Top 10 Richest Women In India 

India has a wealth of diverse talent and has produced some great leaders and business persons.  Brand names like Reliance, Tata, Wipro and Aditya Birla are household names and are also known across the world.  Women in India have been confined to their houses while men used to earn income in the olden days but, times are changing as women are challenging the societal norms and have also proved they are as capable as men.  Indira Nooyi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Chanda Kocchar have given women hope that they can achieve should they set their minds on the goal.

India has its own share of billionaires or ‘crorepatis’ but let us have a look at the list of top ten richest women in India.

1) Roshni Nadar: 

Roshni Nadar is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the information technology giant HCL and has a net worth of INR 36,800 crore.  Roshni Nadar is the only daughter of Shiv Nadar and is also the vice chairperson of HCL Technologies.  Roshni Nadar is the richest Indian woman and tops this list.

2) Smita V. Crishna: 

Smita V. Crishna owns one fifth of the Godrej Group along with her brothers.  Smita has a net worth of INR 31,400 crore and stands second on the list.

3) Kiran Nadar: 

Kiran Nadar is the wife of HCL founder Shiv Nadar and has an estimated net worth of INR 25,100 crores.  Kiran Nadar stands third on the list of India’s richest women.

4)  Kiran Mazumdar Shaw:

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the founder of the giant bio pharmaceutical company, Biocon Limited.  Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has an estimated net worth of INR 18,500 crore and stands fourth on the list of India’s richest women.

5)  Manju D. Gupta: 

Manju D. Gupta is the chairman of Lupin Ltd., which is one of India’s leading pharmaceutical companies.  She has a net worth of INR 18,000 crores and is India’s fifth richest woman.

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6)  Leena Gandhi Tewari:

Leena Gandhi Tewari is the chairman of USV Pvt., Ltd., a company which focuses on biotechnology and pharmaceutical supplies.  Leena Gandhi Tewari has an estimated net worth of INR 13,200 crores and is the sixth richest woman in India.

7)  Vembu Radha: 

Vembu Radha is the product manager at Zoho and is responsible for the guiding Zoho Mail to a prime position in the software and services industry.  Radha has an estimated net worth of INR 9,900 crores and is the seventh richest Indian woman.

8)  Nilima Motaparthy: 

Nilima Motaparthy is a board member of Divis Laboratories based out of Hyderabad.  Nilima is also on the boards of ten other companies and has an estimated net worth of INR 9,800 crores and is the eighth richest Indian woman.

9)  Jayshree Ullal: 

Jayshree Ullal owns 5% stocks in Arista Networks, a San Francisco based company.  Jayshree Ullal has an estimated net worth of INR 9,800 crores and is the ninth richest woman in India.

10) Sangita Jindal: 

Sangita Jindal is the chairperson of JSW foundation and is part of Jindal Group which is a market leader in metals and mining industry.  Sangita Jindal has an estimated net worth of INR 9,600 crores and is the tenth richest Indian woman.

Let us know if we missed any other India’s richest women!