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Full name | Radhika Viren Merchant [1]Zauba Corp |
Profession | Businesswoman |
Famous For | Being the fiancée of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of the Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 163 cm in meters– 1.63 m in feet & inches– 5’ 4” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 50 kg in pounds– 110 lbs |
Figure Measurements (approx.) | 32-26-32 |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | Year, 1994 |
Age (as of 2022) | 28 Years |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | • Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai • Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai |
College/University | • BD Somani International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • New York University, New York, US |
Educational Qualification | • International Baccalaureate Diploma from BD Somani International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • A bachelor’s degree in political science at New York University, New York, US [2]Radhika Merchant – LinkedIn |
Religion | Hinduism
Note: Radhika is often spotted with RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani offering prayers at various temples. Radhika and Mukesh Ambani, along with RIL director Manoj Modi, were paid a visit to the Shrinathji temple in September 2022. They also visited Kerala’s Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple and Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati Balaji Temple; Mukesh Ambani donated Rs 1.5 crore to the nearby Tirumala hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara. |
Caste | Kutch Bhatia |
Ethnicity | She belongs to a Gujarati Hindu family hailing from Kutch, Gujarat. |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Engaged |
Fiancé | Anant Ambani |
Engagement Date | 29 December 2022 [3]The Times of India
Note: Their engagement and Gol Dhana ceremony took place on 19 January 2023. [4]Vogue |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father– Viren Merchant (CEO of Encore Healthcare) Mother– Shaila Merchant (Businesswoman) |
Siblings | Brother– None Sister– Anjali Merchant |
Other Relatives | Grandfather– Ajitkumar Gordhandas Merchant (Businessman) |
Favourites | |
Singer | Lady Gaga |
Film Series | Pirates of the Caribbean, Step Up |
TV Show(s) | The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds, Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory |
Video Game | Angry Bird |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Radhika Merchant
- Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Indian businessman Viren Merchant (CEO of Encore Healthcare) and Shaila Merchant. Radhika is engaged to Mukesh and Nita Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani.
- In 2016, Radhika became a member of the Encore Healthcare Board of Directors.
- In the same year, she interned at Cedar Consultants in Mumbai, where she worked on presentations on Middle East Market research for budding businesses in established markets such as the Taxi service market. In this capacity, she also consolidated marketable data reports on the Banking industry in India and worldwide, meanwhile working on a market report for a non-existent industry estimating bottom-up and top-down data.
- She has also interned at Desai & Diwanji, Law Point, and Priyadarshani Academy.
- In 2017, she joined the private luxury villas chain Isprava as a sales executive.; Isprava Group is a luxury home developer backed by Nadir Godrej, Anand Piramal, and Dabur’s Burman family.
- In 2018, she gained media attention just after Isha Ambani’s engagement, when her picture with Anant Ambani surfaced on the internet.
She attended the marriage functions of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal, as well as Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta. At Isha Ambani’s ring ceremony, she was seen performing on the song ‘Ghoomar’ from Padmaavat (2018), alongside Shloka Mehta and Isha Ambani.
There were rumours that Anant and Radhika got engaged and that they were expecting to get married soon, but a Reliance spokesperson cleared the air, denying all the reports and calling them baseless.
- She is also known to be an animal lover and animal activist.
- She took training in the Indian classical dance form Bharatnatyam from Guru Bhavana Thakar at Shree Nibha Arts. In June 2022, the Ambanis hosted a lavish ceremony for Radhika’s Arangetram, the debut on-stage performance of a former student of Indian classical dance that marks the end of his/her formal classical dance training. The ceremony was held at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai.
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- She is occasionally spotted consuming alcoholic beverages with friends and family.
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