Archive · 28 May 2025
Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Takes Metro to Avoid Traffic
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of Biocon, chose to ride the Namma Metro in Bengaluru instead of driving.
She wanted to skip the city's heavy traffic and had a smooth journey on the Purple Line with her friend, Jennifer Erich.
Shaw and Erich both enjoyed the metro ride and were happy with the fast travel time.
This choice by a prominent businesswoman was seen positively as an example of using public transport.
Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw took the Namma Metro's Purple Line.
She traveled from Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha to avoid traffic.
Jennifer Erich, from Exxon Mobil, accompanied Shaw on the metro.
Shaw praised the smooth ride and thanked Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
The ride was seen as a positive example of public transport use.
- Who
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Jennifer Erich.
- What
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw used the Namma Metro.
- When
- Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
- Where
- Bengaluru (Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha)
- Why
- To avoid traffic.
- Person
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
- Organization
- Biocon
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Transport
- Namma Metro (Purple Line)
- Route
- Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha
