Archana Garodia Gupta

Archana Garodia Gupta is the co-author of the bestselling two volume A History of India for Children (2018). Her latest book The Women Who Ruled India (2019) details the stories of 20 women Leaders, Warriors, and Icons. She writes regular columns on retail, women’s issues and history for newspapers and magazines, including The Hindu and Indian Express. A former ‘Champion of Champions’ title holder from BBC Mastermind India, she was President of FLO (2015-16), and is currently the National Chair of the FICCI MSME Committee. An MBA graduate from the IIM, Ahmedabad, she owns and runs ‘Touchstone’ a pioneer Indian costume jewellery brand