5 India Inc scions who went to Harvard to learn the 'tricks'

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5 India Inc scions who went to Harvard to learn the 'tricks'Just like Harry Potter and his friends went to Hogwarts to learn their wizardry, junior India Inc is heading to Harvard Business School by the hordes, to learn the 'tricks' of the trade that will eventually help them help their illustrious parents in their multimillion dollar business ventures. And even as Jay Kotak, the elder son of Uday Kotak, senior vice chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, prepares to attend the coveted business school, he will be joining many amongst India Inc's 'future'. BI India lists down five such second generation leaders who learned to swish their magic wands at Hogwarts..err.. Harvard.
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Rishad Premji
Rishad Premji, the current chief strategy officer and the head of Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs, joined Wipro in 2007 as a manager in the financial division of the company. Armed with a MBA degree and BA degree in Economics from Wesleyan University, the junior Premji and is all set to join the board of the company from May 1.

Rohan Murty
Rohan Murty, son of Infosys founder Narayanan Murthy, created a quite a stir when he joined the company in 2013. He joined the company as executive assistant to the Murthy. He pursued his PhD in Computer Science from Harvard Business School and is also a junior fellow in the Society of Fellows at the university.

Aditi Kothari
Daughter of investment banking veteran Hemendra Kothari, Aditi joined the group after completing her post graduation in business administration from Harvard. She is an Economics graduate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, she is the head of Marketing at DSP BlackRock Investment Managers.
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Tanya Dubash
Tanya Dubash, the eldest daughter of Adi Godrej, is currently the executive director and chief brand officer at Godrej Group. She is responsible for spearheading the conglomerate’s marketing functions. Dubash has an AB degree with Economics and Political Science from Brown University and pursued Advanced Management Programme from Harvard.

Nisaba Godrej
The younger daughter of Adi Godrej, Nisaba, popularly known as Nisa, serves as the head for innovation strategy at the Godrej Group. She went to Harvard to study MBA and if reports are to be believed, she was fixated on India. Once back, she joined Godrej Agrovet and turned the tables for the company.