Top 10 popular female leaders in India

1.      Arundhati Bhattacharya- This 58 year old Indian banker is the acting as the current chairperson of India’s leading public sector bank- State Bank of India. She is the first woman to have achieved this position. She is not only one of the popular Women leaders in India, but was also ranked among the powerful woman by world popular Forbes magazine.

2.      Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw- Next in the list of highly inspirational Indian women is the Managing Director and Chairman of Biocon Ltd. Dr. Shaw founded Biocon India in 1978 with nominal capital valuing Rs.10,000.

3.      Neelam Dhawan- She is serving as the Managing Director of Microsoft India. Neelam Dhawan is an alumni of St. Stephens College and Delhi’s Faculty of Management studies. She is one of the most Inspirational women leaders of all time, indeed.

4.      Naina Lal Kidwai- Naina Lal Kidwai is the alumni of Harvard Business School. Her name was listed among Fortune Magazine’s top 50 Corporate Women of the world (from 2000 to 2003). She is the very first Indian woman to direct the operations of HSBC- a foreign bank operating in India.

5.      Simone Tata- She is heading the largest cosmetic brand – LAKME, India since 1961.  Simone Tata is the one who turned the company into one of the most popular fashion brands in India. Currently, she is serving as the Chairperson of, a subsidiary of Tata Group - Trent Limited.

6.      Preetha Reddy- Next in list is the Managing Director of one of the biggest healthcare conglomerates of the country- Apollo Hospital (Chennai branch). She is one of the most credible Indian businesswomen in the Health Care Industry segment.

7.      Ranjana Kumar- Serving as Vigilance Commissioner, after retirement from the position of NABARD’s Chairperson, she is a prominent Indian female Banker. Enlisted among the Great female leadersin India, Ranjana Kumar was the first woman to head a public sector bank in the country.

8.      Barkha Dutt – She is an Indian columnist and television journalist. Dutt is also serves as a group editor at NDTV. Her brave reportage, have helped her earn a number of honors both nationally and internationally awards. She was also awarded with the Padma Shree.

9.      Nirupama Rao- The 64 year old is next in the list of Famous Indian women leaders. She has served the nation as an Indian Foreign Service officer. In addition, she has laid her duties as an Indian Ambassador to the US and as Foreign Secretary of India (for 2 years).

10.  Sumitra Mahajan- India’s greatest women leaders, Sumitra Mahajan is the acting Speaker of Lok Sabha. She held the office in 2014. Amazingly, she has been elected as the Lok Sabha Chairman around eight times, which makes her the longest and eldest servicing woman member in Lok Sabha.