New Delhi, March 15 -- HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has emerged as one of the wealthiest people in India and ranked as the richest woman in the nation after her father, Shiv Nadar, gifted her a stake in HCL Tech, Vama Delhi earlier this month.

According to Mint's earlier report, the billionaire founder of HCL Tech, Shiv Nadar, decided to gift his daughter 47 per cent of his stake in HCL Corporation and Vama Delhi as his succession plan.

As per the filing data, Malhotra will acquire a 44.17 per cent stake which was held by Vama Delhi and a 0.17 per cent stake from HCL Corp, making Malhotra the largest shareholder of HCL Corp. which gives her majority controlling powers in an Indian IT major.

With this shareholding ...