Entrepreneur India 2013

Ms. Archana Garodia Gupta
Vice President,
FICCI Ladies Organization & Director, Touchstone

Mrs. Archana Garodia Gupta runs a manufacturing unit located in Noida, which manufactures silver and gemstone Jewelry. This jewelry is retailed in India under the brand �Touchstone� and also exported to the USA and U.K.

She holds an M.B.A. from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where she received a merit scholarship. She also holds a Diploma in Gemmology.

Mrs Gupta is active in promoting Businesswomen and issues related thereof. She is currently the Vice President of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), She has spoken in many forums regarding women�s economic empowerment specially through entrepreneurship.

She is also the secretary of the Noida Women Entrepreneurs association, and has been instrumental in promoting a Women�s Industrial Park in Greater Noida.

She is a known Quizzer. She won the BBC Mastermind competition in 2001. Subsequent to that, a special round denoted �Champion of Champions� was held with the mastermind winners from the last 4 years, which also she won. She has conducted quizzes in India and abroad for schools and colleges.

She is extremely well read and traveled. She speaks many languages. Her other hobbies include Music (she has learnt Indian Classical music from many teachers including Mrs Shubha Mudgal), Food and Art.