"There might be different perspectives, opinions and ways of doing the same thing. But when it comes to ethics, there can be no two ways of looking at it." She goes on to add, "Profits are important, but only for sustaining a business. You don't need to love money to run a business. You have to have a dream to build an institution, to build centers of excellence, to create a great team. Business has a larger purpose. And return on capital employed is important to serve that larger purpose," as stated in tmcnet.com.

Mallika Srinivasan

Occupation: CEO of TAFE

Age: 53

“Yes, I am an entrepreneur but not in the conventional sense. I have learnt business as time passed, but I do not have a B-school education. You need to evolve and re-evolve to align yourself with changing tastes and great content is all about great basic thoughts!” as in a conversation with Forbes.

Ekta Kapoor

Occupation: Joint MD of Balaji Telefilms

Age: 37

“I started at the top in a non-existent industry. I had the great privilege to build the organization the way I wanted to. The important thing is to have a vision, clarity and the ability to mould people. It is also important to delegate enough so that people feel they have something worthwhile to do. Last, but most important, you have to encourage the teamwork ethic,” in a conversation with tata.com.

Simone Tata

Occupation: Chairperson of the Trent Limited

Stepmother to: Ratan Tata