Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Navya Nanda Credits Mother, Grandmothers For Shaping Her Career
Navya Nanda is a businesswoman whose grandfather is a famous Indian movie star.
She recently talked about the women in her family who inspired her.
Her grandmother Ritu Nanda ran her own insurance company, and Navya watched her work while growing up in Delhi.
Navya said seeing her grandmother work made her want to become an entrepreneur too.
Her mother Shweta and her other grandmother Jaya also encouraged her a lot.
Navya believes women are very good at doing many things at once, like taking care of family and solving problems.
She thinks these skills are just as useful at work.
She hopes women and men can move forward together and achieve equality together.
Her story shows that watching the people around us work hard can teach us about our own goals.
Navya Naveli Nanda told ANI that watching the women in her family work shaped her understanding of ambition, independence and building a career.
She credited her late paternal grandmother Ritu Nanda, who ran a business in the insurance sector, as one of her earliest inspirations.
She also credited her mother Shweta Bachchan, maternal grandmother Jaya Bachchan, her aunt and other women in the family for their motivation and support.
Navya said skills women use at home, like managing responsibilities and solving problems, can translate into the workplace.
She said that when it comes to equality, women will move forward with men and both can achieve it together.
- Who
- Navya Naveli Nanda, entrepreneur and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan, speaking about her mother Shweta Bachchan and grandmothers Ritu Nanda and Jaya Bachchan.
- What
- She explained how watching the women in her family work shaped her understanding of ambition, independence and building a career.
- When
- The interview and report were published on August 18, 2026.
- Where
- Delhi, where Navya grew up; the interview was conducted with ANI.
- Why
- To highlight how family role models and supportive relatives can inspire women's professional ambitions and independence.
- Interviewee
- Navya Naveli Nanda, entrepreneur and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan
- Interview By
- ANI
- Publication
- News18
- Published
- August 18, 2026, 19:27 IST
- Paternal Grandmother
- Ritu Nanda, entrepreneur in the insurance sector
- Ritu Nanda's Company
- Ritu Nanda Insurance Service Private Ltd
- Other Inspirations
- Shweta Bachchan (mother), Jaya Bachchan (maternal grandmother), and her aunt
- Where Navya Grew Up
- Delhi