Radha Basu, Founder and CEO of iMerit
It was at an early age when Radha Basu realised the importance of inclusion. In 1966, she decided to make a career out of her childhood fascination for science, and enrolled into an engineering college in Guindy, Tamil Nadu. She was one among the 17 girls in a cohort with 2,500 boys. She had studied in an all-girls school, and college taught her how to adapt to unfamiliar environments. Years later, when she joined the male-dominated technology industry and launched her own company, this experience became foundational for her efforts towards ensuring not only diversity, but also inclusion of people from various backgrounds in the workforce.
(This story appears in the 16 December, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)