Sheena Sakhuja, Deputy Vice President and Head – Corporate Impact

While it was not unusual to see women take an active role in the urban economic landscape, it has now started to get mirrored in the rural scenario as well. Women running grocery shops, tailoring shops, and managing their dairy farms are common sights in Tier-2 and beyond locations. And today I would like to celebrate this spirit of entrepreneurship that has thrived in the hinterlands of India, despite the multitude of social, economic, and cultural barriers stacked against them.