4 DECEMBER2025Editor's NoteAffirmative Action Strengthening Women's Representation in DirectorshipRepresentation is crucial, especially in the corporate. Not only does is it ethically the right thing to do, but also makes great business sense. This has prompted various countries to actively work towards enforcing policy change and mandate companies to onboard female board-members. Despite the proactive measures, women's representation remains rather low. The good news is that, some steps in the right direction have been made. Enacted in 2013 in India, the Companies Act says that listed companies must have on its board at least one woman serving as an independent director. This move has prompted a positive shift in women's representation in company boards. From six percent representation in 2014, the number jumped to 18 percent in 2022. Women's representation is independent directorship roles is higher than over all director roles. Data from primeinfobase.com showcases that women make up 24.7% of all independent directors as compared to 19.7 percent of overall directorship roles. Celebrating this move in the right direction, we highlight some of India's most renowned women independent directors. In this edition meet Anou Singhvi, a visionary leader whose career seamlessly bridges heritage luxury, creative design, and corporate governance. A ninth-generation jeweller, she carries forward her family's 300-year-old legacy, managing the renowned luxury brand P.C. Lunia, celebrated for bejewelled textiles, gemstone-studded chandeliers, and fine silver sculptures. Trained in Applied Arts at the University of Rajasthan and Interior Design at Parsons School of Design, New York, Anou blends formal design thinking with a deep appreciation for classical artistry.We also feature an interaction with Rashmi Urdhwareshe, a distinguished technocrat and leader in India's automotive industry with over four decades of experience in R&D, safety, and sustainable mobility. An electronics engineer with a master's in Electronics & Telecommunication, she began her career at the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in 1983, rising to become its Director in 2014. Read more about these women leaders and the secrets to their professional success.Your thoughts are welcome. Rachita SharmaManaging Editor rachita@womenentrepreneursreview.comVOL 4 · ISSUE 4 - 12 - DECEMBER, 2025Office Editorial Queries editor@womenentrepreneursreview.comAdvertising Queriessales@womenentrepreneursreview.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103 To subscribeVisit www.womenentrepreneursreview.com/subscribe or send email to: subscription@womenentrepreneursreview.comMagazine Price is Rs 150 per issue GM Sales & MarketingAshu Sethi Gini AnandKavin DaveMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamViswanathan ALakshmi Prabha SAyushi DuttaAadharshana RamSupraja MohantyPriyanka VyasSiliconmedia Technologies Pvt. Ltd.No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017Madushmita SahooSuanya ChkrabortyGirisha MSenior Designer PublisherManaging EditorAlok ChaturvediRachita SharmaPrinted and Published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of Silicon Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore 560008 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2025 Silicon Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Senior CorrespondentCharulatha M
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