5 Indians among Forbes' Most Powerful Women List

Bangalore: In this male-dominated world, women have proved their mettle. They have managed to come out shining with great passion in all the fields. From CEOs to entrepreneurs and from celebrity role models to billionaire activists here is the list of the 5 most powerful Indian women who made it to the Forbes’ list of 100 Most Powerful Women.

Sonia Gandhi (Politics):

President, Indian National Congress

An Italian-born Indian politician, she is the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the most powerful women in India and ranks 6^th on the list, one place above the U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama, according to the Forbes Survey of World’s Most Powerful Women 2012. She has not only been the President of the Indian National Congress, but also served as the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the Lok Sabha since 2004. In September 2010, she was re-elected as the President of Indian National Congress for the fourth time, thus becoming the longest serving President in the history of the Congress party. The British Magazine, New Statesmen had listed Sonia Gandhi at number 29 as “The World’s 50 Most Influential Figures,” in their annual survey in 2011.