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India’s First Female Founder of a Billion-Dollar Brand

May 7, 2021 GC4W Women & Entrepreneurship GC4W Women in Leadership Campbell Egan

As Co-Founder and CEO of business-to-business ecommerce platform Zilingo, Ankiti Bose is on track to being the first Indian woman to found a unicorn startup – all before her 30th birthday. By Julie Cooper When it comes to entrepreneurship, Ankiti Bose is something of a legend. Thanks to the rapid success of Zilingo – the business-to-business ecommerce platform that she co-founded…

Indian Navy Gives Impetus To Women.

November 5, 2018 GC4W Women in Leadership Georgina

In a major breakthrough, the Ministry of Defence has decided to induct women as sailors in the Indian Navy. Women will soon be enrolled as non-officer cadre. According to sources, the move was by suggested by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a naval conference. Navy chief Sunil Lanba is learnt to have accepted the proposal. Recently, a six-women crew of the…