Jyothi Aswani is Managing Partner of the Textile and lifestyle Division of The Presteege Lachmandas Group. The Presteege Lachmandas Group is a family run group and specializes into FMCG, Textile Retailing and Distribution with partnership with several leading players including ITC, Raymond, Amway, Color plus, Bombay Dyeing and a couple of self started ventures namely Priceless-The Factory Outlet and My Kingdom- The Family Lifestyle Store. Her key achievements include being a vice president for Inner Wheel Club, CC Toastmasters International Cochin & ex Chairperson, Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women’s Forum. She also is the convener for TiE Kerala’s SIG women entrepreneurs. She has been a frequent contributor to various business magazines and has also conducted cookery shows on Malayalam Manorama & Amritha T.V. She is the winner of Women’s achievement award from Ernakulam Women’s Association and is successful home-maker. Apart from this she has also been interviewed by various T.V Channels. Originally from Kanpur, settled into Cochin in 1979 after marrying Deepak Aswani. She is a B.A. in TEXTILE MANUFACTURING AND HOME SCIENCE and a mother of 2 sons who are currently part of the Family Business. Her hobbies and topic of interests are Food, Nutrition, Fitness, Reading, Yoga, Travelling