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Anu Aga at a glance

Personal LifeProffessional and Social Life

of Anu Aga

Awards And Achievements

Social Work

About Akansha

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Age: 70+

Source of Wealth:Engineering

Residence: Pune, IndiaCountry of Citizenship: India

Education: Bachelor of Arts /Science, Bombay University

Marital Status: Widowed

Children: 1

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Anu Aga was born on 3 August 1942 in an uppermiddle-class Parsifamily in Mumbai.

She did her B.A. in Economics from St Xavier's

College, Mumbai, and 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.

Anu was married to Rohinton Aga, a graduate

from the Harvard Business School and became

parents 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. Today, Arnavaz 'Anu' Aga

lives in Pune, Maharashtra.

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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.

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It is in the position of chairperson that Anu Aga has

introduced several measures that were unknown in the

realm of business of India. Being the chairperson, Anu Aga

was instrumental to smooth the progress of four major

turnaround initiatives at Thermax, viz. the reconstitution

of the board, shedding of non-core activities, rightsizing ofoperations and increased focus on the customer. Apart

from this, she also happens to be the main protagonist in

the driving of a high performance culture at Thermax,

especially at the senior levels. But it was in the October of

2004, Anu Aga decided to retire as the chairperson. Buteven though se has not been free from a busy schedule.

Anu Aga has been very active in various national and local

associations like Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)

and was the first woman Chairperson of CII's WesternRegion. She has written extensively and given talks on the

subjects of women empowerment, corporate governance,

value-based management and on corporate social

responsibility.

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Not only this, but also she has been to advocateseveral organizations engaged in the promotion ofeducation, above all of the underprivileged

children from slums. With the help of a Mumbaibased NGO called Akanksha, 21 centres have beenopened in Pune for the slum children. Currentlyshe is involved with several NGOs. She is keenlyinvolved in the causes of communal harmony andhuman rights, especially women and children.

Anu Aga (born 1942) is an Indian businesswoman

and social worker, who led Thermax Ltd.,to theRs3246-crore energy and environment engineeringmajor, as its chairperson 1996-2004.She had beenfigured among the eight richest Indian women, andin 2007 was part of40 Richest Indians by net worthaccording to Forbesmagazine.

After retiring from Thermax, she took to socialwork, and 2010 was awarded the Padma Shri forSocial Work by the Government of India. She iscurrently Chairperson of Teach For India.She wasnominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House ofIndian Parliament on April 26, 2012, by PresidentPratibha Patil.

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She had been figured among the eight

richest Indian women, and in 2007 was

part of 40 Richest Indians by net worth

according to Forbesmagazine.

After retiring from Thermax, she took

to social work, and 2010 was awarded

the Padma Shri for Social Work by the

Government of India. She is currently

Chairperson of Teach For India.She wasnominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper

House of Indian Parliamenton April 26,

2012, by President Pratibha Patil.

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She is also closely associated with theThermax Social Initiative Foundation(TSIS).

The foundation, in partnership with themunicipal corporations of both cities andAkanksha, manages two schools for lower-income groups. She is also known for her totransparency in corporate governance.

She has been one of the driving forcesbehind the Teach for India Foundation. Her

work on corporate governance, corporatesocial responsibility, empowerment ofwomen and above all, an inclusive societywith a high emphasis on human rights andcommunal harmony has been noteworthy.

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The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization witha mission to impact the lives of children from low-incomecommunities, enabling them to maximize their potentialand change their lives. Akanksha works primarily in thefield of education, addressing non-formal educationthrough the Akanksha center and also formal education byinitiating school reform through The School Project.

Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 4000 childrenthrough two models: the after-school or center and theschool model. Akanksha has 40 centers and 13 schools inMumbai and Pune. Through the centers, a commitment ismade to support each child by providing a strongeducational foundation, good time, self-esteem and

values, and to help them plan how they can earn a steadylivelihood as a step towards improving their standard ofliving. The School Project is a venture to open high-qualityschools serving children from low-income communities inMumbai and Pune. These schools are in partnership withlocal municipalities, with the vision of creating smallclusters of model schools in these cities that can be usedto impact the mainstream education system.

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