Rameshwar Thakur

After J Rajasekhar Reddy lost his vision owing to a damaged optic nerve caused by brain tumour at the age of 11, Rajashekar never imagined that he would be able to achieve success.

Rajashekar Reddy has qualified as a Chartered Accountant with his determination and patience.

He is the first completely blind candidate in India to manage this success which requires rigorous hard work and courage. He said in his interview that 'My success is not mine alone but of all those volunteers, teachers, friends and mentors who supported me throughout,' He added that his teachers and many volunteers helped him by recording the books into an audio format through scanners.

Naina Lal Kidwai had to be one of the pioneers and fought her way into the finance and banking fraternity to be the first woman-chartered accountant in India. Testing the framework of CA skills and strategic management in HSBC India: Lessons from her leadership.

Anil SIngvi is a a famous internet personality who is qualified chartered accountant (CA) as well as company secretary (CS). He is also the Managing Editor at Zee Business. Earlier he worked as Executive Editor at CNBC Awaaz.

A popular Carnatic musician and vocalist, he is someone who once cleared Chartered Accountancy with a rank. Before pursuing full time career in music, he practiced as a CN for a short while.

Deepak Parekh is an Indian businessman and former chairman of HDFC which is Mumbai based India's leading housing private development finance institution.

He is one of the most appreciated and critically recognized film directors our film industry has seen but before becoming a successful director, he practiced as a CA for several years.

He has been awarded as the “Best CFO in India” and has worked with Infosys for over ten years. He is also known for formulating the very first publicly articulated financial policy for the organization.

He has brought glory to the profession of CA by managing his portfolio and that’s why he is also known as the Indian Warren Buffet.

He has been an active Indian politician who has formerly served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation. But before that he scored All India Rank of 11 in CA.

Piyush Goyal is an Indian politician and a chartered accountant. He is serving as Minister of Commerce and Industry since 2019. Earlier he served as Minister of Textiles and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in India. Before this he was elected as Cabinet Minister in 2017. Formerly he was a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the Maharashtra state. He was elected as member of 18th Lok Sabha Representing Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.

Piyush earlier had held the post of National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee where he oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. He also held additional charge of Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs twice in 2018 and 2019. Earlier he was Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy (2014–2017), and Mines (2016–17).

T.N. Manoharan is one of the leading members of the CA community who worked efficiently for the revival of Satyam Computers after a big financial scandal. He increased the confidence of people in the organization since he was appointed by the government of the country. His hard work, focus on ethical issues, and genuine intention to carry out the objectives of the institute had encouraged young CA’s.

She is a Chennai-born who pursued CA and was also appointed as the very first woman CFO of General Motors. She also started her career as Chartered Financial Analyst as World Bank intern.

Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group which is one of the largest business house in India. He is also the chancellor of the BITS (Birla Institute of Technology & Science), Pilani and ex-chairman of IIM Ahmedabad.

Not only a senior political leader of Indian National Congress, he is also a well known CA. He has served as President of ICAI and also possesses experience of working with different state governments.