concern, and most recently was in its fund-raising team. Her stellar efforts to raise record funds for the Airtel Delhi Half-Marathon were well appreciated.

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Priya Bhatkal has served as a Business Analyst and Project Manager at Schering Plough, now Merck, and previously as a consultant at Johnson and Johnson and First Consulting Group. She started her career as a journalist in India. Ms Bhatkal’s experience primarily lies at the intersection of communications and information technology. She earned a master of science degree in information systems management from Stevens Institute of Technology in the US, a post-graduate diploma in social communications media (mass communications) from Sophia College, University of Mumbai, a bachelor of commerce degree in accounting and a master of commerce (Part 1) degree in banking and finance from the University of Mumbai.

Rantej Singh comes with 18 years of industry experience. He is a Co-Founder of the AI technology start-up, Resonance Data. Previously, Mr Singh worked with Thomson Reuters, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ICICI Bank, in both Europe and India. He has co-authored a book on trade finance, and was a triple-medal winner at the US Open Karate Championship. Mr Singh holds a bachelor’s of technology degree, and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.

Ritu Garg holds a master’s degree in literature. She is a home-maker and is associated with various NGOs in the fields of education and healthcare.

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Radhika is a textile industry professional, and through her career worked across the value chain – manufacturing, buying, purchasing, testing and sales and marketing. She has also taught the bachelors and masters students of fashion designing, which she regards as the most rewarding experience of all. Radhika is a true textile enthusiast and has channelled her passion via various causes. She worked actively with NGOs to provide a market place for handicrafts made by rural and underprivileged but supremely talented artisans. She was an active member of the Friends of Museum Group in Singapore that aimed to inculcate awareness of traditional textiles of the world. Radhika is currently on a break; her current role is the most demanding of all, being a fulltime hands-on mother who reports to the most demanding 5 year old boss. Although duties of the mother kept her busy most of the time for the past few years, she has dabbled with several professions such as accidental gardener, enthusiastic linguist and Yoga instructor. Radhika is a Haatha Yoga instructor and has conducted free-of-charge classes in Singapore, Malaysia and Mumbai. Moving forward, she aims to get back to textile design, which is her area of passion.

Rashmi Jaikrishnan was born and brought up in Chennai. She holds a master’s degree in statistics and post-graduate qualifications in software development from NIIT. Ms Jaikrishnan is a homemaker and her interests include traveling and gardening. She has been married to Jai for the last 24 years and they have two daughters, Varsha (21) and Vaishali (18). Ms Jaikrishnan has lived across the country and spent 11 years in Dubai when Jai was based there.

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Madahavi Desai is the Founder and CEO of Madhavi Desai Consulting. Well before India became a liberalised economy, in 1989 Ms Desai became the vanguard of education and academic counselling, and created the first-ever advisory firm in India. She guides parents and children from age 10 to building robust resumes to get them into the top colleges of the world. Ms Desai has counselled over 25,000 students till date. An art aficionado, she holds a master of science degree from Purdue University.

Ekta Tanna is the proud to be the wife of Mr Jayesh Tanna. Happily married for the last 17 years, a mother of two, teacher by passion and profession, Ekta has been teaching social sciences for the last 13 years. She loves to do yoga and dance.

Sonali Shah is a home-maker and has successfully raised a daughter and a son. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Mumbai and completed her schooling from St Ann’s High School, Secunderabad. Besides her full-time role, she dabbles in spirituality, and her interests include travel and movies.

Kumkum Gupta is an honorary social worker. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Shriram College and a master’s degree in in social work.

Mangalam Punj has over 27 years of rich work experience. She holds a bachelor’s of engineering degree in architecture from Visvenvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur University. Ms Punj has strong analytical and people skills, and focuses on the design and execution capabilities required for a successful business. Her interests include design, golf and Bridge.
Ms Punj has been a Founder-Director of several businesses under the Chimes Group, a multi-industry venture set up in 2006 to identify and establish niche investments in growing industries or verticals, with the aim of creating serious value for stakeholders. The Chimes Aviation Academy is India's largest ‘best-in-class pilot training academy’, offering comprehensive training for professional pilots. Launched in June 2008, it has achieved many milestones: it has the largest private-sector operating fleet, 100+ resident students, an experienced faculty, ISO 9001:2008 certification and is an Indian DGCA CAR 145 approved establishment. Incorporated in 2004, Petro IT offers asset life-cycle management solutions for Energy sector providing best-in-class software solutions. It creates value supporting the build-out, maintenance and operations of assets in oil, gas and power projects. Petro IT has its SDC in Gurgaon, supported by regional offices in the Middle East, South East Asia, Europe and America. The company has a reputable client list, comprising of leading O&G owners, including Chevron, Exxon Mobil, the ADNOC Group, Pertamina Indonesia, Petronas Malaysia, GAIL and CAIRN India.

Mona Sighat dons multiple hats. She is a devoted homemaker, passionate baker, yoga enthusiast and has a keen interest in philanthropy. With a successful husband and two grown-up children, Ms Sighat has carved a niche for herself as a successful ‘Mompreneur’ and runs a baking venture, 'Sweet Expressions'. She is also actively involved in social work and supports various philanthropic causes. With excellent time management skills, Ms Sighat strikes a perfect balance between her personal life and other engagements. In her free time she enjoys reading, and practicing yoga. She is a certified Power Yoga practitioner from Bharat Thakur Power Yoga.

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Rajiv is a Mechanical Engineer and has over 25+ years of rich experience in the Infrastructure industry. Over the span of his career, he has managed diverse projects in power generation, electromechanical sectors, earthmoving equipment and data centres. In his present capacity with Unipower, he provides management and technical support to the organisation’s projects team in the Power Sector and related infrastructure industries. With a deep passion for technology and learning, Rajiv is a hard-core techie at heart. In his free time, he loves to undertake DIY projects at home, travel and listen to music.

Lavinia Maricleof Nona Dsouza (NONA) is a professional social worker on sabbatical. She has a Masters in social work from School of Social Work, Mangalore University and has worked with SOS Children’s Villages of India, Ashraya and Association of People with Disability (APD). She loves reading novels, relishing desserts and watching romantic movies.

Kirti – a Chartered Accountant by profession – started her career with Biocon, and is currently freelancing for a company in Canada. She is blessed with two children – the older one will be leaving for college in the US next month, and the younger one is in grade 10.She loves to bake cakes, cookies and desserts and is very passionate about gardening, waste segregation and composting. Kirti has been composting kitchen waste and leaves for the last 4 years.

Ritu has had a career spanning nineteen years across the corporate and development sector, and has a strong mix of global experience, working in India, South-East Asia and Europe. Her role in the corporate world can be best described as leading niche entrepreneurial assignments in the areas of new business development, operational excellence and financial planning. In 2012 she moved to the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation, and led their corporate partnerships. Her role focussed on building philanthropic programmes around CSR objectives. For the last two years, she has worked on freelance projects with various charities. Ms Arora Jain in an enthusiastic dancer, loves to read historic fiction, and is the party planner for her social group.

Roshni Senapati is an education professional with experience in early childhood education, special needs and indigenous education. She has worked extensively with babies, toddlers and pre-school children in a variety of settings, both in Australia and overseas. She currently works at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. Ms Senapati is also a keen and practising ceramicist.

Roma Sherpa is a homemaker who comes from Sikkim and has lived most of her life in Delhi/Gurgaon. She has completed diplomas in hairstyling and make-up and carries out freelance work. Ms Sherpa is currently in the process of setting up a retail business.

Sarla Devi Khaitan enjoys reading and listening to spiritual songs. She also enjoys cooking.

Sandhya Kodangudi is an early childhood educator with extensive teaching experience in the US and India (American Embassy School, New Delhi). She is also a volunteer in community outreach programmes. Ms Kodangudi is an animal and nature lover. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Delhi University, and an MA in education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Ms Kodangudi is based in Gurgaon.

Shaliney is an educationist and teaches English.

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A Human Performance Improvement pioneer who helps drive business results through performance effectiveness, Sheila Vasan Singla is the Principal Associate of Chrysalis HRD, a result-based learning solutions firm she started in 1995. Ms Singla is passionate about art and is a patron of upcoming Indian artists. Not able to draw a straight line with a ruler, she admires the talent that is available within our country, and looks at opportunities to encourage artists from all over India.

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Suchita Revankar completed her master of science degree in information technology in 1995 and an MPhil (IT) in 2008. She is at present a Senior Lecturer at SIWS College, Wadala, a Moderator for BSc and MSc exams and a Paper Setter (FYBSC IT, Mumbai University). Ms Revankar is also pursuing a PhD from JJT University and has a diploma in cyber laws. She has 20 years of combined experience in this field, and her hobbies include cooking and designing.

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Suchita Revankar completed her master of science degree in information technology in 1995 and an MPhil (IT) in 2008. She is at present a Senior Lecturer at SIWS College, Wadala, a Moderator for BSc and MSc exams and a Paper Setter (FYBSC IT, Mumbai University). Ms Revankar is also pursuing a PhD from JJT University and has a diploma in cyber laws. She has 20 years of combined experience in this field, and her hobbies include cooking and designing.

Tanvi Choksi is HR Head for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) India, where she is responsible for leading the people strategy, as well as driving its HR transformation journey and strengthening its organisational culture. Ms Choksi leads a strong team of over 70 HR professionals, and partners with JLL’s India Leadership Council to deliver organisational growth and sustain its leadership position in the industry using progressive talent management practices. Her areas of expertise include organisational design and development, talent management, leadership development, M&A, divestitures, and HR automation.

Ms Choksi brings with her over 13 years of experience in diverse industries, ranging from automotive and agriculture to healthcare, real estate and professional services. She joined JLL after a distinguished 10-year career at Johnson & Johnson, where she was HR Head for Medical Devices, India and Diabetes Care across APAC for 2 years. She has a strong record of accomplishment, and of collaborating with senior leaders to deliver superior commercial and people outcomes in complex, fast-paced organisations, as well as lin eading motivated and high-performing HR teams across the country. Ms Choksi holds an MBA from TISS and a bachelor’s in management studies from the SIES College of Commerce & Economics.

Trupti Wagh is a native of Mumbai and received her bachelor of arts degree from St Xaviers College in 1994. She is an artist, painter and homemaker. Ms Wagh is extremely passionate about yoga, nature, and leading a healthy lifestyle. She has accompanied her husband in all of his overseas assignments over the last two decades and has lived in the United States, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. In her spare time, Ms Wagh likes to cook and to spend quality time with the family.

Urmila Lohia was born in Nagpur, where she completed her education. She is married to OP Lohia, Chairman and MD of Indo Rama Synthetics, and they have two children, Ritika and Vishal. Mrs Lohia is a Member of the Rotary Club of Delhi Midtown and of the Samagam Foundation. She is an active social worker and is associated with NGOs working for old age homes and various other activities. Mrs Lohia’s interests include music and travelling.

Vaishali Parekh is the Director of Strategic Human Resource Private Limited. Ms Parekh is a great example of a strong woman, and an inspiration to everyone in today’s world. With her astuteness and knowledge of the industry, she has taken Strategic Human Resource to a different level. She adeptly manages both her family and her professional life. Ms Parekh holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics from Mumbai University. Her hobbies include travelling, reading, and cooking

After a long and successful two-decade career in the banking industry, Veena D’Souza is currently a homemaker. She was an integral part of the leadership team support and administrative teams at ING Vysya Bank. Ms D’Souza is a certified toastmaster, a yoga enthusiast and loves gardening. She has been a constant supporter of charities that work with special children and senior citizens, in Bangalore and her home town, Mangalore. She lives in Bangalore with her in-laws, husband and 18-year-old son, Hayden.

Bhanu Patel completed a master’s degree in computer science from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from KJ Somaiya College of Engineering. He presently works with Wexler Consultancy Group in Washington, DC as Head of Social Media and Lead Developer. His hobbies include networking with people, travelling and listening to music.

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Sneha Shanbhag, currently a home-maker, has 12 years of experience working with a placement firm and has a record of placing close to 500 associates at the top-management level across organisations. Ms Shanbhag is closely associated with St Catherine’s Home and currently spends time with the less fortunate, educating them on values and academics. Her hobbies include cooking, running and practicing yoga. She firmly believes in the healthy mind-healthy body concept. She runs 5 km every day and has a more hectic schedule today than during her professional days. She also does the most difficult job of parenting and learning with her kids.

Madahavi Desai is the Founder and CEO of Madhavi Desai Consulting. Well before India became a liberalised economy, in 1989 Ms Desai became the vanguard of education and academic counselling, and created the first-ever advisory firm in India. She guides parents and children from age 10 to building robust resumes to get them into the top colleges of the world. Ms Desai has counselled over 25,000 students till date. An art aficionado, she holds a master of science degree from Purdue University.

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Shilpa Rajwade is an Electronics engineer and has seven years of experience in controls and automation of packaging and special purpose machines. She took a break to look after her family for a couple years, and retrained herself later as a Remedial instructor for children with specific learning disability. Shilpa has also worked in a special school in Chennai for three years. Currently, a stay at home mom of two children, she loves traveling, outdoors, and music.

Shikha – a Master in Computer Application – has spent a couple of years working for Ruchi Soya, developing software. Realising the need for better education for her kids – which involves an inclination towards practicality, getting into basics and less classic theory – she took an off to spend full energy towards this on priority. In parallel, she balanced to continue on software development and testing, and freelancing. She enjoys cooking food, listening music and supporting her family.

Varsha Kadam was born and brought up in Thane, Mumbai. Ashe holds a master’s degree in law. Currently, she handles a real estate portfolio while managing her ‘Home Ministry’, which includes taking good care of her two daughters.

Dr Shalini Mirchandani is a practising orthodontist who trained at the Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Boston. She has been practising for the past 30 years, formerly in the US and now in Mumbai. Dr Mirchandani completed her BDS from the Rafiq Ahmed College of Dentistry, Kolkata, where she was a gold medallist and the top ranker in the final university examination. She then completed her DMD (Doctor of Medical Dentistry) at Tufts, where she graduated as the best international student of her class. After that, she was accepted into the highly competitive and prestigious post-doctoral programme in orthodontics at the Tufts Dental School. Dr Mirchandani practiced in the Boston area before she and her family relocated to India. She prides herself on her ethical practise and keeping a punctual schedule respecting every individual’s time. Her primary clinic in on Pedder Road in Mumbai, and she has a satellite practice in Juhu.

Kanika is Head – Digital Transformation at Principal Financial Group. She earlier worked with Bharti-Airtel, heading Sales and Distribution Digitisation, and with IBM’s large global clients. Ms Garg is an MBA from IIM – Bangalore and a BTech from Thapar University. She likes dancing, playing chess, sudoku, and actively contributing to the social initiative ‘Prayaas’ for differently-abled children.

Padmapriya Sridhar holds a bachelor’s of commerce degree and is a beautician by profession. She is an expert in bridal make-up. Ms Sridhar is interested in cultural and social activities and has studied Carnatic music.

Yasmine Dubash currently serves as Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai. Funded by the Government of Canada, the office is responsible for furthering trade and investment between Canada and India. She actively advises Canadian companies within the clean technologies and infrastructure sectors on their India market-entry strategies, and facilitates strategic business partnerships with Indian companies. During her tenure, she has had the privilege of handling several high-level government and business visits, including that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Previously, she was engaged in a similar role at the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai. Ms Dubash holds a bachelor’s of science degree and an MBA from Mumbai University. She is married to Burzin Dubash and they have twin daughters.

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Dr Karunaa Paal Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree in botany and a master’s degree in microbiology, both from Delhi University. She completed her PhD in medical microbiology from AIIMS and for some years served as a lecturer at colleges in Delhi and Faridabad. Dr Gupta is also a 3D ceramic contemporary artist, and has been part of 19 shows (either solo, with two other artists, or in groups) in various art galleries in Delhi. For the last 15 years, she has run a boutique in Delhi, and is also an avid garden planner and developer, providing consultation for garden projects. Dr Gupta currently also offers home-based foundation classes for children on a freelance basis.

Mrs. Kanta Vawani is an Honours graduate in Economics from St. Xaviers College (University of Bombay) and also holds a B.Ed degree from the University of Bombay as well as a diploma in Administrative Management from Narsee Monjee Institute (Bombay University). She is currently a home maker but has earlier been a working professional for a decade. She is fond of reading, music and playing bridge.

Savita Agarwal is a homemaker and has a Bachelor degree in Arts. She is fond of travelling, reading and wildlife. She has done a course in teaching Dyslexic Children. She is also a certified counsellor.

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Shalini Sawhney holds a Master’s degree in applied mathematics and operations research, and has over 25 years of teaching experience. She enjoys traveling, and has keen interest in meeting people and learning about different cultures.

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