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07 October, 2010

Rajan Zed stressed the urgent need of promoting female literacy in India. According to last census, female literacy in India was about 54 percent, while male literacy was about 75 percent.

HINDU STATESMAN Rajan Zed has commended Indra Nooyi, Shikha Sharma, and Chanda Kocchar for their appearance on the Forbes "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" list, which was released on October six.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in USA today, said that India was proud of their achievements and influence in these unusually challenging times.
Indra Nooyi (Chief Executive of PepsiCo) is at number six on the list, while Shikha Sharma (Chief Executive of Axis Bank) and Chanda Kocchar (Chief Executive of ICICI Bank) were at 89 and 92 respectively.

Rajan Zed stressed the urgent need of promoting female literacy in India. According to last census, female literacy in India was about 54 percent, while male literacy was about 75 percent. Quoting Hindu scriptures, Zed said: Where women are honored, there the gods are pleased.

United States of America (USA) topped this Forbes list with 72, while France was distant second. Michelle Obama (USA first lady) was at number one, while Dominique Senequier (Chief Executive of AXA Private Equity, France) was at 100 on the list which also included Angelina Jolie (USA actress) at 21 and Queen Elizabeth (United Kingdom monarch) at 41. Listed categories included business (Irene Rosenfeld), politics (Angela Merkel), media (Oprah Winfrey), and lifestyle (Lady Gaga). Forbes called it “ranking of the female power elite”.

Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Headquartered in New York (USA) and launched in 1917, Steve Forbes is the editor-in-chief.