HCL’s Roshni Nadar richest woman in India; a third of entrants in list self-made

IT major HCL Technologies’ Roshni Nadar Malhotra has topped a list of the richest women in the country with a networth of Rs 54,850 crore, followed by Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw at Rs 36,600 crore, a report said on Thursday.

A total of 31 women in the list of 100 having a networth of at least Rs 100 crore, prepared by Hurun India and Kotak Wealth, are “self-made”, it said. This includes six professional managers and 25 entrepreneurs.