Douraya Goulamhoussen—Entrepreneur from Madagascar

Born in Madagascar, Douraya Goulamhoussen comes from a Gujarati family that left India many decades ago. She finished her studies in France and started her career in the finance industry until her marriage led her to Mumbai where her husband was working for a French bank.

During two years, she enjoyed a glamorous life and got inspired to create Dhoomzone, an event management company proposing parties, marriage or corporate events with an Indian theme. There were already some competitors in France but she added an important component often forgotten between the food, the dress and the dance: the decoration.

She is taking idea from Indian famous marriage or cinema festival to design the decoration. She is already thinking to next step: she wants to create and produce a dance show. If it’s not difficult to find talented dancers in France, she prefers to work with a choreographer from India and hope to find one during her coming visit to Mumbai.