India’s richest man has started the wedding celebrations of his youngest son Anant Ambani and ‘soon-to-be’ daughter-in-law Radhika Merchant. From global tech CEOs to industry stalwarts and from A-list pop singers to B-town celebrities, a host of big names attended the three-day extravaganza hosted by billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Ananth, 28, who also serves as a director on the boards of several Reliance-owned companies, is expected to marry Merchant, 29, the daughter of an industrialist, on July 12. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant have been engaged to each other since January last year.
Radhika Merchant is the younger daughter of Viren Merchant and Shaila Merchant, founders and owners of Encore Healthcare. Radhika’s father is the CEO of Encore Healthcare and also a board member of steel manufacturing company APL Apollo Tubes, while her mother Shaila is the director of Encore Healthcare.
Radhika’s elder sister, Anjali Merchant, is married to Akash Mehta, a businessman and partner at EY.
Radhika Merchant did her schooling from Cathedral and John Connon School, Ecole Mondiale World School. Radhika also received the International Baccalaureate Diploma from BD Somani International School.
Radhika Merchant is a graduate in Political Science from New York University.
After returning to India, Radhika Merchant joined Isprava, a luxury real estate company. After working for a year, she moved to Encore Healthcare.
She has also received training in Bharatnatyam dance style. In June 2022, Radhika Merchant presented her ‘Arangetram’ (debut stage performance) at Jio World Centre, Mumbai.
Her areas of interest include animal welfare, civil rights, economic empowerment, education, health, human rights and social service.
Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani are childhood friends. According to media reports, Radhika used to visit Ambani’s house often. She also attended Isha Ambani’s wedding with Anand Piramal in 2018 and Akash-Shloka’s wedding in 2019. Mint could not independently verify the report.