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" The brewing industry is a very, very male dominated industry. It's a male bastion. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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" There is artistic beauty to the way biology functions, nature functions, and science functions. I am trying to bring that kind of understanding in the design space. "
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" I guess I was very fortunate; I had a very very, lets put it this way, I had very wonderful upbringing and a childhood where my parents, of course, exposed us to many cultural aspects, not only of India but other parts of the world. "
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" In Vedic times, we had the great quest for the unknown. We did wonderful things; we celebrate our past vigyaan and our wonderful heritage of science and technology of the Vedic times. "
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Past
Science
" My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master. "
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Father
Career
He
" Inherently, I have a social conscience which my late father inculcated in me. He was not exactly a very wealthy man, but he was very concerned about the underprivileged, about the people who didn't have equal opportunities. "
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" Biocon is on a journey of making impact on global healthcare. I have to make sure that I have one in five persons who needs insulin therapy to use a Biocon product - that is my dream. "
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Healthcare
Five
" One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation. "
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" I think, in terms of corporate philosophy, I've always believed that you've got to treat people in a very very egalitarian manner in the sense I like to treat people on a one-to-one basis. And I like people to take on a lot of responsibilities because I think with a sense of responsibility also comes a sense of purpose. "
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Responsibility
Think
People
" We need to ask ourselves: What use is our scientific endeavor and innovation when they are inaccessible to the people who need them the most? It is only when the benefits of research reach the person on the lowest rung of the economic ladder that it can be considered to have delivered true value. "
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Value
People
Innovation
" People believe that art and science are two distinct realms. It is far from the truth because, if you look at science from a microscope or from a different lens, you can see the beauty in science. It is very artistic. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Truth
You
Art
" I faced a number of challenges whilst I built Biocon. Initially, I had credibility challenges where I couldn't get banks to fund me; I couldn't recruit people to work for a woman boss. Even in the businesses where I had to procure raw materials, they didn't want to deal with women. "
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Work
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Challenges
" My philanthropy is largely focused on healthcare, and I really want to make a difference to people's lives. "
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Make A Difference
People
Healthcare
" I was greatly inspired by my late father, who was a well-known name in the brewing industry. It was he who encouraged me to take the road less traversed and gave me the confidence to pursue my path of entrepreneurship. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Me
Father
Confidence
" I owe my drive and determination to my upbringing, which instilled in me a set of values that make me who I am. "
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Me
I Am
Drive
" I think there's a certain paranoia about science because there is a certain risk related to science which people are very wary about, and therefore, there is an inherent risk aversion to science and technology or, at least, science and technology of unknown. "
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Think
Technology
Science
" It was a chance encounter with a biotech entrepreneur from Ireland that got me started as an entrepreneur in India, because I partnered this Irish company in setting up India's first biotech company. "
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Company
Me
India
" Once you start succeeding, you start dreaming big. For me, it was that way. "
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Dreaming
Big
Start
" I do serve on various boards and I'm very honest and frank, obviously. I am a very forthright person and I do, sort of, share my candid views on anything. "
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Candid
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Honest
" I hate the title of being called 'the richest woman in India,' but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud. "
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India
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" Design, art, and science are all a melange. "
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" I am very passionate about India's place in bio-pharmaceuticals, and that is what I really want to drive and create leadership for in India because I really think it is possible. "
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" I belong to the breed of first-generation entrepreneurs who have basically created our enterprises with very frugal resources. "
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Breed
Belong
Who
" What really got me focused on cancer was when my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, and even though she was a well-to-do person, I found that her treatment costs were crippling. "
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Best
Friend
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" As you become more successful, the gender barrier disappears. The credibility challenges you have during your growing up years starts disappearing when you start demonstrating success. "
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Growing Up
Challenges
Start
" Indian business women like Indra Nooyi, Chanda Kochhar, Naina Lal Kidwai, Shikha Sharma, Swati Piramal, Anu Agha, Swati Piramal, Sulajja Firodia Motwani and Zia Mody have put India on the global firmament. "
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" Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things. "
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Always
New
" Being in a field like healthcare, for me, as someone who is basically on a mission to make a global impact in terms of affordable access to healthcare, I am very, very concerned about the fact that there are a large number of people in this world who need to have some access to basic rights, whether it is in education or healthcare. "
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Need
People
" I don't know whether I can call myself a visionary. "
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" If you think about brewing, it is biotechnology. And I would say that I was a technologist at heart. So whether I... fermented beer or whether I fermented enzymes, the base technology was the same. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Beer
You
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