My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master.

I do serve on various boards and I'm very honest and frank, obviously, I am a very forthright person and I do, sort of, share my candid views on anything.

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

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

An entrepreneur's life is always a continuous journey.

I faced a number of challenges whilst I built Biocon. Initially, I had credibility challenges where I couldn't get banks to fund me; I couldn't recruit people to work for a woman boss. Even in the businesses where I had to procure raw materials, they didn't want to deal with women.

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.