Chairperson of India's largest privately media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. run by sons Samir and Vineet., which owns the Times of India and other large newspapers. She is widowed with two sons. He has an estimated net worth of $4.88 as of March 2017, according to Bloomberg.

Portfolio includes The Times of India, and The Economic Times, newspapers; TV channels Times Now, Zoom and ET Now; FM radio network Radio Mirchi. Times Private Treaties, group's private equity arm, which barters ad space for equity, has stakes in over 135 companies. Granddaughter Trishla, a Stanford grad, also works in group.