These gorgeous daughters of Indian billionaires are highly successful

Born into some of India's richest families, these gorgeous women have set out to garner a name of their own. From Isha Ambani, Ananya Birla, Nisaba Godrej to Akshata Murthy, take a look at these hard working heiresses

Updated On: 2019-08-11 10:00 AM IST

Ananya Birla is the eldest daughter of industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and Neerja Birla. She is part of the sixth generation of the Birla family. Ananya Birla studied economics and management at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Apart from gaining popularity as a musician, Ananya has already co-founded two ventures, CuroCarte which houses a collection of quirky and handcrafted products across the various categories of home-decor and Mpower that aims to create a movement in order to create awareness and eliminate stigma attached to mental illness. Pic/Youtube

Ramona Narang is the daughter of Mona and hotelier Rama Narang. She belongs to a family of traditional hoteliers - Ambassador Hotels. Ramona Narang launched a clothing line named 'Bella' after her daughter. She is known to cater to Bollywood biggies with her uber-exclusive apparels and accessories Pic/Youtube

Born to steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, Vanisha Mittal currently holds the position of Director at LNM Holdings. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the European Business School and a master's in South Asian studies from London's prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies. She has worked at Mittal Shipping Ltd, Mittal Steel Hamburg GmbH, an Internet-based venture capital fund and is currently Head of Strategy for Aperam. She is married to Amit Bhatia. Pic/Youtube

Piramal group heiress and daughter of Ajay Piramal, Nandini Piramal is both pretty and smart. Piramal is a graduate in BA (Hons.) from Hertford College, Oxford University and is an MBA of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to joining Stanford, Piramal worked with McKinsey and Company as a Business Analyst, during which time she worked on numerous business projects, including Purchase and Supply Management, Growth Strategy and Information Technology Strategy of various corporates. Currently, Nandini Piramal heads the Human Resources division of Piramal Enterprises. She is married to Peter D'Young and the couple have 2 kids. Pic/Youtube

Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej's daughter, Tanya Dubash is the Executive Director and the Chief Brand Officer of Godrej Industries. She is an alumni of the Harvard Business School and Brown University. She is married to industrialist Arvind Dubash and the couple have 2 kids. Pic/Youtube

Nisaba Godrej's career has been as illustrious as her sister Tanya Dubash's. Nisaba Godrej is the Executive Chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products. Nisaba completed her Bachelor of Science (BSc) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School. In 2007, she initiated and led Project Leapfrog, which created a playbook for GCPL to accelerate domestic organic growth through innovation and consolidation. She is married to Kalpesh Mehta and the couple have a son. Pic/Twitter

Daughter of retail tycoon Kishore Biyani, Ashni Biyani has a pretty strong entrepreneurial acumen herself. She did her schooling at Queen Mary, studied at HR College in Mumbai, and did a course in textile designing and design management from Stanford and Parson's School of Design. Ashni Biyani joined Future Group first as design manager of Future Ideas, the innovation and incubation cell of the group and later became director of Future Group. She plays a crucial role in continuing the growth of Future Group. She is married to Viraj Didwania. Pic/Youtube

Mumbai businessman Shashikant B. Garware's daughter Sonia Garware is quite a stunning personality. She holds an MBA from Boston College, USA, with majors in Marketing, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management. Sonia Garware has been a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of Garware Polyester Ltd., since January 31, 2007. Garware joined Garware Polyester Limited in 1997

Born to Narayana Murthy, co-founder of the IT services giants Infosys and Sudha Murthy, Akshata has had a wonderful upbringing. Akshata Murthy did her schooling in Bangalore and college in Claremont McKenna in Los Angeles, held a couple of corporate jobs (consulting with Deloitte and, later, a spell with Unilever) before doing her MBA from Stanford. After a stint at the venture capital firm Siderian Ventures. Akshata worked at Tendris, a Dutch cleantech Incubator Fund. Pic/Youtube

Roshni Nadar is the only child of HCL founder Shiv Nadar. Roshni Nadar is CEO and Executive Director of HCL Enterprise and is responsible for strategic decisions regarding the overall direction of the organisation. Roshni Nadar graduated from Northwestern University majoring in Communication with a focus on Radio/TV/Film. She also graduated with a Masters in Business Administration having a focus on Social Enterprise Management and Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management. In 2017, Roshni Nadar was ranked 57th on the Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women list. Pic/Youtube

Pia Singh is the daughter of real-estate magnate and D.L.F Chairman K.P Singh. Pia Singh graduated from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. with a degree in finance. Apart from working with DLF Retail Developers Ltd, Pia Singh has also been associated with DT Cinemas and GE Capital. She serves as Vice Chairman of Skills Academy Private Limited. Since May 2015, Pia Singh has been the Non-Executive Director of DLF Limited. Pic/Youtube

Smiti Kanodia is the daughter of Essar group's Vice-Chairman Ravi Ruia. Smiti received her Bachelor's Degree in Finance & Marketing from New York University's Stern School of Business and a post-graduate degree in Publishing from the London College of Printing. At just age 24, Smiti founded a publishing company, Paprika Media, which would publish Time Out, a popular entertainment and lifestyle magazine. She is married to Nishant Kanodia. Pic/Youtube

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