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Mukesh & Nita Ambani

Mukesh & Nita AmbaniThey are one of the first couples of Indian business. Among those privileged few who dine out with the Clintons on Millennium Eve, and can claim to have a more than nodding acquaintance with their hosts. Yet, Mukesh Ambani, the eldest scion of the Ambani family and his wife, Nita, are unassuming to a fault. Never mind the fact that Bill Clinton spent 45 minutes closeted with Mukesh, brother Anil, and patriarch Dhirubhai recently. Nita is today actively involved in setting up an industrial township in Jamnagar, where RIL's mega refinery is coming up. Says Nita, 37: "I view myself as any other working woman, with a supportive husband. He takes care of the children's homework and looks after them when I am away." Obviously, no signs of any glitterati hangover here, clearly

Paul Streng

Paul StrengHe peddles gold, though not on pavements. But Paul Streng, Managing Director of the South Africa-based Rand Refinery, the world's largest gold refinery, would like his ware--gold bars of 99.90 fineness--to have similar visibility. With India's gold imports touching the $6.7 billion mark in 1998-99, it could. Says Paul, 51, an avid cricket enthusiast, who is here to hawk Rand's latest offering, the 5-tola gold bar: "The product should do well, unless purchasers are influenced by cricket where India was walloped by South Africa." If that happens, it will not quite be cricket

Amit Burmen

Amit BurmenFrom targeting kitchen shelves, he is now targeting mindspace. Amit Burman, the scion of the Burman family of Dabur fame, that is. Amit's company, Angel Softech, has just promoted smartbahu.com, a portal for Indian women in the age group 18-35 years, which would provide information on a plethora of subjects from at-home careers to savvy parenting, in a snazzy Web format, the retrograde name-tag notwithstanding. Says Amit, 30, who is the CEO of Dabur Foods: "My Dabur stint has taught me that modern women look for a happy blend of traditional and modern in their lives. And smartbahu would do just that." A smart move that.

Sunanda Singhania

Sunanda SinghaniaMinistering angel? Perhaps not. But Sunanda Singhania, a bahu of one of the first families of Indian business, obviously takes the ministering part seriously. For, she manages the Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI) in the capital, a non-profit 50-bed hospital for liver and renal diseases, set up in 1996 by the JK Group. Says Sunanda, 38: "The JK Group has a history of social service with its schools and hospitals, and I am simply doing my bit." Evidently, Sunanda does that and much more, since she also runs Indica Travels, and takes an active interest in Indian classical music. Talk of juggling many hats. Or is it halos?

 

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