Prachi Garg; born 19 May 1984) is an Indian author
columnist, academe speaker, traveler and entrepreneur.
Her books "Superwomen", focused on women
entrepreneurship
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An entrepreneu ...
and "Supercouples" based on the entrepreneurship endeavors and challenges by couples. Much of her subject or theme is oriented towards entrepreneurship,
social issues
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and development and
women empowerment
Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, ...
in the context of Indian subcontinent. She combines dreams with realism with facts derived from the practical life.
Early life, family background and education
Prachi Garg was born on 19 May 1984 in
Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Governme ...
, Uttar Pradesh, in a
business family. She is a daughter of Neeru Garg and Brajesh Garg. She has earned a
master degree
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in business administration (MBA) from
Great Lakes Institute of Management
The Great Lakes Institute of Management (also known as Great Lakes or GLIM) is a Private school, private business school in India. It was founded in 2004 by Bala V. Balachandran, a professor at Kellogg School of Management with its first cam ...
,
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
.
Career and entrepreneurship
She has worked as an anchor and news reporter with
DD News
DD News is an Indian state-owned Hindi news television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan. India's only 24-hour terrestrial TV news ...
Journal, freelance journalist with EET India, and has been freelancing for HT Horizons. She is an author.
She owns an enterprise Ghoomophiro. Her start-up has been covered by, Indian Express Femina, iDiva. She does trekking and organizes women guided tours.
Writing career
*''Superwomen''. The book,
a collection of biographies, narrates the entrepreneurial journeys and struggles therein of 20 women from the Indian subcontinent. It depicts how these women played all their roles to perfection, aligning their families with their ambitions, showing the world their true mettle
*''Supercouples''. The book, a collection of biographies.
*''Supersiblings''. Her latest book focuses on siblings who've established themselves as entrepreneurs together and how their relationship has nurtured during that course.
*"Legends of the startup guy". The book was launched in March and is about how a young guy Ganesh starts his business. It is a mix of Indian mythology and business lessons.
*"Startup Secrets from the Ramayana". The book that has startup lessons from Ramayana.
Awards
* Received the "Femina Achievers 2025 North" Award
* Received the "Excellence Award at Miranda House
* Received the "Women Disruptor of the year for excellence in Technology
* Received the "Indian Prime Women Icon Award - 2022
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References
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Women writers from Uttar Pradesh
21st-century Indian women writers
Indian women novelists
21st-century Indian non-fiction writers
Indian business writers
1984 births
Indian women columnists
Living people