Chairperson of JSPL Foundation

Shallu Jindal is the Chairperson of JSPL Foundation and is spearheading the CSR initiatives of Jindal Steel & Power Limited, a leading steel company in India. She is a renowned Kuchipudi dancer and has performed with much acclaim and alacrity, both nationally and internationally at various venues across India and abroad. She has been awarded extensively for her contribution to the field of Kuchipudi.

She served as a Non–Executive Director to Jindal Steel & Power Limited.

She has been honored with the 2nd Aaadhi Aabadi Women Achievers Award, the ‘Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award’ for her outstanding achievements in the field of Indian classical dance (Kuchipudi) and contribution in the field of art and culture,
education and community development and Rex Karmaveer Puraskaar – ‘artist for change’ for her outstanding services and achievements in the field of Indian Classical Dance (Kuchipudi).

This award also marked her contributions towards social activities through the field of art and culture, education and community development. She has been honored with ‘Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award’, ‘Devdasi National Award’, Kalashree Samman from Gandharv Kala Parishad, and most recently in 2019 she was honored with the Aeklavya Award for excellence in Kuchipudi awarded at the prestigious Victoria Theatre, Singapore.

Facilitating holistic community development

She focuses on facilitating holistic community development through various CSR interventions in the operative geographies of JSPL and its subsidiaries. Working towards educating for better mind, making education accessible to the under-privileged, women empowerment and working for the deprived sections of the society are issues which have always been close to her heart.

Awards and recognitions

She has been recognized and awarded nationally and internationally for her in-depth works of social change and development through CSR activities. Her most recent awards in CSR include Golden Peacock Award for Social cultural Leadership at London in 2019, Mahatma Award 2019 for CSR Excellence and social good, FICCI CSR award 2019 for women empowerment, Women Achiever’s Award by ASSOCHAM, Grow Care India CSR award in platinum category, India CSR Award for project of the decade, development of enterprise and community initiative; to name a few.

Flag Foundation of India

She is Vice-President of the Flag Foundation of India and has initiated various creative ventures.

Books

She has compiled books like ‘Tiranga’ , ‘My Life My Words’ and Freedom. She has authored her first book for children titled ‘India: An Alphabet Ride’.

Association with National Bal Bhawan

She is the former chairperson of National Bal Bhawan and was also the Founder President of Young FICCI Ladies Organization.

Founder of Jindal Art Institute 

In 2018, she founded the Jindal Art Institute in New Delhi with the aim of spreading far and wide the rich artistic heritage of India with the masses.

She is also Director on the Board of Miracle Foundation India.

Mrs. Shallu Jindal is the spouse of Naveen Jindal, Chairman of Jindal Steel & Power Limited.