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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}{{ infobox officeholder
| name = Anu Aga
| image =Anu Aga.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Director, Thermax ltd.,Padma Shri Awardee, MP- Rajya Sabha Member-National Advisory Council (GOI)
| office1 = MP of Rajya Sabha (Nominated)
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 = 27 April 2012
| term_end1 = 26 April 2018
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = Member,
National Advisory Council
| term_start2 = 2010
| term_end2 = 2014
| chairperson2 = Sonia Gandhi
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|08|03}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
|residence = Pune, India
| alma_mater = St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
|Delhi Address = 701, Brahmaputra Apartments, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi- 110001
| other_names =
| boards = Teach For India
| occupation = Ex-Chairperson, Thermax Ltd., social worker
}}Anu Aga (born 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.[1][2] She had figured among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 Richest Indians by net worth according to Forbes magazine.[3][4] She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM.[5]

After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and In 2010 she was awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work by the Government of India.[6] She is currently Chairperson of Teach For India.[7]

She was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament on 26 April 2012, by President Pratibha Patil.[8]

Early life and education

Anu Aga was born to a Parsi family on 3 August [9]1942 in Bombay.{{cn|date=April 2018}}

She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from St Xavier's College, Mumbai,[10] and with a post graduation in medical and psychiatric social work from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She had also been a Fulbright Scholar and studied in the United States for four months.

Career

Anu started her career in Thermax in 1985 and later headed its human resources division from 1991 to 1996. After the death of husband, Rohinton Aga, she took over as Chairperson of Thermax, retiring in 2004 and succeeded by her daughter and company vice-chairperson, Meher Pudumjee. Anu has since remained on company's board of directors,[3] and involved with social work.

As a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha she served on the following committees

  • Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice (May 2012 - May 2014) and (Sept. 2014 - Present)
  • Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
  • Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women (Sept. 2012 - Sept. 2013)
  • Member, Committee on Commerce (Aug. - Dec. 2012)

Personal life

Anu was married to Rohinton Aga, a graduate from the Harvard Business School and gave birth to daughter Meher and son Kurush. Rohinton died in 1996 of massive stroke, and a little over a year later, her son Kurush died at the age of 25 years.[11][12] Today, Arnavaz 'Anu' Aga lives in Pune, Maharashtra[13]

Her daughter, Meher Pudumjee is the current Chairperson of Thermax, taking over from her mother in 2004. She is a post graduate in chemical engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and joined Thermax in September 1990, and is also a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Family Business Forum and the Young Indians (YI).

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/anu-aga|title=Anu Aga|last=|first=|date=March 6, 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}
2. ^{{cite news |title= Anu Aga passes Thermax baton to new chairperson|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/56382/ |publisher=Indian Express |date=5 October 2004 }}
3. ^{{cite web |title= India's Richest |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/77/biz_07india_Indias-Richest_Rank_2.html |date=14 November 2007 |publisher=Forbes.com|page=2}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Anu Aga and triumph of the spirit |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Anu-Aga-and-triumph-of-the-spirit/articleshow/484592.cms |publisher=The Times of India |date=9 February 2004 |first1=Pooja |last1=Vashisht}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Women of the Decade |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/women-of-the-decade/article_99847/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219114553/http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/women-of-the-decade/article_99847 |archivedate=19 February 2014 }}
6. ^{{cite press release |title=This Year's Padma Awards announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |date=25 January 2010 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311232126/http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |archivedate=11 March 2012 |df=dmy }}
8. ^{{cite web | title = Nominated (Rajya Sabha) - Statement as on 03/02/2014 |publisher=Govt. of India| url = http://mplads.nic.in/rshtml/rsanst00.htm | accessdate = 2014-02-04 }}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/videos/2017/08/03/anu-aga-thermax-birthday-rahul-bajaj|title=On Anu Aga’s Birthday, a Message From Her Close Friend Rahul Bajaj|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}
10. ^{{cite news |title= St Xavier’s past, present, future...|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-05/bollywood/28139734_1_memory-lane-alma-mater-alumni|publisher=The Times of India |date=5 January 2010 }}
11. ^{{cite web |title=Anu Aga: A House by the River |url=http://business.in.com/column/zen-garden/anu-aga-a-house-by-the-river/2362/1 |date= 21 July 2009|publisher=Forbes India |page=}}
12. ^{{cite news |title=Fitness – executive style |url=http://www.blonnet.com/canvas/2002/10/26/stories/2002102600010200.htm |publisher=Business Line|date=26 October 2002 }}
13. ^Silk & steel: Anu Aga Harmony India.

Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006143030/http://www.aall.in/anu-aga/ Anu Aga]

External links

  • Anu Aga – Director, Profile Themax India.
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