Hurun India list: Meet the top-ranked woman leader with her co’s valuation at Rs 3,81,700 cr. Who else made to the list?

Hurun India and Candere on Wednesday unveiled the inaugural edition of the 2025 Women Leaders List, recognising 97
outstanding women who are making a significant impact across key sectors of the Indian economy.

Shanti Ekambaram, Deputy Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, topped the list of leading women professionals in the country. Radha Vembu, co-founder of Zoho, topped the list of first-generation wealth creators with an impressive net worth of INR 55,300 crore. Meanwhile, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technologies, led the next-generation women leaders list, with HCL Technologies valued at INR 4.87 lakh crore. Both women exemplified the growing influence and success of female entrepreneurs and leaders in India’s corporate landscape.

Top-Ranked/Notable Women Leaders Across Multiple Categories

Sr. No.	Category	Top-Ranked / Notable Women Leader (Age)	Entity	Ranking Criteria	City of Residence
1	Professionals	Shanti Ekambaram (62)	Kotak Mahindra Bank	Company Valuation INR 381,700 Cr	Mumbai
2	First-Generation Women Wealth Creators	Radha Vembu (52)	Zoho Corporation	Wealth INR 55,300 Cr	Chengalpattu
3	Next-Generation Women Leaders	Roshni Nadar Malhotra (43)	HCL Technologies	Company Valuation INR 487,400 Cr	Delhi
4	Investors	Shweta Jalan (48)	Advent International	-	Mumbai
5	Philanthropists	Rohini Nilekani (65)	Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies	Donation INR 154 Cr	Bengaluru
6	Young Women Leaders	Devanshi Kejriwal (28)	Skillmatics	-	Mumbai
7	Women Artists	Arpita Singh (87)	-	Turnover INR 22.9 Cr	Delhi
8	Most Followed Influencer Founders	Mrunal Panchal (26)	MRUCHA Beauty	5.5 million followers*	Vapi
9	Most Followed Celebrity Investors	Shraddha Kapoor (37)	MyGlamm, Shunya, Koo, Chargeup	94.1 million followers*	Mumbai

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, third on this list, was gifted 47% of HCL shares by her husband making her the majority shareholder and the world’s fifth-richest woman.

Whereas Rohini Nilekani, at the forefront of philanthropy, contributed Rs 154 crore, focusing on policy reform, civic engagement, and systemic change to drive lasting institutional impact.

Meanwhile, Devanshi Kejriwal, the Co-founder and CPO of Skillmatics, aged 28, from Mumbai, is reimagining early learning with a brand that creates eco-friendly, screen-free educational games.

Arpita Singh, a banker-turned-modernist painter, achieved an impressive total sales figure of Rs 22.9 crore. Maintaining her artistic prominence, Singh's remarkable achievement is underlined by the sale of six lots of her artwork throughout the year. Her most expensive painting, "Watching" (2004), made a significant contribution to her overall sales, further solidifying her status as a leading figure in contemporary Indian art.

Hurun also celebrated India’s youngest women making waves across diverse fields. Leading the pack is 26-year-old Mrunal Panchal, the youngest honouree, whose inclusion underscores a bold truth: age is no barrier to impact.

Table 2: Youngest Women Across Multiple Categories

Sr. No.	Name	Age	Company	Category
1	Mrunal Panchal	26	MRUCHA Beauty	Most Followed Influencer Founder
2	Devanshi Kejriwal	28	Skillmatics	Young Women Leader
3	Rashmika Mandanna	28	Plum	Most Followed Celebrity Investor
4	Shuvi Shrivastava	33	Lightspeed India Partners	Investor
5	Priya Agarwal Hebbar	35	Hindustan Zinc	Next-Generation Leader
6	Neha Narkhede	41	Confluent	First-Generation Wealth Creator
7	Shveta Arya	45	Cummins India	Professional
8	Ranjani Shettar	47	-	Artist
9	Radha Vembu	52	Zoho Corporation	Philanthropist