Inspiring Stories Of 12 Indians Who Made It Big Abroad

Indra Nooyi:
Chennai born Indra Nooyi, an Indian-origin American executive, is the current Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. She leads one of the world’s largest convenient food and beverage companies, with 2008 annual revenues of over $43 billion. Nooyi’s name appeared in the list of 50 women to watch out for 2007 and 2008, according to a survey conducted by Wall Street Journal. She was responsible for PepsiCo's worldwide strategic planning function, including developing and coordinating business plans for PepsiCo's operating divisions.

Jhumpa Lahiri:
Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author of Bengali origin, who is recognized as the first Asian to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. She was honoured with this achievement for her debut story collection ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ in the year 2000. Her first novel ‘The Namesake’ turned out to be a one of the bestselling novels and was also named the ‘New York Magazine Book of the Year’. In 2013, she was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The same year, Lahiri’s book, The Lowland was nominated for the Man Booker Prize.

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