COVER STORY ASIA'S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
FIRUZA PARIKH
Citizenship/Residence
India
Director at Department of Assisted Reproduction and
Genetics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, EditorIn-Chief, Fertility and Sterility Indian Edition, Dr. Parikh
is the woman behind South East Asia’s first ICSI baby,
1994. She has been an unprecedented contributor to
medicine and the one to set up the first PGD laboratory
in India 1999 and the pioneer of Cumulus Aided
Transfer (CAT) for the first time in the world, author of
over 100 books with a number of eminent awards, Dr
Firuza Parikh has woven dreams of several couples and
has been a major hand in revolutionizing healthcare.
GURINDER
CHADHA
Citizenship/Residence
India/UK
An english film director of Sikh
Indian origin. Her films talks
of the lives of Indians living in
England. A platonic theme among
her work showcases the trials of
Indian women living in England
reconciling and converging
traditional and modern cultures.
Her films address many social
and emotional issues, especially
ones faced by immigrants
caught between two worlds.
Much of her work also consists
of adaptations from book to
film, but with a different flare.
She is best known for the hit
films Bhaji on the Beach (1993),
Bend It Like Beckham (2002),
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
and Angus, Thongs and Perfect
Snogging(2008). Her most recent
project is the comedy film It’s a
Wonderful Afterlife released on
21 April 2010.
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