Ananya Birla (/əˈnænjə ˈbɜːrlə/, born 17 July 1994) is an Indian singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla, an Indian industrialist and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerate corporations in India.In 2016, Birla signed with Universal Music India and released her debut single, "Livin The Life".After topping the charts with her first song, she released her second single "Meant To Be" which was certified platinum by IMI in December 2017.Ananya is the first Indian artist with an English language single to go platinum. 　　Ananya is the founder of Svatantra Microfin, a company that provides microfinance to women in rural India. Ananya is also the founder of CuroCarte and cofounder of Mpower. Birla has received awards for her work and entrepreneurship, including the ET Panache Trendsetters of 2016 award for Young Business Person.