Pune

Company · Automotive

Bajaj Auto

Founded in 1945 to import two- and three-wheelers, Bajaj now builds them for the world — the third-largest motorcycle maker anywhere, the largest three-wheeler maker, and in FY2026 the first year it crossed five million units.

📍 Pune

Business Owner · Pharmaceuticals

Namita Thapar

Her father started Emcure in 1981 with a ₹3 lakh bank loan. She qualified as a chartered accountant, took an MBA at Duke, worked in American medtech — then came home as CFO and is now Executive Director of a listed pharma company doing ₹7,963 crore a year.

📍 Pune