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The only technocrat to be honoured in this yearâs Padma awards is Sridhar Vembu, founder and chief executive officer of the Chennai-headquartered Zoho Corporation, whose office productivity tools are taking on global brands like Salesforce and Microsoft in their own markets.
Vembuâs Padma Shri Award is a recognition, at last, of the quiet contribution that his company, almost a quarter century old, has made, to create a truly Indian brand in the fiercely competitive global market in office productivity software.
Ludhiana, January 25
From an unknown name to a name that counts today. Thus reads the success story of an octogenarian Ludhiana businesswoman, Rajni Bector, who rose from her backyard business with a paltry investment of Rs 300 to successfully raising a whooping Rs 541 crore from the market, and become an undisputed business tycoon.
The IPO of her company Mrs Bector s Food Specialities having made history by getting oversubscribed 198 times and listing at 74 per cent premium on the offer price, is fast becoming the buzz word in the business world. Unfortunately on this day three years ago she lost her husband, Dharam Vir Bector.
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Rajni Bector.
LUDHIANA: In a big moment of pride for Ludhiana city, Rajni Bector, chairman of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Limited has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award by government of India. The Padma Shri is amongst one of the highest civilian honours of the country and Bector has been chosen in the trade and industry field for this.
Already a role model for women across country for turning her small time home kitchen into one of the leading biscuits and bread manufacturing business in the country , 79-years-old Rajni Bector has thanked government for the honour and has dedicated this award to her late husband Dharamvir Bector who according to her was her biggest pillar of support during her journey towards success.