| 1. Grand-daughter of GD Birla. |
| 2. Her father, KK Birla, assigned responsibilities to his daughters. |
| 3. Got married young and pursued studies through correspondence. |
| 4. Became the first female chief executive of a national newspaper. |
| 5. Pioneered selling stake to foreign investors in Indian media. |
| 6. Introduced the Child Marriage (Abolition) Bill in the Rajya Sabha. |
| 7. Managed multiple media enterprises with success. |
| 8. Former Chairperson of Press Trust of India (1996-98 & 2005-06). |
| 9. Rajya Sabha member as Presidential nominee (2006-2012). |
| 10. Member of Standing Committees in Parliament on Energy, Women Empowerment, and Human Resource Development. |
| 11. Member, International Advisory Board, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. |
| 12. Member, Board of Columbia Journalism School, New York. |
| 13. Pro Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. |
| 14. Chairperson (2007): Audit Bureau of Circulation. |
| 15. Member, Alliance of Civilizations (2006): Special group formed by Secretary General, United Nations. |
| 16. Member, Board of Directors (1987-89): Indian Airlines. |
| 17. Member, Board of Governors (1987-89): National Institute of Fashion Technology and National Institute of Design. |
| 18. Re-appointed as Chairperson and Editorial Director of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd for a five-year term starting 01/07/2023. |
| 19. Member India Advisory Board at the London School of Economics (LSE). |
| 20. Current Chairperson and Editorial Director of HT Media Limited. |
| 21. In 1986, at age 29, became the first and youngest female chief executive of a national newspaper, Hindustan Times. |
| 22. Introduced the Child Marriage (Abolition) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2006 in the Rajya Sabha, which became an act in 2007. |
| 23. Chairman at HT Media Limited since 18/09/2008. |
| 24. Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman at Hindustan Media Ventures Limited since 05/01/2010. |
| 25. Director-North Region Board at Reserve Bank of India. |
| 26. Former Director of Hero MotoCorp Limited (2005-2011). |
