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| nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
|residence = [[Pune]], India | |residence = [[Pune]], India | ||
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]<br>[[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] | | alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]<br />[[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] | ||
|Delhi Address = 701, Brahmaputra Apartments, Dr. B.D. Marg, [[New Delhi]]- 110001 | |Delhi Address = 701, Brahmaputra Apartments, Dr. B.D. Marg, [[New Delhi]]- 110001 | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
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| occupation = Ex-Chairperson, [[Thermax]] Ltd., [[social worker]] | | occupation = Ex-Chairperson, [[Thermax]] Ltd., [[social worker]] | ||
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'''Anu Aga''' (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led [[Thermax]], an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/anu-aga|title=Anu Aga|date=6 March 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Anu Aga passes Thermax baton to new chairperson|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/56382/ |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 October 2004 }}</ref> She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of | '''Anu Aga''' (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led [[Thermax]], an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/anu-aga|title=Anu Aga|date=6 March 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Anu Aga passes Thermax baton to new chairperson|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/56382/ |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 October 2004 }}</ref> She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 richest Indians by net worth according to ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine.<ref name=fo>{{cite web |title= India's Richest |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/77/biz_07india_Indias-Richest_Rank_2.html |date=14 November 2007 |work=[[Forbes]]|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anu Aga and triumph of the spirit |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Anu-Aga-and-triumph-of-the-spirit/articleshow/484592.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 February 2004 |first1=Pooja |last1=Vashisht}}</ref> She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of [[ASSOCHAM]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Women of the Decade |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/women-of-the-decade/article_99847/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219114553/http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/women-of-the-decade/article_99847 |archive-date=19 February 2014 }}</ref> | ||
After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] for Social Work by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=This Year's Padma Awards announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2010 }}</ref> She is currently Chairperson of [[Teach For India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311232126/http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |archive-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> | After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] for Social Work by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=This Year's Padma Awards announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2010 }}</ref> She is currently Chairperson of [[Teach For India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311232126/http://www.teachforindia.org/about/board-of-directors.php |archive-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> | ||
She was nominated to [[Rajya Sabha]], the Upper House of [[Indian Parliament]] on 26 April 2012, by President [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Nominated (Rajya Sabha) - Statement as on 03/02/2014 | publisher = Govt. of India | url = http://mplads.nic.in/rshtml/rsanst00.htm | access-date = 2014-02-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002503/http://mplads.nic.in/rshtml/rsanst00.htm | archive-date = 22 February 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | She was nominated to [[Rajya Sabha]], the Upper House of [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] on 26 April 2012, by President [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Nominated (Rajya Sabha) - Statement as on 03/02/2014 | publisher = Govt. of India | url = http://mplads.nic.in/rshtml/rsanst00.htm | access-date = 2014-02-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002503/http://mplads.nic.in/rshtml/rsanst00.htm | archive-date = 22 February 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Anu Aga was born to a [[Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family on 3 August<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/videos/2017/08/03/anu-aga-thermax-birthday-rahul-bajaj|title=On Anu Aga's Birthday, a Message From Her Close Friend Rahul Bajaj|website=The Quint|date=3 August 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> 1942 in [[Mumbai|Bombay]].<ref>https://www.hurunindia.net/single-post/2017/09/07/Anu-Aga</ref><ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2227</ref> | Anu Aga was born to a [[Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family on 3 August<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/videos/2017/08/03/anu-aga-thermax-birthday-rahul-bajaj|title=On Anu Aga's Birthday, a Message From Her Close Friend Rahul Bajaj|website=The Quint|date=3 August 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> 1942 in [[Mumbai|Bombay]].<ref>https://www.hurunindia.net/single-post/2017/09/07/Anu-Aga {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2227</ref> | ||
She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from [[St Xavier's College]], [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news |title= St Xavier's past, present, future...|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-05/bollywood/28139734_1_memory-lane-alma-mater-alumni|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110811031713/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-05/bollywood/28139734_1_memory-lane-alma-mater-alumni|url-status= dead|archive-date= 11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 January 2010 }}</ref> and with a post graduation in medical and [[psychiatric]] social work from the prestigious [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] ([[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|TISS]]), [[Mumbai]]. She had also been a [[Fulbright Scholar]] and studied in the [[United States]] for four months. | She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from [[St Xavier's College]], [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news |title= St Xavier's past, present, future...|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-05/bollywood/28139734_1_memory-lane-alma-mater-alumni|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110811031713/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-05/bollywood/28139734_1_memory-lane-alma-mater-alumni|url-status= dead|archive-date= 11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 January 2010 }}</ref> and with a post graduation in medical and [[psychiatric]] social work from the prestigious [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] ([[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|TISS]]), [[Mumbai]]. She had also been a [[Fulbright Scholar]] and studied in the [[United States]] for four months. | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006143030/http://www.aall.in/anu-aga/ Anu Aga] | Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006143030/http://www.aall.in/anu-aga/ Anu Aga] | ||
'Power Brands: Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar (BMVP) – Edition 2019' for business leadership and philanthropy.<ref name="Global">{{Cite web |last=Global |first=Thermax |title=Engineering solutions for heating, boilers, cooling, water & waste management, specialty chemicals, air pollution control |url=https://www.thermaxglobal.com/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Thermaxglobal |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
Padma Shri award in 2010. | |||
Lifetime Achievement award by MAEER’s MIT group, Pune in 2015.<ref name="Global"/> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||