16 Facts About Shobhana Bhartia

Shobhana Bhartia was born on 4 January 1957 and is an Indian businesswoman.

Shobhana Bhartia is the chairperson and editorial director of the HT Media, one of India's largest newspapers and media houses, which she inherited from her father.

Shobhana Bhartia has recently taken charge as the Chancellor BITS School of Management and Pro-Chancellor of BITS-Pilani which was founded by her grandfather G D Birla and is the current chairperson of Endeavor India.

Closely associated with the Congress party, Shobhana served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament from 2006 to 2012.

Shobhana Bhartia is married to Shyam Sunder Bhartia, owner of Noida based Jubilant Bhartia Group.

Shobhana Bhartia grew up in Kolkata and had her schooling at Loreto House.

Shyam Sunder Shobhana Bhartia is son of Late Mohan Lal Shobhana Bhartia.

Shobhana Bhartia has two sons, Priyavrat Bhartiya, born on 4 October 1976 and Shamit Bhartiya, born on 27 April 1979.

In 2013, Shamit Shobhana Bhartia married Nayantara Kothari, daughter of Bhadrashyam Kothari, a Chennai-based industrialist and Nina, daughter of Dhirubhai Ambani.

Shobhana Bhartia joined Hindustan Times in 1986, as a 29 year old and directly as Chief Executive.

Shobhana Bhartia was the first woman chief executive of a national newspaper and probably one of the youngest.

Shobhana Bhartia has received the Global Leader of Tomorrow award from the World Economic Forum.

Shobhana Bhartia has won the Business Woman award, The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence awards 2007.

Shobhana Bhartia was named one of Forbes Asia's 50 Women in the Mix.

Shobhana Bhartia was one of the first Padma Shri award nominees in 2005.

Shobhana Bhartia introduced "The Child Marriage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2006".