This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the inspiring women who are redefining leadership across India’s industries while balancing the responsibilities of motherhood with remarkable strength and grace. Their journeys reflect resilience, compassion, and determination as they manage life’s “double shifts” every day. Through their vision, hard work, and ability to lead with empathy, these extraordinary women continue to inspire society and shape a stronger, more inclusive, and progressive India for the future.
- Mrs. Jyoti Singh, Managing Director of MADE EASY Group
Mrs. Jyoti Singh, is a distinguished education leader who beautifully blends professional excellence with the values of motherhood. A proud mother of two children and a graceful life partner, she has played a pivotal role in building MADE EASY, NEXT IAS, Publications, Schools and social initiatives into trusted pillars of India’s education ecosystem. Deeply inspired by the philosophy “Janani Janmabhoomi Swargadapi Gariyasi” — meaning Mother and Motherland are greater than heaven — Mrs. Singh strongly believes in compassion, discipline, and service. From nurturing her children to mentoring students and managing a large education group, she believes patience, spirituality, and family support are the pillars that help women navigate life’s “double shift” with strength and grace. “ A mother does not shape lives only at home; she nurtures confidence, values, and purpose wherever she goes. ” — Mrs. Jyoti Singh
- Amita Dhanu, Deputy Director General (Programmes), Family Planning Association of India
With an overall experience of over 30 years in project initiation and management of programmes in sexual and reproductive health, with focus on adolescents, women’ empowerment and HIV/AIDS interventions, Amita has worked with her teams, educating and providing healthcare to over 30 million youth and women across India each year. She has been pivotal to FPAI’s cause to transform gender norms and power dynamics to promote gender equality, reduce gender-based violence and improve the economic status of women and other vulnerable groups, including youth. Her most notable recent projects include prevention of HIV through oral pre exposure prophylaxis or simply oral PrEP and the very sensitive issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
- Kirti Madan, Creative Design Director, Mahima Group
Kirti Madan is a dynamic and multifaceted individual whose passions and talents span across literature, travel, and creative innovation. A literature graduate from Venkateshwara University, Kirti furthered her academic pursuits with an MBA from Amity University and a diploma in Fashion from NIFT Delhi honing her skills in design. In 2013, Kirti transitioned into her family business alongside her husband, where she quickly established herself as the Creative Head. As Creative Head, she brings a distinctly design-forward perspective to the family business, shaping brand narratives, visual identities, and experiential strategies with a strong emphasis on aesthetics, user experience, and originality. A doting mother of two, she cherishes spending her free time with her children and immersing herself in books.
- Shaifali Gautam | Chief Marketing Officer, CaratLane – A Tata Product
Shaifali Gautam is the Chief Marketing Officer at CaratLane – A Tata Product, where she leads marketing, growth, and customer engagement with a strong consumer-first lens. With over two decades of experience across retail, startups, and global enterprises, she has consistently driven transformation and built impactful brands. An alumna of IIM Ahmedabad, Shaifali is known for combining strategic rigor with empathy-led leadership. A mother to an 11-year-old son, she represents the modern Indian leader — balancing high-impact business responsibilities with grounded personal values.
- Riva Dhir, Creative Director of Dhirsons Jewellers Dhiraj Dhir Group, Lajpat Nagar
Riva Dhir is the Creative Director of Dhirsons Jewellers Dhiraj Dhir Group, Lajpat Nagar, a distinguished jewellery brand with over seven decades of legacy in New Delhi. She leads the brand’s design direction, curates collections across traditional and contemporary styles, and oversees the journey from design conception to retail presentation. Under her creative leadership, Dhirsons has evolved into a destination that seamlessly blends heritage craftsmanship with modern design sensibilities. Her vision for Dhirsons remains anchored in unwavering customer satisfaction and exceptional quality. Dhirsons Jewellers, part of the Dhiraj Dhir Group, Lajpat Nagar, introduces its Mother’s Day campaign, First Love. First Gold., a tribute to the woman who gives us our first experience of love and continues to shape who we become. The campaign is built around a simple idea: before we understood relationships or defined our own milestones, we experienced love in its most unconditional form through our mother.
- Yashi Malviya, co-founding Probox Media
For Yashi Malviya, co-founding Probox Media and becoming a mother happened during two equally transformative phases of life. While one demanded strategy, communication, and constant adaptability, the other introduced patience, emotional resilience, and a completely new understanding of responsibility. As the mother of a toddler, Yashi navigates the unpredictability of entrepreneurship alongside the deeply personal journey of parenthood. Her ability to manage client meetings, creative decisions, and motherhood within the same demanding routine reflects the reality of many modern working women today. Rather than separating career and family into two opposing worlds, she embraces both as parts of the same evolving journey, shaped by growth, learning, empathy, and the quiet strength that motherhood often brings into leadership.
