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Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant engaged to Radhika Merchant

Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant today got engaged to Radhika Merchant. The couple had a traditional roka ceremony at the Shrinathji Temple in Rajasthan’s Nathdwara.

Radhika Merchant is the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, CEO of a pharmaceutical major Encore Healthcare.

Anant is the younger son of Mukesh the Reliance chairman, will lead the company’s new energy business.

Mukesh Ambani threw an atengagement party at his house Antilia in Mumbai. Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji were among the invitees.

Anant and Radhika have known each other for a few years. In June, Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani hosted the arangetram ceremony of Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai. Arangetram is a dancer’s completion of their formal training in classical dance.

Anant completed his studies from Brown University in the USA and has since worked with Reliance industries in various key positions in such as member on the Boards of Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail Ventures. He currently leads the energy business of RIL.

Radhika is a graduate of New York University and serves as a Director on the Board of Encore Healthcare.

IN Bureau

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