Kiran Mazumdar – Shaw : A Visionary Woman
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- Full Name :
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
- Born :
23rd-Mar -1953
- Zodiac Sign :
Aries
- Birth Place :
Bangalore
- Occupation :
Chairman
- Industry :
Business
Biography
To achieve ‘success’, being visionary is a prerequisite for an individual apart from hard work, perseverance and dedication. India’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is one such self-made billionaire, renowned for her biotechnology Company – Biocon Limited.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ranks in the ‘Top 10 Self-made Billionaire Women’. She had stated earlier, “I managed to do things with a lot of common sense, determination and a lot of foolish courage. Keep trying to find a differentiated model and do not just try to do what others are doing. That is where innovation comes from.”
Kiran Mazumdar was born on the 23rd of March 1953 in Bangalore. Father Rasendra Mazumdar worked as the Head Brewmaster at United Breweries. Kiran graduated from Bishop Cotton Girls’ High School, Bangalore in 1968. She joined Mount Carmel College. In 1973, she graduated in Zoology.
