Top influential global Indian Women

As women all over the world enter and conquer different fields, Indian women are not far behind. Women like Indra Nooyi, who have proved to be great leaders, are continuously rising in number. These global achievers, who have their roots in India, are excelling in diverse sectors and are proving to be great inspirational figures for women all over the world. The Economic Times lists some of these exceptional achievers.

PADMASHREE WARRIOR

Global Indian Women: Padmasree Warrior

Picture By: Techonomy

Silicon Valley remains to be an almost all-men turf and finding women leaders here is a task. Tech giant, Padmashree warrior, however, breaks this barrier. She is one of the very few women to have made it this big in the Valley. She has also featured in the Fortune Magazine as one of the Most Powerful Women list in 2006.

FALU SHAH

Global Indian Women: Falu Shah

Picture By: Locating the Sacred

Also known as Falguni Shah, the classical singer and composer has popularized Hindustani classical in the US and is even launching a new genre called Hindi-Indie that merges classical with pop. Last year, her second album Foras Road was in the running for a Grammy nomination in two categories.

PADMA LAKSHMI

Global Indian Women: Padma Lakshmi

Picture By: The Braiser

Having turned model at the age of 18, Padma Lakshmi was the first Indian model to have made it this big. Today she is an actress, a television host and a cookbook author. Padma Lakshmi also has a huge number of followers on Twitter. She is currently in the process of launching plain organic frozen rice called Padma's Easy Exotic very soon.

MIRA NAIR

Global Indian Women: Mira Nair

Picture By: NDTV

The maker of cult movies like Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake, Mira Nair is considered to be one of the best Indian filmmakers today. She was born and bought up in India and moved to the US for further education. Her films based on India have received worldwide attention and she is currently working on getting ‘Monsoon Wedding,’ her 2001 film, on the Broadway.

INDRA NOOYI

Global Indian Women: Indra Nooyi

Picture By: South Asian.com

This list would be incomplete without Pepsi Co. CEO and Chairperson Indra Nooyi. Born and bought up in India, Nooyi moved to the US after graduating from IIM-Calcutta. One of the most powerful women in the world, Nooyi has been extremely popular for her unusual workplace motivational techniques (like sending hand-written letters to the parents of her employees.)

Bloomberg Businessweek>

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Economic Times