Ashni Biyani (Kishore Biyani’s Daughter) Age, Biography, Husband, Family, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Ashni Biyani
Profession	Entrepreneur
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 152 cm in meters- 1.52 m in feet inches- 5’
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1985
Age (as of 2024)	39 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
School	Queen Mary School, Mumbai, India
College(s)/Institute(s)	Srishti School of Art, Design & Tech, Bangalore, India Parsons School of Design, New York, United States Stanford Graduate School of Business, California
Educational Qualification(s)	A Degree in Art and Design from Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology in 2006 A course on Scenario Planning from Parsons School of Design in New York A course in General Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business in California
Family	Father- Kishore Biyani (Future Group’s founder) Mother- Sangita Rathi Brother- Not Known Sister- Avni
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Marwari)
Hobbies	Painting, Reading, Listening to Music, Travelling
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Husband/Spouse	Viraj Didwania (Vedanta Group chairman, Anil Agarwal’s nephew)
Marriage Date	Year, 2009
Children	Son- None Daughter- 1
Money Factor
Net Worth	$2.73 billion (as in 2017)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashni Biyani

• Does Ashni Biyani smoke?: Not Known

• Does Ashni Biyani drink alcohol?: Not Known

• She was born as the eldest daughter of Future Group founder Kishore Biyani in Mumbai.

• She grew up in a Marwari joint family.

• Ashni grew up seeing her father establish the Future Group across India.

• Even as a class 9 student, Ashni would sit in her father’s business meetings without saying anything.

• When Pantaloon opened in the mid-1990s, she remembers being intrigued by people coming in cars or autos to the store. 

• After graduating from Bengaluru’s Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Ashni went to New York to pursue a course on Scenario Planning at Parsons School of Design followed by a course in general management at Stanford Graduate School of Business in California.

• Back to India, her early assignment was her involvement in Holii, a fashion accessory brand, where she worked on designing the product. 

• With 17 million square feet of retail space across 90 cities, Pantaloon is the single largest retailer in India. Ashni, for her part, has directly been involved in setting up 18 such Big Bazaars. 

• In 2011, when the Future Group turned into a separate entity- Future Ideas, Ashni became its director.

• Ashni works with an 11-member team comprising sociologists, mythologists, and anthropologists to demystify customer behaviour.

• Here’s a conversation with Biyani Sisters: