The brewing industry is a very, very male dominated industry. It's a male bastion.

An entrepreneur's life is always a continuous journey.

I hate the title of being called the richest woman in India, but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur and that makes me very, very proud.

What really got me focused on cancer was when my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer and even though she was a well-to-do person, I found that her treatment costs were crippling.

My legacy is going to be in affordable health care. I am willing to invest in developing that model and the policies around it.

I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a group of people who really were as excited about challenges as I was.

One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation.