Harper’s Bazaar: You have grown up around such strong female forces in your family. Tell us how they have inspired you.
Navya Naveli Nanda: “My nani [maternal grandmother, Jaya Bachchan] is someone I have looked up to all my life—she has taught me to be unapologetically myself. What I admire about her is that she is very confident in who she is, and never shies away from speaking her mind. And I have implemented this philosophy when it comes to my work...whether it is speaking up about women’s rights or women’s health, I am not afraid to speak my mind.”
HB: What prompted you to launch your own company and an NGO at such a young age?
NNN: “I certainly can’t say that I know everything that I want to do in life...and there’s probably a lot more that I would like to do in the future. But when I got back to India after graduating from college, I began observing my immediate environment and realised that women face a lot of injustices in their day-to-day lives—some of it was through interactions with other people, and some I experienced personally. I realised that I have been given a lot in life and I should be using that privilege responsibly. And that’s when I decided to set up Project Naveli, an NGO that works towards women’s empowerment, and launch Aara Health, a start-up focusing on women’s health.”
HB: That must have made you feel very emotional...
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