Nyrika Holkar is an Indian

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philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

, and a fourth-generation member of the

Godrej family The Godrej family is an Indian Parsi family that manages and largely owns the Godrej Group of company- a conglomerate founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. It spans sectors as diverse as real estate, consu ...

Early life and education

Nyrika Holkar is a member of the Godrej family. She is the daughter of Smita and Vijay Crishna and niece of

Jamshyd Godrej Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej is an Indian industrialist and member of the Godrej family, currently serving as managing director and chairman of Godrej & Boyce, the holding company of the Godrej group. Godrej & Boyce is a diversified business with ...

, Chairman and Managing Director of

Godrej & Boyce Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. (G&B) is the flagship company of the Godrej Group. Established in 1897 in Mumbai, India, G&B is a privately held company with a presence across 10 industries – from building complex and custom engineering solution ...

. Nyrika graduated from

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and studied

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the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. She is a member of the Bar Association of India and is a qualified solicitor in the UK.

Career

Nyrika started her career as a solicitor AZB & Partners, a legal firm. She advised companies on investing in India and specialised in M&A at the firm. Thereafter, she was appointed to the Board of Directors, Godrej & Boyce in 2017. In 2022, it was announced that Nyrika would succeed Jamsyd Godrej at Godrej & Boyce, though no timeline has been set for the transition so far. As Executive Director, she is in charge of digital strategy,

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, legal matters and

mergers & acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...

at the company.

Philanthropy

She is a member on the Board of the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy and the

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India. Nyrika is a patron of

Child Relief and You Child Rights and You (CRY) is an Indian non-governmental organization (NGO) that works towards ensuring children's rights. The organization was started in 1979 by Rippan Kapur, an Air India purser. CRY works with 99 grassroot projects across ...

Personal life

Nyrika is married to Yeshwant Holkar. She is a

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practitioner, and is a

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. She likes reading, hiking and photography.

References

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