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The Flower Sellers

The Flower Sellers

Smriti Shetty Dalvi had never thought of becoming an entrepreneur. A qualified electrical engineer, she was happy with her career as CEO of software firm …

Rock Star

Rock Star

As a young girl growing up in Bahrain, Kanika Dewan would often follow her father to his limestone quarry. She would find a high perch …

Aid From Down Under

Aid From Down Under

Her smile is infectious, her twang unmistakably Australian. And even in the overcrowded Khar railway station, which is a stone’s throw from her office, Emily …

In a League of Her Own

In a League of Her Own

Rachna Aggarwal’s day starts at 6 am, when she has to get her daughters ready for school. In true super-mom style, she manages to pack …

Dreaming Big, Making It Happen

Dreaming Big, Making It Happen

The Indus Entrepreneur Mumbai chapter’s annual Stree Shakti Conference and Awards, 2011, were held on September 30 and October 1 at the ICICI Bank HO …

Maid for motivation

Maid for motivation

She started working at age 13, by choice, because she wanted extra pocket money to buy music and other things that interest girls that age. …

Designs on Scaling Up

Designs on Scaling Up

“Design sense makes business sense,” believes Sonia Manchanda, Co-founder and Director, Idiom Design and Consulting Ltd. With a multi-disciplinary approach to design and clients across …

From Stove to Stocks

From Stove to Stocks

There’s no way you’ll believe that these women were ever “just homemakers.” But that’s exactly what this bunch of six women say they were—taking care …

Trading Beauty

Trading Beauty

“I don’t sell a brand. I sell a 3,000-year-old civilization in a jar. I sell a way of life,” quips Shahnaz Husain in her trademark …

Bedazzled!

Bedazzled!

She has just auctioned a piece of jewelry in Abu Dhabi for a charity trust that enjoys the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco. …