JLW Apex

Anitha Suman Pirgal

सेवा · शिक्षा · समृद्धिસેવા · શિક્ષણ · સમૃદ્ધિ

Apex Convenor, JIIF & JPoint, JLW Apex (2024–26). Philanthropist, community leader and advisor, Bengaluru.

“A JLW membership should be the most precious gift a Jain family gives its women.”

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Portrait of Anitha Suman Pirgal
About

Two decades of service, one conviction: when a Jain woman is given a trusted platform, she builds, leads and gives back.

Anitha Suman Pirgal joined JITO at its inception in 2006 and has served the Ladies Wing in nearly every office, from Vice President of JIWO to Chairperson of JLW Bangalore, Mentor to JLW Bangalore North and South, and JLW Apex Convenor for two national verticals, JIIF and JPoint.

Her work has one thread: bringing professionalism to JLW, and opening programmes once reserved for a few to every Jain woman, in every city and town. Shark Angels, investor master classes, the She Mart marketplace and nationwide bulk-deal campaigns all began on her desk.

Outside JITO she is Managing Trustee of the S B Pirgal Charitable Trust, heads the Pirgal Aradhana Bhavan at Shankheshwar, runs an Indriya jewellery store, and advises the Fab Group across finance, real estate, student housing, energy and wealth.

Impact, 2024–26

What the work delivered

₹2.85 Cr+Deals facilitated for members in JPoint UTSAV 2025
₹61.8 LSaved by members through UTSAV bulk deals
362Women entrepreneurs onboarded to She Mart in six months
600+Women at the National Women’s Conclave, Chennai, with Shark Angels
₹35 LInvestor interest raised for women-led startups at Shark Angels
300+Participants per SmartHer Money investor session
200+At The Art of Pitching, Bengaluru, a national JIIF event
750M+Impressions for JPoint’s national campaign, 45+ newspapers
Watch

In action

Highlights of her work as JLW Apex Convenor.

JPoint highlights · 3:20 · YouTube
Short · YouTube
National initiatives

Programmes once reserved for a few, now open to every Jain woman

Feb 2025 · Chennai

Shark Angels at the National Women’s Conclave

Brought JIIF’s investor pitch format to the JLW national stage. Two women-led startups drew ₹35 lakh of investor interest.

2025 · Online

JIIF Master Class Series

Sessions on pitching, building a brand and becoming an angel investor, now a permanent library on JLW’s YouTube.

May 2025 · Bengaluru

The Art of Pitching, Shark Tank Way

A national event co-hosted with KKG Zone and both Bangalore chapters, with Bharat Oswal and women founders.

Sep–Dec 2025 · National

JPoint UTSAV 2025

Led JLW’s partnership in JITO’s festive campaign: Eze, Peps, Dyson, Audi, Indriya and more, ₹2.85 crore in deals.

Jan 2026 · Online

SmartHer Money

A national investor-education series for women with LXME’s Priti Rathi Gupta. 300+ joined a single session.

2026 · National

She Mart

Her idea: a digital marketplace on JPoint where homepreneurs become Shepreneurs, with master classes in branding, pricing and packaging.

Journey

Two decades with JITO

2026–28
Candidate, Chief Secretary, JLW ApexSeeking to serve JLW at the national level.
2024–26
Apex Convenor, JIIF & JPoint, JLW ApexMember, JLW Apex Committee and JIIF Working Committee.
2022–24
Mentor, JLW Bangalore North & South
2020–21
Chairperson, JLW BangaloreOutstanding Chapter award at Samiksha for the membership drive; Bangalore’s largest UDAAN, run through the lockdowns.
2018–20
Vice President, JLW Bangalore
2016–18
Treasurer, JLW Bangalore
2014–16
Vice President, JLW Bangalore
2009–11
Vice President, JLW (JIWO)The early women’s organisation of JITO.
2006
Joined JITO at its inceptionAlongside husband Suman Pirgal, a past Vice Chairman of JITO Bangalore.
Recognition

Awards & honours

Leadership Champion Award

JPoint

Outstanding Chapter Award

Samiksha · as Chairperson, JLW Bangalore

2021–22

Networking, Investment & Entrepreneurial Collaboration Award

JIIF

Recognition for Driving She Mart

JLW Apex

Citation for Growth & Economic Empowerment

JLW Bangalore North & South

Outstanding Contribution to JLW

JITO Ladies Wing

Beyond JITO

Philanthropy, enterprise & community

Managing Trustee, S B Pirgal Charitable TrustHealthcare, education and upliftment for underprivileged communities.
Head, Pirgal Aradhana Bhavan, ShankheshwarVaiyavach and seva for Sadhu-Sadhvis at the tirth.
Entrepreneur, Indriya (Aditya Birla Jewellery)Franchise store, opened from a JPoint partnership she built.
Advisor, Fab Group & Pirgal & Co.Finance, tax, real estate, student housing, energy and wealth management.
Past President, JCI Garden City BangaloreJunior Chamber International.
Advisory, Managing Committee, Bhartiya Jain SangathanBengaluru, 2024–26.
Member, FICCI FLO and RotaryWomen’s leadership and service networks.
Ladies Core Committee, Rajasthan Cosmo ClubBengaluru.
JITOFab RealtyThe Fab HostelsFab WealthIndriyaPirgal Aradhana BhavanJCI
Vision for JLW
A JLW membership: the most precious gift a Jain family gives its women.

As Chief Secretary, I will carry every JITO vertical to every woman, in every metro and tier-2 and tier-3 town: one calendar, monthly reporting, a mentoring circle for chapter Chairpersons, and a national leaderboard so chapters compete on impact. Financial and digital literacy, AI and cyber-safety, skills, sports, yoga and fitness for every member; a JLW Vihar Dham for Sadhu-Sadhvis and girls’ hostels under JLW; a Guinness record attempt with a nationwide UDAAN lifestyle exhibition; and international collaborations with JAINA and United Nations Women.

SevaShikshaEconomic EmpowermentGlobal Networking
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Invitations, ideas & requests

Chapter invitations, programme ideas, speaker requests or a word of support. Every message reaches Anitha ji directly and is answered personally.

Contact

Let’s build together

anitha@pirgal.com Bengaluru, India