POWERFUL INDIAN WOMEN

What is power?

Power is not about who you are, rather it’s about what you do.

Who is a powerful woman?

NITA AMBANI

Nita Ambani – Life Was born on 1st Nov, 1963.

Grew up in the suburbs of Mumbai and hails

from a middle class family.

Holds qualifications as a teacher and an interior

designer.

Is a Commerce Graduate from Narsee Monjee

College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai

university.

Has a keen interest in Indian classical dance

Is married to Reliance Industries Owner Mukesh

Ambani.

Is a proud mother of a lovely daughter Isha, and

two sons, Anant and Akash.

Nita Ambani - Career

Is the chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani

International School.

Heads the Dhirubhai Ambani

Foundation which is a non-profit

organization primarily devoted towards

the promotion of education and health

care services for the needy and under

privileged in India.

Co-owns the IPL team Mumbai Indians.

Nita Ambani – Social Work

Works tirelessly in order to raise the

living standards of the underprivileged

and needy as part of the Dhirubhai

Ambani Foundation.

Has taken upon the task of providing for

a fair share of representation to the

physically challenged in call centers and

associated facilities in the Dhirubhai

Ambani Knowledge City.

Nita Ambani – Social Work

Has supervised the development of

villages around the Reliance projects

personally.

Is part of Reliance Industries and

UNAIDS partnership which is aimed

towards halting and reversing the HIV

epidemic in India.

Nita Ambani - Achievements

Has received Bharat Nari Shakti award

at the Samaj Seva Vishwa Bhushan at the

Award function was held on the

International Women’s Day in 2005.

She was awarded for her leadership

qualities, selfless service and

innovative ideas, particularly in health

care and education.

Nita Ambani - Qualites

• Inspiring figure in the healthcare

department

• Educationist

• Perfect wife and mother

• Devoted daughter-in-law

• Mentor

• Great friend

• Tactic businesswoman

Nita Ambani -Quotes

• “ What I have learnt is that it is

important to pursue your passion

more than your legacy; if you have a

passion with a purpose, then

everything else fits in.”

• “ Wealth and power don’t go

together. Power cannot be brokered.

To me, power is responsibility.”

Nita Ambani -Quotes

• “Sport is not just about

entertainment. It is equally about

winning and losing, pooling and

galvanizing the energy of the youth,

upgrading people's physical fitness

and mental prowess.”

• “My background is that I came from a

middle class family, and I think those

values stay where ever you go.”

Nita Ambani -Quotes

• “If you find meaning in your work, it

becomes a passion.”

EKTA KAPOOR

Ekta Kapoor - Life

• Was born in June 7, 1975

• Daughter of former bollywood superstar

Jitendra Kapoor and elder sister of current

bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor

• Did schooling from Bombay Scottish School

and later on joined Mithibai College

• Joined TV-serial production on the advice

of her father at the age of nineteen

• Changed the face of Indian television

industry and completely dominated it

Ekta Kapoor - Career

BALAJI TELEFILMS

•Was incorporated in 1994

•Redefined the Indian television space

•Got renowned with the comedy show

“Hum Paanch”

•Achieved about 35 programming hours per

week across all channels in 2002

•Has received a number of awards over the

years

•First blockbuster show “Kyunki Saas Bhi

Kabhi Bahu Thi”

Ekta Kapoor - Career INITIAL PHASE

•Worked as an assistant model coordinator for

an advertising company

•Firstly developed a television software, at a

cost of roughly Rs 5 million but was not so

successful

•Was not taken seriously and experienced

writers thought she was the “brainless

daughter of a moneyed father”

•Had five to six projects ready but none of

them were accepted by the channels

Ekta Kapoor - Career

MEDIVIAL PHASE

•Gradually, was able to overcome these

problems through sheer grit and determination

•Was able to make a place for herself in the

television software market

•Dedicated her all waking hours to television

•Her serials regularly featured in the top ten

programs and got the highest TRP ratings

Ekta Kapoor - Career

FINAL PHASE

•Felt that her initial failure contributed a lot to

her success at a later stage

•Started watching television carefully,

analyzing each program and working out her

next project

•Most of the serials were depicted to family life

of huge traditional families

Ekta Kapoor – Success

• Fingers on the audience pulse

• Focused on the target market

• Focus on budget is key to profitability

• Focuses on her core competencies at

Balaji

• Hard working

• Outstanding vision

• Self motivation.

• Does not bother about rumors.

Ekta Kapoor - Achievements

• 15 times Indian Television Academy

Awards(ITA) won

• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the

year in 2001

• Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2002

• Asian Television Awards – Asia’s most

watched show – Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi

Bahu Thi (2004)

Ekta Kapoor - Achievements

• GR8 Women Award for the Most

Successful Woman – 2012

• Stardust Award in 2011

• Asia’s Social Empowerment Award

• The Global Indian Film and TV Honors

• Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award

Ekta Kapoor – Qualities

• She was chosen as ‘Asia’s Most

Powerful Communicators’ by Asia

Week magazine

• ‘Queen of Soap Operas’ in India

• Believe in herself

• Always connect with her audience

• To give chance every new face &

trying to learn something with them

Ekta Kapoor - Quotes

• “You need to evolve and re-evolve to

align yourself with changing tastes.”

• “Great content is all about great basic

thoughts! Things you and I can see all

around, but no one has been able to

pick up and use as a concept.”

MARY KOM

Mary Kom – Name

• Birth NameBirth Name: Mangte Chungneijang

• Full NameFull Name: Mangte Chungneijang

Mary Kom

• NicknameNickname: Magnificent Mary

Mary Kom - Life

• Since childhood, Mary Kom had a

keen interest in athletics, although it

was after a fight with a boxer that she

realized what she is good at.

• Inspired for Boxing By: Dingko Singh

• Coach: M. Narjit Singh, Manipur State

Boxing Coach at Khuman Lampak,

Impha

Mary Kom –Life

• She is married to K. Onler Kom and

has 3 sons.

• She first met her husband in 2001

when Kom was at New Delhi on her

way to the National Games in Punjab,

while Onler was studying at Delhi

University. They got married in 2005.

Mary Kom - Career

• Her first career win came in 2000

when she won the Best Boxer Award

at the First State Level Invitation at

the women’s boxing championship in

Manipur.

• she won a total of five National

Championships from 2000 to 2005.

• she won the AIBA world boxing

championship thrice in 2002, 2005

and 2006.

Mary Kom - Career

• In 2008, she participated at the Asian

Women’s Boxing Championship in

India where she won a silver medal.

• The same year she boxed at the AIBA

Women’s World Boxing Championship

in China where she earned the Gold

medal—her fourth successive gold

medal at the championship.

Mary Kom - Achievements• She is a 5-time World Amateur Boxing

Champion.

• The only woman boxer to have won a medal

in each one of the six world championships

• The first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold

Medal in the Asian Games in 2014 in Incheon,

South Korea.

• Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013

• Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003

• In 2014, Priyanka Chopra played the role of

Mary Kom in the biographical film about her

life.

Mary Kom – Awards

• Arjuna Award (Boxing) in 2003

• Padma Shree (Sports) in 2006

• Contender for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Award in 2007

• People of the Year - Limca Book of

Records in 2007

• CNN-IBN & Reliance Industries' Real

Heroes Award in 2008

Mary Kom – Awards

• Pepsi MTV Youth Icon in 2008

• 'Magnificent Mary', AIBA in 2008

• Felicitation by Zomi Students' Federation

(ZSF) at New Lamka YPA

• Hall in 2008

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2009

• International Boxing Association's

Ambassador for Women's Boxing

• in 2009

• Sportswoman of the year, Sahara Sports

Award in 2010

Mary Kom – Social Work

• “I want to contribute to the society,

develop the roads, make sure the kids

don’t face a problem while going to

school,” she said.

• Mary Kom is a supporter of animal

rights.

• She said, "Circuses are cruel places for

animals where they are beaten and

tortured. As a mother, I can imagine

what animals go through when their

children are taken away from them to

forcefully perform in circuses. It's sad,"

Mary Kom – Message to Society

• Your background doesn’t decide your

future

• Always dream and aim in life

• Take inspiration from others

• Be passionate about what you learn

• Be self-determined and have strong

willpower

• Do not let anybody down and try to

gain support from your loved ones

Mary Kom – Quotes

• “People used to say that boxing is for

men and not for women and I thought

I will show them some day. I promised

myself and I proved myself.”

• “It has been a tough journey. I carried

on with the support of family and

friends. Despite the loss today, I am

satisfied with the way I performed.”

Mary Kom-Quotes

• Everyone is scared and asking me questions if I am going to quit. I want to tell them that don’t worry; I am not retiring and will continue.

• I do not only rely on my technique or strength but also on my mind.

• “If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don`t give up.”

THANK YOU!

Presented by :•Priya Sharma (2013KUCP1003)•Rajat Kumar Jain (2013KUCP1002)•Ankit Kaushik (2013KUCP1006)