Dr. Shikha Sharma is a renowned Indian nutritionist and the founder of Shikha’s Nutri Health.
Wiki/Biography
Dr. Shikha Nehru Sharma was born in Kashmir. She attended Modern School, Vasant Vihar, Delhi. She completed her MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
She was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Not much information is available about her personal life.
Profession
She started her career as a junior doctor at GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi. In 1995, she started her own business but it failed. In 1998, she started her own company again, “NutriHealth Systems”, with an aim to provide nutritional consultancy services.
Dr Shikha Sharma in her office
In 2016, she received Rs 12 crore in funding from Singaporean firm One Health Ventures and her company was renamed Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth. In an interview, Dr Shikha said,
I want to establish the company as the most trusted name in healthcare and establish a brand for technological innovation in the space. Our goal is to become the leading player in nutrition consultancy in India – a one-stop shop for all nutrition consultancy and research in India.”
Later, she partnered with Deloitte India to secure more funding.
Awards and Honors
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry presents Women Achievers Award
- Received the Women Achievement Award from the Bharat Nirman Society
- Preventive Healthcare Award from Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Union Health Minister of India
- India Today’s Top 50 Young Achievers in India
Dr. Shikha Sharma received the award
Facts/Trivia
- She has appeared on various TV stations including NDTV, CNBC, India TV, ABP News and Samay Live to create awareness about health and wellness.
- She has been writing a weekly column for the Hindustan Times for more than a decade.
- She has published several books such as Are You Satisfying Hunger or Emotions, 101 Weight Loss Tips, and The Weight Loss Diet.
- Her favorite books were Henry Ford’s “The Man Who Built the Model T” and Lee Iacocca’s autobiography.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education