As a member of theApeejay SurrendraGroup—a conglomeratethat has interests in hotels,real estate, retail, andmore—Paul heads thechain of luxury hotels, ThePark. This year, beforethe pandemic, it filed foran IPO worth over ₹1,000crore, in order to retire its₹450-crore debt. Covid-19dealt a blow to the hospitality industry and Paul’shotel chain was hurt. Howwell she steers hercompany through thesechallenges is somethingtime will tell.