Draft:Ghazal Alagh

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Ghazal Alagh is the co-founder of Honasa Consumer Ltd. with Mamaearth as the first brand. She was also a 'shark' (i.e., a judge/investor) in the business reality TV show Shark Tank India Season 1.

Early Life & Education[edit]

Ghazal was born to a middle-class family in Gurgaon, Haryana. She completed her formal education in Haryana. In 2010, she graduated with a degree in Computer Application from Panjab University. She completed the Summer Intensive Course in Design & Applied Arts & Intensive Course in Figurative Art in Modern Art in 2013 from New York Academy of Art.

Career[edit]

Ghazal started her career with NIIT as a corporate trainer[1]. Her role was to train managers & engineers from various IT companies, such as SQL, J2ME & Oracle.

Inspired by the unavailability of toxin-free baby products in India, Ghazal & her husband, Varun Alagh, founded Mamaearth[2] under the parent organization Honasa Consumer Ltd. on October 31, 2016.

Besides, being an entrepreneur, she is also an artist.

Awards & Recognitions[edit]

  1. '40 under 40 Achievers' by Business World in 2019[3]
  2. Honoured at the 19th edition of Business Today's Most Powerful Women in Business event by Union Minister Smriti Irani[4]

Personal Life[edit]

She is married to Varun Alagh, who is also the co-founder at Mamaearth.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ghazal Alagh - Author Biography". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ^ "Ghazal Alagh". Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ "Ghazal Alagh". Black Hat. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  4. ^ "Ghazal Alagh: Mamaearth Founder | Biography". StartupTalky. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-01-04.