Women have proved their mettle in this man dominated domain, i.e. Entrepreneurship. They not only gathered courage to move out of their house and work. But also made their mark and are quite successful too. They worked according to their own terms and conditions, and even made the world bow down to their knees.

These dynamic women personalities of Udaipur have proved that gender is no barrier for anything that you want to do and achieve. These women are successful in all spheres of life. These are successful entrepreneurs, house makers, mothers, wife, and social workers. They left no stone unturned to create their own niche.

We have listed some of the prominent Women Entrepreneurs of Udaipur, in no particular order. They are:

Ms. Padmaja Kumari Mewar.

Designation: Jt. Managing Director, HRH Group of Hotels

Representing third generation of heritage hoteliers, Ms. Padmaja Kumari Mewar has proved to be strong pillar of this royal legacy. She completed her graduation from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA in international relation and minor degree in business studies.

Since 2006, this Princess of Mewar is being invited to attend Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit held every year in USA. In 2007, Ms.Padmaja received the SATTE-Intact Award for pioneering achievements of HRH Group of Hotels in field of heritage hotels.

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Dr. Sweety Chhabra

Designation: Managing Director, NICC

This woman needs no prior introduction Mrs. Manjeet Kaur Chhabra popularly known as Dr. Sweety Chhabra can be rightly called the beauty queen of Udaipur. She is the women behind beautifying and glorifying the women folk of Udaipur.

She did her graduation from Pt. College, Lucknow and masters from Lucknow University; she completed her PhD in sociology from Lucknow University in 2001.

Mrs. Chabbra is successfully running her beauty salon and always tries to bring new and latest to Udaipur and Udaipurites. She is actively involved in various other social activities. She is also President of Rotary Club Meera of Udaipur.

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Mrs. Shradha Gattani

Designation: Managing Director, Oriental Palace Resorts

Age and marriage is no barrier for a strong mind and determined soul, Mrs. Shradha Gattani proved this in every realm of life. Mrs. Gattani, was married at the age of 18 after which she completed her Higher Studies. She did her M.B.A through correspondence from Shramjeevi College and completed her PhD in Human Resources.

She is also the director of the Muskan Senior Citizen Club.

She is a well-known social activist and is part of many organization and clubs. She is one of the executive members of the Anupam Mahila Club and holds the post of Treasurer in Rortary Meera Club.

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Mrs. Anshu Kothari

Designation: Secretary General of Udaipur Chambers Of Commerce and Industry

Mrs. Anshu Kothari is currently a partner of Computer Hut, heading Sales and Management.

She did her graduation and post graduation from Udaipur University. She completed her MBA and Ph.D. from MLSU

She also has a private pilot license (Pushpak Cessna) Aircraft’s. She is the Centre Director of Times Institute Udaipur. Mrs. Kothari is currently the only female member in the Chamber of Commerce, which is an achievement in itself.

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Mrs. Alka Sharma

Designation:  Founder, Central Public School (CPS)

In spite of many challenges and hardships Mrs. Alka Sharma started her dream venture CPS on 18^th April 1989. Began with 7 teachers and 3 rooms, this organization has grown really huge; it now has 107 teachers and 53 rooms. All these are the results of hard work by Mrs. Sharma.

Alka Sharma did her M.A. in English and then completed her B.Ed.

She won the ‘Rashtrapati Award’ in 2005 worth Rs.1.5lacs in the category, ‘Excellence in Computers’.

These women have not only made the city proud but also laid the path for many such aspiring women like them.

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