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Himani Chaudhary is the winner of the inaugural Kotak Alts Katalyst Award for India’s Best Financial Content Creator and was named in the 2025 Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List. She has been featured on national TV and in leading business publications on finfluencer regulation, mutual funds, tax and the Indian economy.

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Awards & recognition

Recognised nationally for financial education

Two independent honours for clear, credible and research-led personal finance content.

Uday Kotak presenting the Kotak Alts Katalyst Award 2026 to Himani Chaudhary
Winner10 March 2026

Kotak Alts Katalyst Award 2026

Named India’s Best Financial Content Creator at the inaugural Katalyst Awards by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers. The award was presented by Uday Kotak, Founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, for her series “Personal Finance & Major Finance Updates”, which the jury praised for its clarity, originality, research and focus on investor education over virality.

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Jury: Kunal Shah, Radhika Gupta, Ananth Narayan and Alpesh Shah. Evaluation process validated by EY.

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ListedJune 2025

2025 Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List

Named among India’s Most Followed Influencer Founders in the first edition of the list by Hurun India and Candere, which recognised 97 women shaping the Indian economy. Hurun highlighted The Financial Vines for simplifying investments, mutual funds and taxes for everyday investors.

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Influencer founders

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Followers at listing

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Women honoured

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As featured in

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On air

TV features

Panel appearances on NDTV discussing the Union Budget, finfluencer regulation and how to save and invest.

Budget 2023 specialEnglish

Decoding Budget 2023 through financial influencers

Panel discussionEnglish

Finance Minister warns against financial influencers on the internet. What it means

Budget India KaHindi

How to earn, how to save: social influencers share their view on NDTV

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Financial influencers come under SEBI, registration now required

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Press coverage

Expert quotes and features in national and international publications.

The Tribune

Mar 2026

Kotak Alts announces winner of the inaugural Katalyst Awards

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Yahoo Finance

Mar 2026

Himani Choudhary named Katalyst for the year, India’s Best Financial Content Creator, wins Rs 25 lakh

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Prittle Prattle News

Mar 2026

Financial literacy creators gain national spotlight as Kotak Alts crowns Himani Choudhary at Katalyst Awards

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The Economic Times

Jun 2025

Hurun India list: This 26-year-old with 5.5 million followers is India’s most followed woman influencer-founder

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Entrepreneur India

Jun 2025

Mrunal Panchal, Shraddha Kapoor, Radha Vembu and Devanshi Kejriwal lead the 2025 Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List

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Indiatimes

Jul 2025

Top Indian women influencers 2025: From Mrunal Panchal to Dolly Singh, leading divas in fashion, beauty & finance

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The Reel Stars

Jul 2024

Explore financial literacy with Himani Chaudhary

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The National News

Sep 2023

What JP Morgan’s bond index inclusion means for India and its economy

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The National News

Aug 2023

Is this the end of India’s golden age?

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The National News

Jun 2023

Will India regulate finfluencers as a rising number fail to adhere to the rules?

FinfluencersRead article

LiveMint

May 2023

Why multi-asset allocation fund should be a part of your portfolio

Mutual fundsRead article

LiveMint

May 2023

Mutual fund calculator: Monthly SIP required to accumulate a corpus of Rs 50 cr in 20 years

Mutual fundsRead article

LiveMint

Apr 2023

How debt investors can lower their higher tax liability by investing in hybrid funds

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LiveMint

Mar 2023

Should you buy debt mutual funds before March 31 to get indexation benefits?

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The Print

2023

How do you spot a fake finfluencer? Red flags include penny stocks, get-rich-quick schemes

FinfluencersRead article

ED Times

2023

How to spot a fake finance influencer

FinfluencersRead article

GoodReturns

2023

Why diversifying with large & mid-cap funds in a portfolio is important

Mutual fundsRead article

HerZindagi

2023

Money matters: The tax implications of sending Rakhi abroad

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HerZindagi

2023

Indian government will give you one crore for uploading your bills

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Ahmedabad Mirror

2023

MeraSapna.in makes history by awarding a luxurious apartment worth 75 lakhs

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Financial literacy isn’t just about money. It’s about freedom, self-sufficiency and the power to write your own future.
Himani Chaudhary, Founder

For journalists

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Himani is available for expert quotes, panels and interviews on:

  • Finfluencer regulation and SEBI rules
  • Mutual funds and SIP planning
  • Union Budget and tax changes
  • The Indian economy and markets
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