Michelle Poonawalla is an accomplished artist, managing director of Poonawalla Engineering Companies, and the granddaughter of Jehangir Vazifdar, who founded the Pune Turf Club in India.
She also happens to be a philanthropist, and she's just been named one of India's Most Admired philanthropists by TheCSRUniverse.
She tells the magazine, "My plans for social impact initiatives involve leveraging my business expertise and artistic talents to create positive change.
On the business front, we find it important to support businesses that focus on sustainability, our environment, and social causes."
She adds, "My roles as a business leader, artist, and philanthropist are interconnected, each enriching the other.
My family's love and support, coupled with my artistic expression, fuels my passion for social impact.
Each role is an important part of my life, and I thoroughly enjoy all these roles and wouldn't change a thing."
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