Mother's Day in India will be celebrated on 14 May of this year. Like every year we try to make this day more memorable for our mother. Some may buy special Mother’s Day gifts while some like to help them with daily chores. Mother's Day is a message to all those mothers who work hard and even become breadwinners of the house to celebrate a little for themselves.
Mothers become the sole supporting parents of their kids and some encourage them by becoming their emotional support. So, Whether she manages a house or runs a big company, no one can take her place in our lives and the same goes for her, for her, we are everything.
Today, we will pay tribute to those mothers who are well-known CEOs and equally responsible mothers also. So, let’s look at the most humble side of Indian Female CEOs, this Mother’s Day.
CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund: Radhika Gupta
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Radhika Gupta is the CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund and a mother of an Infant. She proudly performs her both roles efficiently. She likes to plan things out, has patience, and at the same time, her problem-solving attitude saves her. This January she tweeted a picture of her baby in office, we can only imagine how multitasking a mother can turn out to be.
The CEO of Mom.CO: Malika Sadani
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With lots of skincare brands coming up, one can easily identify The Moms Co. Story of this brand revolves around a mother’s concern for her kids. Malika started her brand in 2017 as an encouragement to find something best for her kids.
Over the years, this homegrown company earned itself a name and produced toxin-free, personal care products for babies and millennials. Many times this entrepreneur talked about how motherhood has helped her change her career path from a banker to an entrepreneur.
CEO of Nykaa: Falguni Nayar
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Falguni Nayar is one of India's richest women who is self-made. Today, Nykaa constitutes Nayar’s power of three in its various segments. As Nykaa has grown into a big brand known nationwide. Nayar’s kids are also assisting in growing their mother’s business to heights. Adwaita Nayar is handling her CEO of Nykaa Fashion, quite well, and Anchit Nayar is the head of the Retail and e-commerce division of the company.
CFO of Emcure Pharmaceuticals: Namita Thapar
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Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Namita Thapar often posts her family pictures online with her two kids in frame. She even revealed that she has named her two kids after the Sholay’s Jay and Vir. She frequently posts pictures posing in a stylish, funny or quirky way with her two sons.
CEO of Sugar Cosmetics: Vineeta Singh
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Sugar Brand was started by Vineeta Singh and later her husband also joined her journey in making a successful business. As a working mother of two lovely kids, she always tries to take some time out to help her kids learn new and good values. In one of her LinkedIn posts, she even shared doing something extra for her kids on a weekend to help them know their capabilities. She believes that kids learn a lot more from what their parents do than what they tell them to do.
CEO of MamaEarth: Ghazal Alagh
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Mother's Day in 2022 was really special for the CEO of Mamaearth, Ghazal Alagh. Last year, she celebrated her big day with her newly born kid as well. While sharing pictures on socials, she shared how being a mother helped her learn so much and transformed her into a mompreneur. She also wrote that Motherhood has always been a motivating factor for her and empowered her so much. She has two sweet kids named Agasthya and Ayaan, who mean the world to her.
Former CEO of PepsiCo: Indira Nooyi
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Having a work-life and personal life balance is a challenge for many big women entrepreneurs. Nooyi once spoke about how struggle it can be for a woman as things are in complete conflict with each other. She even shared about when kids and company needed her, she developed a coping mechanism to work it all. Her work for Pepsico was always appreciated, and she even developed the skills necessary to support her children either directly or through a strong network of contacts.
CEO of Vimeo: Anjali Sud
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Last year, Anjali got blessed with her second son and took to LinkedIn to share the big news. Her confident demeanor has always encouraged other working mothers to embrace challenges in their careers and give care to their loved ones simultaneously. She has held several positions e it in the field of finance, advisory, media, etc.
These are some names who handle their full time with another job which goes on 24*7. We have only mentioned some examples from businesses to give tribute to all mothers this Mother’s Day. But, Many mothers who are working as single parents, balancing their dreams and family on a single scale while facing burnout together we owe a lot to them. As kids, our solid support towards their dream path could be their biggest Mother’s Day gift.
So, While thinking about what to get your mom this Mother’s Day or planning a Mother’s Day brunch do not forget to ask where her happiness is. Her answer may be your name but a little more insisting may help you to figure out what makes her feel independent.
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