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| known_for = young entrepreneur with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] award
| education = Bristol, Oxford and Harvard Universities
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'''Rhea Mazumdar Singhal''' (born 1980) is an [[India]]n entrepreneur creating biodegradable disposable products. Her awards include the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]].

==Life==
Singhal was born in [[Mumbai]] in 1980. She was educated at Bristol, Oxford and Harvard Universities. She spent time in London and Dubai and returned to India in 2009. She had worked in sales the London base of the [[Pfizer]] pharmaceutical company and she was surprised to see so much plastic being disposed of without a thought for recycling. In May 2009 she started a $1m company to create biodegradable products in India.<ref name=this>{{Cite web|title=This Entrepreneur Makes Tableware that Turn into Soil in 90 days|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/329270|last=Sood|first=Kartik|date=2019-03-01|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>
[[file:Rhea Mazumdar Singhal and Nari Shakti Puraskar in March 2019.jpg|thumb|left|Singhal receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar in March 2019]]
She gained 20 employees and she went out to market her products but she got a poor reception.<ref name=this/> Her products would biodegrade in soil in 90 days<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creating tableware that turns into soil in 90 days|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/creating-tableware-that-turns-into-soil-in-90-days-11570467274761.html|last=Sen|first=Sohini|date=2019-10-07|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> and this compared with normal plastic where the first straw every human uses is in a landfill somewhere.<ref name=this/>

Her company creates a large range of disposable items like cutlery and plates. They are made from waste from the cereal industry. One of the important customers she has gained has been Indian Railways.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ms. Rhea Mazumdar Singhal - #NariShakti Puraskar 2018 Awardee in Individual category.pic.twitter.com/2lYJ26G3Vk|url=https://twitter.com/ministrywcd/status/1104012922383200256|last=WCD|first=Ministry of|date=2019-03-08|website=@ministrywcd|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

In 2019 she was given the 'Woman Strength Award' ([[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]) for "pioneering the sustainable food packaging industry" in India. She was chosen from over 1,000 who were nominated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecoware founder Rhea Mazumdar Singhal receives Nari Shakti Puraskar|url=https://www.ecoideaz.com/eco-news-india/ecoware-founder-rhea-mazumdar-singhal-receives-nari-shakti-puraskar|last=ecoideaz|date=2019-04-03|website=EcoIdeaz|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> The awards were made at the Presidential Palace, the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] in New Delhi. She was one of over 40 women to receive the Nari Shakti Puraskar which is the highest civilian honour especially for women in India. The award was made by the President of India – [[Ramnath Kovind]].<ref name=key>{{Cite web|url=https://keystone-foundation.org/snehlata-nath-conferred-with-the-prestigious-nari-shakthi-puraskar-award/|title=Snehlata Nath conferred with the Prestigious Nari Shakthi Puraskar Award|date=2019-03-12|website=Keystone Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
* [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]<ref name=ygl/>
* [[World Economic Forum]] ‘Young Global Leader’ (YGL)<ref name=ygl>{{Cite web|title=Rhea Mazumdar Singhal|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/rhea-mazumdar-singhal/|website=World Economic Forum|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>
* member of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]'s National Committee on Women Empowerment & Clean Air.<ref name=ygl/>

==References==
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{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}
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