Mallika Srinivasan – India’s Tractor Queen

As the CEO of a farm equipment company, Mallika Srinivasan has been able to take the family business and make it the third biggest tractor manufacturer in the entire world. According to this 57-year-old, it is important as a woman to be a notch above the men in the business at all times.

She is also the Chairman of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, which is a major company located in Chennai, India. Srinivasan has been able to grow the company to its present revenues and diverse interests in everything from farm machinery to engineering plastics and more.

Not only that but she has also been a leader in many different industries, from the Tractor Manufacturers Association to the Madra Chamber of Commerce, even the Confederation of Indian Industry. Besides her work as an Industrialist, she is also very philanthropic and is interested in developing healthcare and education in India. Srinivasan is involved in organizations like Sankara Nethralaya (an eye care organization) or the Cancer hospital in Chennai, even some healthcare and educational facilities in South India.

Over the years, she has won many accolades and awards. In the past, she was named Entrepreneur of the year by Ernst and Young and recognized by Forbes Asia as one of the top 50 Asian Power Businesswomen. In 2016, she was named one of the 100 most influential women by BBC.

The feminine name Mallika is an Indian name that has a Sanskrit or Hindu origin, and means “jasmine”. There are many notable people with the name, like Malika Baja an Indian journalist.