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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Women Personalities



Women personalities have remained a regular feature of General Studies Prelims and Mains both.

Here is a suggestive list of women personalities. Kindly note, they are from a selective group whereas in the examination the personalities from varied groups have appeared in one single question. Secondly, the personalities like Ekta Kapoor may not appear in the examination but this is a suggestive post and use your discretion and critical appreciation while adding them to your notes. The source link is also included for further evaluation.


Most Influential South Asian Women Executives in the media and entertainment industry:

Mira Nair: Film director, writer and producer.

Deepa Mehta: Film director, directed Fire, Earth and Water.

Jhumpa Lahiri: An author. Her debut collection of stories, Interpreter of Maladies was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Indu Jain: Chairperson of the Times Group

Ekta Kapoor: Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms.

Shibani Joshi: A News Channel Producer and Investment Banking analyst.

Farah K Ahmed: Assistant General Counsel of Personal Care Products Council

Vishakha N Desai: President of Asia Soceity, founded by John D. Rockfeller III.



Source: http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/mar/15/slide-show-1-most-influential-women-media-executives.htm#contentTop


Against All Odds: Famous and Infamous Women of China and Some Contemporary Achievers 220 BC - 1995 ADWoman AchieverThe Self-Empowered Woman: 17 Characteristics of High AchieversLoving A High Achiever: Learning To Live With Ambition, Power, Wealth And FameBonnie Blair: Golden Streak (The Achievers)Unaccustomed Earth: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)Interpreter of MaladiesThe Namesake: A NovelOne World: A global anthology of short stories


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