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Ghazal Alagh — From a Mother’s Desperation to India’s Fastest‑Growing FMCG Unicorn
WomenJun 4, 2026

Ghazal Alagh — From a Mother’s Desperation to India’s Fastest‑Growing FMCG Unicorn

When Ghazal Alagh couldn’t find toxin‑free baby products for her son’s eczema, she didn’t just complain — she built a brand. Mamaearth, which she co‑founded with her husband Varun Alagh, became India’s first D2C unicorn in the FMCG space and went public as Honasa Consumer at a valuation exceeding ₹10,000 crore. This research article explores the “content‑to‑commerce” playbook that catapulted the brand to success: influencer‑led education, transparent ingredient labelling, and a relentless focus on consumer trust. We analyse the company’s journey through multiple funding rounds, category expansion beyond baby care into skin and hair, and the unique husband‑wife founder dynamic that became a strategic advantage.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra — The First Woman to Lead a Listed IT Giant
WomenJun 4, 2026

Roshni Nadar Malhotra — The First Woman to Lead a Listed IT Giant

From producer at Sky News to chairperson of a $15 billion IT powerhouse, Roshni Nadar Malhotra’s journey is not one of inheritance but of intentional transformation. This research article traces how the only child of HCL founder Shiv Nadar stepped into her father’s legacy and rewrote it — becoming the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India. We analyze her strategic leadership at HCL Technologies, her quiet but profound impact on corporate governance, and her philanthropic vision through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. The piece also examines how she navigated the pressures of succeeding one of India’s wealthiest industrialists while carving her own identity as a business leader and conservationist, offering critical lessons for next-generation women inheritors of family enterprises.

The Drone Didi: How India Is Using Women-Led Drone Pilots to Fix Last-Mile Logistics
TechJun 3, 2026

The Drone Didi: How India Is Using Women-Led Drone Pilots to Fix Last-Mile Logistics

In a tiny hamlet in Assam, a 32-year-old former homemaker now commands a fleet of agricultural drones. In the mountainous terrains of Himachal, a “Drone Didi” delivers life-saving medicines to villages cut off by landslides—in 12 minutes instead of 6 hours. India’s Drone Didi scheme is not just a welfare program; it is a logistics revolution powered by rural women. TIGI reports from the frontlines of the world’s most unexpected drone workforce.

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