Author: Ayana

As a second generation entrepreneur, Rujuta Jagtap had a huge responsibility to maintain the legacy of her father Prakash Jagtap. But, she showed uniqueness in her decision making by starting her career from the scratch outside her organization and proving her worth, in the lead up to joining the family business. Rujuta Jagtap Rujuta Jagtap, Executive Director of SAJ Test Plant Pvt Ltd, had huge shoes to fill when it came to keeping up with the legacy of her father Prakash Jagtap, who was the founder of the company.  “It's impossible to match up the first-generation technocrat, and as you…

Her quest for practical knowledge beyond theories motivated her to explore deeper in many areas. By exploring so, she also found her innate skill to connect with people & their lives with a great deal of empathy. Today, Amrapali Dubey manages people operations at one of India’s largest Beverage manufacturing companies, Sula Vineyards, successfully. The foundation of any successful company or organization is the well-sought relationship between the employees and employer. If this base is not concreted firmly, the entire system can collapse. People like Amrapali Subhash Dubey, Deputy General Manager of People Operations at Sula Vineyards, reinforce this foundation…

Sonal still gets rave reviews from her former students for making the driest of Mechanical Engineering subjects interesting during her teaching years. Today, the Machinery and Tooling Expert at Matchless Machines and Technology, Sonal Dhar may have quit a career in teaching, but the spirit of a teacher shines through her personality. It is said that a teacher never fully retires, in Sonal Dhar’s case this was more than true. Even though she has switched her career from being a Professor to becoming a machinery and tooling expert in Matchless Machines, the spirit of a Guru has been an inspiring…

Neha Tapadiya, co-founder of Scion Energy Storage, found her purpose of life in creating her own company. As she found her purpose in Scion Energy Storage, an energy storage startup company, she is contributing to the need of creating a sustainable energy future with her energy storage company. Ikigai is a Japanese word that means “the reason of being” or in other words we can put it as the “reason to jump out of bed every morning”. This term has a lot of rough and approximate translations but the key idea is “finding happiness in what you do”. Neha Tapadiya…

She came across a letter by chance, she decided to walk for a reason by choice. Prachi Shevgaonkar, the founder of ‘Cool the Globe’, is a woman ecopreneur whose purpose in life is to ‘make an impact’ on the carbon emission activities to save the planet. Prachi Shevgaonkar was an ordinary girl unsure about her future career path until a letter from her childhood inspired her to rise up and ‘make an impact'. Today she is the proud founder of ‘Cool the Globe’ a non-profit app dedicated towards encouraging individuals to do something for the environment. Through innovative ideas and…

Swathi Umrani is working relentlessly for inclusiveness, be it financial inclusiveness across the country or inclusiveness in the workforce of her own company. A mainstay of Vision India Software Exports Ltd, Swati is a dexterous women leader and visionary of innovation. A desire to be known for her professional achievement beyond the four walls of her room brought Swati Umrani back into the working space after four years. She appeared on the scene with renewed energy and ideas that are taking her company Vision India Software Exports Ltd to new heights. Being a world-class software solutions provider, the company has…

Seema Chavan of Pyrotek India finds a future for women in the male-dominated Indian manufacturing sector. Seema started her career with Allanasons Private Limited, and now working with Pyrotek India for more than 22 years as a Production Plan Engineer. Entering the industry as a novice with a willingness to learn, she has exemplified the growth opportunity a woman can have in manufacturing. On International Women's Day, GDC Tech Forum felicitated Seema Chavan for her incredible work at Pyrotek India, and also inspired many women engineers who are looking to explore their career opportunities in the manufacturing sector.  Seema Chavan with…

Rashmi Gururajrao took a call to explore her scope in the manufacturing industry leaving the security of her stable job after 17 years. But in doing so, she not only made her mark but also found opportunities for other women the industry can offer.  Switching a career is always tough. Even if a person has a clear road ahead, it's scary to leave behind a well-paying stable job and go chasing dreams. When Rashmi Gururajrao decided to leave working in the financial planning side of the industry and step into manufacturing after more than 17 long years, she too had…

The 'Womanufacturing-duo' Sheela Dharia and Richa Dharia has defied the odds to create their vibrant presence in the manufacturing industry. Setting a benchmark in women entrepreneurship in manufacturing, the duo is as shining in contributing to India's missile manufacturing requirement as much as they are in encouraging many other women to explore the field. It's not every day that one gets to see a mother and daughter working together in the manufacturing sector. Despite challenges, Sheela Dharia and Richa Dharia are defying odds to set a benchmark. The mother-daughter duo perfectly complements each other and works together towards their dream.…

As much as she was inspired by her mother’s achievement, she was determined to have her too. Sakshi Jadhav of Vishwakarma Founders India is a visionary who is successfully making her mark with her acumen and breaking stereotypes of society about women in manufacturing jobs. When the team of Machine Maker met Mrs. Sakshi Jadhav, the Vice-Chairperson of Vishwakarma Founders India Pvt Ltd and the daughter of Mrs. Vaishali Vijay Jadhav, Chairman and founder of the company, we realised how a working woman raises the most confident and independent children as they always have someone to look up to. They…