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Archana Garodia Gupta

Archana Garodia Gupta is an author, entrepreneur, business leader, and quizzer.[1] She was the president of the FICCI Ladies Association in 2015.[2]

Early Life and Education

Archana was born In Kolkata and grew up in Delhi.[3] She did her schooling in Modern School, Vasant Vihar. She graduated from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, with a BA (Hons) in Economics in 1986. She did her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in the top 15 of her class with a merit scholarship.[4]

Business Career

Archana Gupta owns and runs Touchstone, a successful gem and jewelry business, which is a pioneer of Indian costume jewelry. Touchstone has a Pan Indian retail presence and also exports, primarily to the USA and Europe.[5] She has been recognized by Amazon as a pioneer in Jewellery export through Amazon.[6]

Public Sphere

Archana was the President of FLO, the women’s wing of FICCI, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in 2015- 2016.[7]

She has been working in the sphere of women’s development for the last two decades. Among other women empowerment initiatives promoted were Swayam, a handholding, mentoring, and consultancy cell nationwide for women, and a number of skilling and employment initiatives under the umbrella WE (Women Empowerment).[8]

Archana Garodia Gupta has been the National Chair of the FICCI MSME Committee.[9] She is a member of the Brics Financial Committee from India, leading the SME Taskforce.[10]

She has been a spokesperson on behalf of FICCI in many national and international forums and for print and Television.[11] She has been a keyboard member of the Noida Women Entrepreneurs Association for the last 20 years[12]. She helped promote a successful women’s industrial park along with the UP Government, Mahila Udyami Park, in Greater Noida in 1999. She is on the Governing body of the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur.[13]

She is on the Board of Trustees and Governing Body of I.P. College for Women, Delhi University.[14] Other posts held previously include being a member of the SAARC Committee, FICCI.[15] She is widely traveled, both in her business capacity and as a speaker in international conferences.[16][17][18]

Quizzing

Archana has been quizzing since school and has won many competitions. She won the BBC Mastermind India in 2001, which was conducted by Siddharth Basu. She won the Champion of Champions BBC Mastermind India in 2002.[19] [5]

She was an expert for many episodes on the popular Indian Television show Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan in 2019[20] and 2020.[21] She conducts Quizzes on a national and international level.[22]

Literary Career

Archana Garodia Gupta is the coauthor, along with Shruti Garodia, of the bestselling two-volume “A History of India for Children” published by Hachette, which was nominated for the Crossword book award[23], and included in The Times of India list of 10 books every Indian Child must Read[24]. It comprehensively covers the History of India from Prehistory to modern times.

She is also the author of “The Women who ruled India,” which details the stories of 20 women who ruled in India.[25] She writes on retail, women’s issues, and history for newspapers and magazines.[26][27] She co-writes the column “Revisiting History’ in The Hindu in School[28]. She has written regular columns for Indian Express Parenting[29]. She has written a column on Women in Indian History for Swarajya magazine. She has spoken at many literary festivals across the country.[30][31]

Critical Acclaim for the books

The Daily Pioneer about the History of India for Children –“Their deprecating humour brings India’s rulers and leaders to life with little anecdotes about their quirks like Gandhi’s witty one-liners, Akbar’s insane energy, and Shivaji’s sheer audacity.”[32]

The Times of India says about the History of India for Children that “It has an engaging format and teaches children about the rich heritage of India. The books are filled with fascinating facts which will amuse children and will probably be new to most adults.”[33]

Financial Express says about the Women Who Ruled India, “The book is an engrossing read for history buffs, as several unfamiliar nuggets of information are presented by the author. Readers are inundated with richness and abundance of interesting and vital information from the past.”[34]

Awards and Recognition

• Winner of BBC Mastermind India TV Quiz 2001[35] • Winner of Champion of Champions BBC Mastermind India TV Quiz 2002[36] • Bharat Nirman Award for Women Entrepreneurship[37] • FLO IWAAF 2018 award for Outstanding Contribution for Mobilizing Women Entrepreneurs[38] • Nominated for Crossword Popular Choice Best Children’s book 2019[39] • Selected in the Times of India list of 10 books every Indian child must Read[40]

Archana Gupta


  1. ^ "Archana Garodia Gupta"Biographies tend to paint unrealistic portraits". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ms. Archana Garodia Gupta took over as President of FLO from the outgoing President, Ms. Neeta Boochra". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Archana With TOI". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Member Board of Governors At IIM Sirmour". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ "PenKonnect with Archana Garodia Gupta". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Amazon Expert Digest PDF" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Ms. Archana Garodia Gupta took over as President of FLO from the outgoing President, Ms. Neeta Boochra". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Kalraj Mishra launches support cell 'SWAYAM' for women entrepreneurs".
  9. ^ "National Chair of the FICCI MSME Committee".
  10. ^ "Brics Financial Committee From India" (PDF).
  11. ^ "FICCI India VIDEO ON YOUTUBE".
  12. ^ "ENTREPRENEUR INDIA 2013 KEY SPEAKER".
  13. ^ "MEMBER-Board Of Governors @ IIM Sirmour".
  14. ^ "Board of Trustees and Governing Body of I.P. College for Women, Delhi University".
  15. ^ "SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Collaboration with SCWEC".
  16. ^ "Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media - Global Symposiums 2016 Mumbai Bios".
  17. ^ ". Archana Garodia Gupta, forseti FLO, og Ólafur Stephensen, framkvæmdastjóri FA og Íslensk-indverska viðskiptaráðsins". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  18. ^ "SPAIN INDIA COUNCIL FUNDATION Diálogo FCEI". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Archana Garodia Gupta, a Noida-based businesswoman, is Mastermind India 2001, the third woman winner of the BBC".
  20. ^ "Kaun Banega Crorepati 11, Episode 54- Rajiv Makhni and Archana Garodia Gupta were today's experts". 1 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan guides another contestant to a significant victory".
  22. ^ "Archana's Quizzes On National & International Level".
  23. ^ "Crossword Book Award - Celebrating Indian Writing: 17TH YEAR".
  24. ^ "10 books every Indian child must read BY TIMES OF INDIA-TNN".
  25. ^ "The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons".
  26. ^ "The Watertight Men - Outlook India Magazine".
  27. ^ "Leading the Way - Marwar India Magazine".
  28. ^ "Revisiting History THE HINDU".
  29. ^ "Columns for Indian Express Parenting".
  30. ^ "Disha Literature Festival".
  31. ^ "Hyderabad Literary Festival 24-26 JAN 2020".
  32. ^ "The Daily Pioneer about the History of India for Children".
  33. ^ "The Times of India says about the History of India for Children".
  34. ^ "The Financial Express says "The book is an engrossing read for history buffs, as several unfamiliar nuggets of information are presented by the author".
  35. ^ "Noida Businesswoman is Mastermind 2001".
  36. ^ "Noida-based businesswoman, is Mastermind India 2001, the third woman winner of the BBC".
  37. ^ "12th Asiad Literature Festival was held at India International Centre".
  38. ^ "FLO Indian Women Artisans Awadh Festival - FLO IWAAF" (PDF).
  39. ^ "Crossword Book Award".
  40. ^ "10 books every Indian child must read BY TIMES OF INDIA".
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