Meet the woman among the richest Indians now, only after Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, her net worth was Rs.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, daughter of Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Technologies, has become the richest woman in India, climbing the ladder of the wealthiest Indians of 2025, only behind Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Gautam Adani, owner of the Adani Group.
Meet the woman among the richest Indians now, only after Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, her net worth was Rs.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, daughter of Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Technologies, has become the richest woman in India, climbing the ladder of the wealthiest Indians of 2025, only behind Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Gautam Adani, owner of the Adani Group.
How did Roshni Nadar Malhotra become the richest woman in India?
Roshni Nadar Malhotra’s father Shiv Nadar presented his 47% stake in HCL Corporation and Vama Delhi to his daughter this month. According to regulatory filings, Roshni Nadar Malhotra currently owns 44.17% of the shares from VAMA DELHI, while 0.17% of HCL Corp, which, according to regulatory filing, has become the largest shareholder of the technology company with a net worth of Rs 840,000 crore (US$10 billion).
Who is Roshni Nadar Malhotra?
Roshni Nadar Malhotra has many praises for her name. Starting with becoming the daughter of one of India’s largest tech companies, she is the executive director and CEO of HCL Technologies. In addition to HCL, she serves as Director of the Global Board of Directors of Nature Consermacy (TNC) and serves as an independent director of the HDFC Asset Management Company.
She joined the company at the age of 27, and before working here, she was a good journalist working for many well-known international media companies such as CNBC, CNN and Sky News. Her abilities extend to the arts and is also a skilled classical singer.
She completed her education from Vasant Valley School in Delhi, after which she earned her graduation degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and then spoke with radio, television and film as major subjects. She also holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
In 2018, Roshni founded the Habitat Trust, dedicated to protecting India’s natural ecosystems and native species. In addition, as the trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, Roshni was the first to carry out innovative reforms in the education sector in India.
