Anu Aga
Anu Aga | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
In office 27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018 | |
Member, National Advisory Council | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mumbai, India | 3 August 1942
Nationality | Indian |
Residence | Pune, India |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
Occupation | Ex-Chairperson, Thermax Ltd., social worker |
Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.[1][2] She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of according to Forbes magazine.[3][4] She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM.[5]
After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work by the Government of India.[6] She is currently Chairperson of Teach For India.[7] She was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament on 26 April 2012, by President Pratibha Patil.[8]
Early life and education[]
Anu Aga was born to a Parsi Zoroastrian family on 3 August[9] 1942 in Bombay.[10][11]
She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from St Xavier's College, Mumbai,[12] and with a post graduation in medical and psychiatric social work from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She had also been a Fulbright Scholar and studied in the United States for four months.
Career[]
Anu started her career in Thermax in 1985 and later headed its human resources division from 1991 to 1996. After the death of husband, , she took over as Chairperson of Thermax, retiring in 2004 and succeeded by her daughter and company vice-chairperson, Meher Pudumjee. Anu has since remained on company's board of directors,[3] and involved with social work.
As a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha she served on the following committees
- Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (May 2012 - May 2014) and (Sept. 2014 - Present)
- Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
- Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women (Sept. 2012 - Sept. 2013)
- Member, Committee on Commerce (Aug. - Dec. 2012)
Awards[]
Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award Anu Aga
Personal life[]
Anu was married to Rohinton Aga, a graduate from the Harvard Business School and gave birth to a daughter, Meher, and son, Kurush. Rohinton died in 1996 of a massive stroke, and a little over a year later, her son Kurush died at the age of 25 years.[13][14] Today, Arnavaz 'Anu' Aga lives in Pune, Maharashtra.[15]
Her daughter, Meher Pudumjee is the current Chairperson of Thermax, taking over from her mother in 2004. She is a post-graduate in chemical engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and joined Thermax in September 1990, and is also a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Family Business Forum and the Young Indians (YI).[16]
References[]
- ^ "Anu Aga". Forbes. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Anu Aga passes Thermax baton to new chairperson". The Indian Express. 5 October 2004.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "India's Richest". Forbes. 14 November 2007. p. 2.
- ^ Vashisht, Pooja (9 February 2004). "Anu Aga and triumph of the spirit". The Times of India.
- ^ "Women of the Decade". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
- ^ "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Nominated (Rajya Sabha) - Statement as on 03/02/2014". Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "On Anu Aga's Birthday, a Message From Her Close Friend Rahul Bajaj". The Quint. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.hurunindia.net/single-post/2017/09/07/Anu-Aga
- ^ https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2227
- ^ "St Xavier's past, present, future..." The Times of India. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Anu Aga: A House by the River". Forbes India. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Fitness – executive style". Business Line. 26 October 2002. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Silk & steel: Anu Aga Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Harmony India.
- ^ Bhosale, Jayashree. "Meher Pudumjee is the new Chairperson for CII-Pune". The Economic Times.
External links[]
- Anu Aga – Director, Profile Thermax India.
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