CELEBRATING THE POWER WOMEN OF INDIAN REAL ESTATE

Sangeetha Menon never set out to break the glass ceiling. She was too busy breaking through concrete walls. For decades as a manufacturing entrepreneur, Menon's real battle wasn't proving women belonged in boardrooms. It was convincing an entire industry to believe in her revolutionary products. While others debated her gender, she was solving far harder problems: creating awareness, gaining acceptance, proving concepts across cities and verticals. Gender, she says simply, came second. These relentless challenges forged something unbreakable in her. A never-say-die attitude. A conviction that if she believes in her technology and remains its champion, success is inevitable.

Even now, Menon observes that women in leadership still encounter the "I-know-more-than-you" attitude. Yet she's reframed this struggle into power. The demands of balancing home and work, she notes, don't diminish her. They make her more efficient, more empowered. As a leader, Menon brings something her industry needs: empathy over authority, collaboration over fear. She makes decisions with her team, not for them. This approach naturally instills responsibility in everyone around her. Realty What truly inspires her is the fearless 18-year-old who began this journey in the 1980s, pitching ideas to seasoned executives while navigating personal crises with unwavering self-belief that still guides her today forward.