As of now, 828 people own more than ₹1,000 crore wealth — and only 5% of them are women, according to Hurun’s Rich List 2020. The richest woman in India is 69-year old Smita V Crishna ...

Her wealth is also equivalent to 469% of the total wealth of the top 500 wealthiest people around the world. The richest woman in India does not spend all her time in a corporate office.

Her journey to this remarkable position came after inheriting the vast investment portfolio of her late husband, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, following his passing in 2022.

Modi’s party lifted its sagging fortunes in one of the nation’s richest states by paying small handouts to female voters.

Srinivas Goli, Associate Professor, Dept of Fertility and Social Demography at the International Institute for Population ...