Women’s Day 2022: Most Popular Women Entrepreneurs in India

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

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Falguni Nayar

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Shahnaz Husain

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Vandana Luthra

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Aditi Gupta

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Vani Kola

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Radhika Ghai Aggarwal

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Sheila Kochouseph Chittilapally

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Khushboo Jain

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Tage Rita

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