Namita Thapar is an entrepreneur, businessperson, and an investor in more than 100 companies across India. She is the founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Canada, which are located in Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. Her company empowers youths and students between 11 to 18 years, to pursue their entrepreneurial goals confidently. She is also a certified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Namita’s zodiac sign is Aries, and she is a Gujarati.
The Early Life of Namita Thapar
Namita Thapar was born in 21st March, 1997 in Pune, India. She is the daughter of Satish Ramanlal Mehta and Bhavana Mehta. She has one brother, Samit Mehta, who is currently the CEO of Research and Development (R&D) at Emcure Pharmaceuticals company. Namita undertook her primary and secondary studies in her home city Pune, and even enrolled in one of the universities there. Word out there state that Namita took her studies seriously, and always topped her class in most of the exams she took while in school. She enrolled at the Savitribai Phule Pune University where she did her Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Commerce, before pursuing her studies further to The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to study Chartered Accountancy (CA). She then moved to the United States, to pursue her Masters Degree. She enrolled at the Fuqua School of Business in Duke University, North Carolina, where she graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 2001.
Namita then started dating Vikas Thapar a few years later, and they finally got married in 2013. They are blessed with two sons whom they named Jai Thapar and Vir Thapar. Namita stated that she fancied these names from an Indian movie called Sholay, which she decided to name her sons after the lead characters in that film. Namita Thapar is also a Trustee on the TiE Mumbai Board of Trustees and she is very active in the Young Presidents Organization in the region. She is also on the management team of the Fuqua School of Business India. Namita Thapar has also worked closely with the Government of India, supporting the initiatives led by the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Some of these initiatives are the Champions of Change campaign and the NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform.
Namita Thapar’s Road to Success.
After graduating from Duke University in 2001, Namita was employed to the Guidant Corporation (a medical device company in America) as the Business Finance manager. She served in this position for six years, before relocating back to India to work in her father’s company, Emcure Pharmaceuticals. She was employed as the Chief Financial Officer, before being promoted to the position of Executive Director in 2007, a position she holds to date.
Emcure Pharmaceuticals
This is a pharmaceutical company belonging to Thapar’s father, Satish Ramanlal Mehta, and it is valued at INR 6000 crores (approximately USD 750 million). It was started in 1981 and it has increased its branches to 70 countries, where it has employed over 10,000 employees in those countries. Emcure Pharmaceuticals has heavily invested in medical therapy, with the belief that it will enable people to lead healthier lives. It has come with a new perspective on treating illnesses with capsules, tablets, and injectables. This company was recently ranked 12th among other pharmaceutical companies in India, and prides itself in the formulation of the initial domestic mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
Namita Thapar’s Role in Emcure Pharmaceuticals.
Namita Thapar plays a major role in the company’s success. Her roles include but are not limited to running the company’s operations such as business development, strategic planning, and ensuring that the company operates in line with the set standards. She has played a huge role in the injection of innovative ideas and created a winning spirit among employees and stakeholders in the company. She has dedicated her time and effort, to ensuring that Emcure Pharmaceuticals becomes a reliable producer of pharmaceutical products in India and the world. Thapar has ensured that the company makes substantial progress in its research and development sectors, leading to the production of high-performance medical products. Emcure Pharmaceuticals now prides itself in producing therapeutical solutions, to some of the most crucial healthcare needs across the globe.
Namita Thapar’s Family Life.
Vikas and Namita Thapar are known to have tied the knot together in 2013, after having dated for several years back. They are usually known to keep most of their personal lives private, so there is not a lot which is known about them to date. Vikas is even more private than his wife, Namita, who has been posting pictures of her family life on social media. The couple are blessed with two boys, Vir Thapar and Jai Thapar, who recently made an appearance on Shark Tank India season 3.
Personal Life
Namita Thapar has also taken the initiative to start a YouTube channel called ” Unconditional Yourself with Namita Thapar”, which is aimed at addressing health issues surrounding women. Thapar is a champion for the health rights for women, making her a darl among most women in India. She uses this channel expound on the various issues affecting women’s health globally, and she even goes to the extent of addressing all taboos associated with these issues. Namita Thapar’s hobbies are reading and traveling, when she wants to enjoy time away from the media glare. Namita has always taken ample time to take care of herself, where she recently revealed that she enjoys movies, massage, and meditation to maintain her physical and mental health state.
Vikas Thapar.
Vikas Thapar is a businessperson and the beloved husband to Namita Thapar. He was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and he was brought up in an affluent family. He studied Bachelor of Science in Management Science at the University of California, San Diego, before pursuing his MBA at the USC Marshall School of Business, California. After his graduation, Vikas was employed as the Senior Business Analyst for Tantec Magnetics in 1996. He then moved to Agilent Technologies, where he was appointed as the Financial Manager in 2000. He then moved to eBay in San Jose, California where he was appointed as the company’s Financial Manager, after serving in Agilent Technologies for more than four years. He then joined Emcure Pharmaceuticals in 2006 as the Business Development Officer, before being promoted to the company’s management board.
Namita Thapar Net Worth.
Based on several sources across India and beyond, Namita Thapar’s net worth has been estimated to stand at INR 700 crores. This has been greatly attributed to her successful venture in the pharmaceutical industry. She has also invested in numerous businesses across India, which have given her good returns on her money. Namita Thapar leads an extravagant lifestyle, where she is rumored to be living in a mansion worth Rs 50 crores. She also has a fleet of luxurious cars which includes a Mercedes-Benz GLE, an Audi Q7, and a BMW X7 valued at Rs 2 crores. Namita also has an active YouTube channel, with more than 21.5k subscribers. She mostly talks about the mental health issues affecting women in India, and this has attracted new subscribers almost every day.
Namita Thapar’s Role in the Entertainment Industry.
Namita has not been acting in any Bollywood movies in India, but she has confessed to being one of the biggest fans of these movies for several years now. She has always ensured that she watches these movies when they are premiering on screens for the first time, and she has even named her two sons after two lead actors in one of the most popular Indian films, Sholay. Namita recently appeared on the Kapil Sharma show in February 2022, where she confessed that her favorite actor of all time in Bollywood movies is Amitabh Bachchan.
Shark Tank India.
The “Shark Tank India”, is a popular Indian show, which is aired on the SonyLiv reality program across India and beyond. Namita Thapar has been a “Shark” on the show for the third season running, and she has invested in more than 100 companies to date. She made her first appearance on the show in the first season in December 2021. Namita has never been shy to showcase her prowess and experience on the show, as she has been championing for the empowering of rising inventors and entrepreneurs in the region.
Namita has been an inspiration to many young entrepreneurs on the show, where she defied all odds to achieve her current success. She conquered all challenges she faced as a woman in the business field, and her hardwork and determination made her climb the leadership ladder fast. She ended up being a reliable leader, and she was able to handle more responsibilities that came with her promotional. Her leadership skills were exceptional, as she was able to culture the winning spirit among all employees in the organization’s Indian Division. Her fame grew when she joined the show, Shark Tank India, and she has been known by her favorite catchphrase, “Ye meri expertise nahi hai, toh I am out,” Namita has made investments in several companies such as Kabaddi Adda, Skippi Pops, Nuutjob, Cocofit, Aas Vidyalaya, Sunfox Technologies, Menstrupedia, Wakao Foods, and The Renal Project. Namita stated that she earns Rs 8 lakh per episode, on this popular TV reality show.
Achievements.
Namita Thapar has made significant success in the business and innovation industries, making her an inspiration to emerging entrepreneurs across the region. She has gained international recognition, and she was given an opportunity to motivate upcoming entrepreneurs at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A), ET Women’s Conference, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the Harvard Business School among others. Other achievements which she has also attained in her lifetime are:
- The ’40 under 40 Award’ given by the Economic Times.
- The Barclays Hurun Next Gen Leader Recognition Award.
- World Women Leadership Congress Super Achiever Award.
The Latest News on Namita Thapar.
Namita Thapar recently took to her X handle, to talk about the experiences she had with perimenopause. This is a physiological stage which women have to go through before they reach menopause, and it is usually characterized by hormonal changes in women’s bodies. She stated that she even became anemic because of excessive bleeding, to an extent that it made it difficult for her to participate in the Shark Tank India reality show. Her candidness to her experience with perimenopause, sparked a lot of buzz on social media about the health and wellness of women worldwide.
This conversation has made people to come out openly, and discuss issues which will clearly demystify everything and anything to do with perimenopause. This conversation could not have come at a better time, when the topic of women’s health is a buzz across the globe. Namita has been a champion for women’s health, and she has never been shy to share her struggles with her health. She also posted about dealing with infertility on her social media handles, and this has enabled her to gain more followers across the region. She has provided a safe space for women to open up about the struggles they have faced in their health status, and Namita has always been in a pole position to provide solutions to these health issues. Since she is working in a renowned pharmaceutical company in India, she is able to give precise and long-lasting therapeutical solutions to individuals across India and the world. Her YouTube channel has enabled her to connect more closely with women across the globe, and this has enabled Namita to get full insights on the struggles women face in their health. This channel was particularly helpful during the pandemic, and it provided solace to women facing depression concerning their health status. Namita has hosted conversations with health experts in her channel, to champion for destigmatization of issues surrounding women’s health across the globe. Namita Thapar is a role model to many women, who also aspire to make it in the business world. Her willingness to support emerging entrepreneurs, has been an inspiration to many across the globe.