Anuradha Mahindra is the wife of Anand Mahindra, the Indian businessman and chairman of the Mahindra Group. She is the founder, editor, and publisher of Verve Magazine.
Wiki/Biography
Anuradha Mahindra was born in 1968 (age 54; as of 2022). She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Sophia College, Mumbai, India. She also holds a degree in communication from Boston University.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband & Children
She got married to Anand Mahindra, the Indian billionaire businessman, on 17 June 1985. She met Anand Mahindra in Indore when he was making a student film there. Anand revealed this in one of his Tweets.
Decades ago, I met my wife while I was making a student film in Indore. The city was then unattractive & dirty. The city’s transformation is miraculous & proves that ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way!’ More power to you, Indore; You’re my #MondayMotivaton https://t.co/lkhmlE0G7p
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) February 17, 2020
Anand Mahindra proposed to her by giving her a ring that belongs to his grandmother. He took a semester off to get married to her, as he was pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Boston University at that time. After their marriage, the couple moved to the US to continue their higher studies at Boston University.
Anuradha Mahindra with Anand Mahindra
The couple has two daughters named Divya and Aalika. Her daughter, Divya Mahindra, is the creative director, and Aalika Mahindra, is the editorial director of ‘Verve’ magazine, which was founded by Anuradha Mahindra. Her daughter Divya Mahindra married Jorge Zapata, an architect.
Anuradha Mahindra’s daughter, Aalika (centre) and Divya (left), and her son-in-law, Jorge Zapata (right)
Address
Nepean Sea Road in Mumbai (Maharashtra).
Signature
Career
In 1995, she founded ‘Verve’ magazine, which is India’s first home-grown women’s luxury lifestyle monthly magazine. She is also the editor and publisher of the ‘Verve’ magazine. Apart from Verve magazine, she was the co-founder and editor of ‘Man’s World’ magazine (now MW). She has worked as the editor-in-chief of ‘Rolling Stone India’ publication as well. Besides working as an editor and publisher, she has also worked in the advertising world and as a journalist for almost 12 years.
Facts/Trivia
- Anuradha Mahindra loves to read books in her leisure time. Her favourite authors include Haruki Murakami Gabriel García Márquez, and V.S. Naipaul.
- She is a trustee of Mahindra Family Trust I.
- She received a degree in communication from the same University in Boston, where her husband Anand Mahindra got a degree in architecture and films.