Suvra Mukherjee
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Suvra Mukherjee | |
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 Mukherjee during the "At home" ceremony, 2012 | |
| First Lady of India | |
| In role 25 July 2012 – 18 August 2015 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat (as First Gentleman) |
| Succeeded by | Savita Kovind (2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1940 |
| Died | 18 August 2015 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (including Sharmistha Mukherjee and Abhijit Mukherjee) |
Suvra Mukherjee (17 September 1940 – 18 August 2015) was the First Lady of India serving from the year 2012 until her death in 2015.
Mukherjee was born on 17 September 1940 to a Bengali Brahmin family in Jessore District of Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh ),[1] and moved to Calcutta when she was 10 years old.[2] She married Pranab Mukherjee on 13 July 1957 and the couple had two sons and a daughter.[2] She held two master's degrees, in history and in political science[3][4] and also taught history and English grammar during the early 1970s in West Midnapore.[4]
Mukherjee, was an accomplished singer and a vocalist of songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore, which are known as Rabindra Sangeet. She performed in his dance-dramas for many years in India, Europe, Asia and Africa,[5] as well as being the founder of the Geetanjali Troupe, whose mission is to disseminate Tagore's philosophy through song and dance.[6] The group often rehearsed in her home on Talkatora Road.[7] She passed on her love of classical dance to her daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee,[8] with whom she also occasionally performed.[9] She was also a painter who participated in both group and solo exhibitions.[10]
Mukherjee authored two books: Chokher Aloey is a personal account of her close interaction with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and Chena Achenai Chin is a travelogue recounting her visit to China. She also supported singer Kumar Sanu and released many of his musical albums related Rabindra Sangeet and religious music.[2]
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