India, May 5 -- The 2026 Met Gala just wrapped up, and quite a few fashion-forward folks left a lasting impression on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's grand staircase. From Karan Johar's breathtaking tribute to Raja Ravi Varma (courtesy of Manish Malhotra) to Isha Ambani being the perfect muse for Gaurav Gupta, the 2026 Met Gala saw it all. However, there was one name that truly stole the show, and it's not the one you might have expected. We, of course, are talking about Ananya Birla, heiress to the Birla empire, who grabbed a lot of eyeballs at the 2026 Met Gala.

Founder of Svatantra Microfin, a Mumbai-based non-banking finance company, and Ikai Asai, a luxury e-commerce platform, Ananya Birla has, in recent years, become a staple of p...