Riddhima Bahl
Riddhima Bahl is Shaurya Bahl's mother, based in Dubai, UAE. She is an HR and organisational development professional with 20+ years of experience and the founder of her own consulting firm.
Career
Riddhima is the Founder and Managing Partner of SIVANA ("Enriching Lives"), a management consulting firm focused on HR and people strategy, which she has run since 2011. She is also the founder of ARC, a newer venture in Dubai.
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in Human Resources across financial services, retail, and consulting sectors
- Managing Partner at SIVANA since 2011
- Previous roles include:
- AVP Human Resource at Vision Investment Services Co. (SAOC) — Oman
- HR Business Partner at Emirates Leisure Retail (part of Emirates Group)
- Assistant Manager HR at HDFC Securities (India)
- Assistant Manager HR at A.K. Capital Services Ltd. (India)
Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management — Lala Lajpat Rai Academy of Management
- Bachelor of Commerce — University of Mumbai
Professional Focus
- Performance management, employee engagement, recruiting, employee relations
- HR strategy and consulting for organisations across MENA
- Entrepreneurship and supporting the startup ecosystem in Dubai
The AI + Frnds Connection
Riddhima appears in one of Shaurya's AI + Frnds stories:
"This is my mom. She runs a business. She was paying developers $3,000 a month. For a website. And some automations. That's it. I sat with her for two hours. Showed her how to use AI to build the whole thing herself. She's 42 years old. Never coded a day in her life."
This story became one of the most powerful examples in Shaurya's message about AI democratizing building.
Ecosystem Connections
- Active participant and co-organiser of IgKnighted, a Dubai-based fintech pitch event
- Connected to the UAE entrepreneurship and founder community through her consulting work
Relevance to Shaurya
Riddhima's entrepreneurial path — building her own consulting firm and running it independently for 15+ years in Dubai — is a clear influence on Shaurya's own disposition toward building independently. The Bahl household has two entrepreneurially-minded parents, both embedded in the Dubai professional ecosystem.