Source: Forbes
One of India’s self-made richest women, Shaw founded India’s largest listed biopharmaceutical firm Biocon Limited in 1978. She has a net worth of $2.7 billion as of 2022.
The heir to a pharma fortune, Tewari chairs USV India. The company specialises in diabetic and cardiovascular drugs with a portfolio that spans biosimilar drugs. As of Dec 2022, she had a net worth of $3.74 billion.
The former investment banker quit her job to start Nykaa, an online store selling beauty products, in 2012. Nayyar as of 2022 has a net worth of $4.08 billion.
After inheriting a valuable stock portfolio from her late husband Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, she is now referred to as India’s Warren Buffett. She has a net worth of $5.9 billion.
Savitri Jindal chairs the Jindal Group. The group’s interests include steel, power, cement and infrastructure. She has a net worth of $16.4 billion.