New Delhi: Navya Naveli Nanda, the granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the daughter of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda, recently discussed the need to create gender-equal boardrooms in India at the US Consulate.
The concept of gender equality affects every element of a woman's life and spans a wide range of major challenges. Not only was Navya Nanda criticised for selecting such a topic, but also the US Consulate for giving her the spotlight.
The 25-year-old gave a speech about "Working towards gender-equal boardrooms in India" and shared an Instagram post about it. "#EntrepreNaari at the U.S Consulate. Speaking about working towards gender-equal boardrooms in India. Thank you for all your support," she wrote.
Shruti Jahagirdar, a female entrepreneur and national-level volleyball player, recently raised the core problem with Navya's attendance at the event. She asserted that the young woman had never had a job or entered a boardroom with a gender imbalance.
In a subsequent tweet, Shruti highlighted that this is not about Navya's social standing or privilege as a celebrity child. Instead, it describes how the unsuitable individual was picked to speak on a subject that was of utmost importance.
Many Twitter users noted that a woman with adequate experience working in a situation that is largely dominated by men would have been a wiser choice than Navya Nanda.
Meanwhile, Navya Naveli Nanda is the host of the podcast titled 'What The Hell Navya'.