International Women's Day: Who is India's richest woman? Know the top-5 names here

The list of rich people in India includes not only the names of men but also the names of women. On the occasion of Women's Day we are going to tell you about the 5 richest women in India, the list includes the names of Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's wife Rekha to Jindal Group owner Savitri Jindal.

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Whenever the rich people of the country and the world are mentioned, the names of men are mentioned more. Be it Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg or Mukesh Ambani. But do you know who is the richest woman in India? Or do you know whose name is included among the richest women in the country? If the answer is no, then on the occasion of Women's Day, let us tell you who are the 5 richest women in the country?

Kiran Mazumdar: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's name is also in the list of top billionaire women of the country. Shaw is the chairperson of Biocon. His total wealth is 2 billion dollars or 16,438 crore rupees. Shaw started Biocon in the year 1978. She is fifth in the list of richest women in India.

Falguni Nair : Falguni Nair is a well-known name in the beauty product industry. He is the founder of Nykaa. Nair owns half of the company. Nair's name is at the fourth position among the top billionaire women in the country. His total wealth is 2.7 billion dollars or 22,192 crore rupees. Nair founded Nayaka in 2012. The company has a portfolio of more than 1500 brands.

Rekha Jhunjhunwala : Who doesn't know late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala popularly known as Big Bull. He was an experienced investor in the stock market. His wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala is among the top-5 richest women in the country at 3 places. Rekha Jhunjhunwala's net worth is $5.9 billion or Rs 47,650.76 crore. Rekha Jhunjhunwala's portfolio includes Titan, Star Health and Allied Insurance and Metro brands.

Roshni Nadar: Roshni Nadar Malhotra is among the top-5 richest women in the country. According to the Leading Wealthy Women report released last year, Roshni Nadar's net worth is Rs 84,330 crore. Roshni Nadar is the Chairperson of HCL. Roshni's father Shiv Nadar is the third richest person in India.

Savitri Jindal: Savitri Jindal tops the list of India's richest women. She is the richest woman in India. Savitri Jindal is the Chairman of OP Jindal Group. She is ranked sixth in the list of richest people in the country and first in the list of women. Jindal is at number 94 on Forbes' list of real-time billionaires. 73-year-old Savitri's total wealth is 17 billion dollars (Rs 13,91,31,82,50,000). She has been taking over the business since her husband's death. After Savitri Jindal, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Rekha Jhunjhunwala, Falguni Nair, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw come in the list of top billionaire women in the country.