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	\| birth_place = [[~~Jessore District~~]], [[Bengal Presidency\|Bengal]], [[British Raj\|British India]] ~~(present-day [[Jessore District]], [[Khulna Division]], [[Bangladesh]])~~		\| birth_place = [[Narail]], [[Bengal Presidency\|Bengal]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
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	'''Suvra Mukherjee''' (17 September 1940 – 18 August 2015) was a [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of India\|First Lady of India]] serving from the year 2012 until her death in 2015.		'''Suvra Mukherjee''' (17 September 1940 – 18 August 2015) was the [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of India\|First Lady of India]] serving from the year 2012 until her death in 2015.

	==Early and personal life==		==Early and personal life==
	Mukherjee was born on 17 September 1940 in [[Jessore District]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now in [[Bangladesh]] ),<ref>{{Cite web\|title = President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra passes away\|url = ~~http~~://www.deccanchronicle.com/150818/nation-current-affairs/article/president-pranab-mukherjees-wife-suvra-mukherjee-passes-away\|website = Deccan Chronicle\|date = 18 August 2015\|~~accessdate~~ = 19 October 2015}}</ref> and moved to [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] when she was 10 years old.<ref name="Zee">{{Cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/suvra-mukherjee-what-you-didnt-know-about-her_1648848.html\|title=Suvra Mukherjee: What you didn't know about President Pranab Mukherjee's wife\|date=19 August 2015\|accessdate=20 October 2015\|publisher=Zee News}}</ref> She married [[Pranab Mukherjee]] on 13 July 1957 and the couple had two sons and a daughter.<ref name="Zee" /> She held two master's degrees, in history and in political science{{Sfn\|Sabha\|2000\|p=379}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120725/jsp/bengal/story_15768118.jsp#.~~ViUZzSuYEsI~~\|title = Wife's Days As Teacher\|last = Jana\|first = Naresh\|date = 24 July 2012\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> and also taught history and English grammar during the early 1970s in [[Paschim Medinipur district\|West Midnapore]].<ref name=":0" />		Mukherjee was born on 17 September 1940 to a [[Bengali Brahmin]] family in [[Jessore District]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now in [[Bangladesh]] ),<ref>{{Cite web\|title = President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra passes away\|url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150818/nation-current-affairs/article/president-pranab-mukherjees-wife-suvra-mukherjee-passes-away\|website = Deccan Chronicle\|date = 18 August 2015\|access-date = 19 October 2015}}</ref> and moved to [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] when she was 10 years old.<ref name="Zee">{{Cite news\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/suvra-mukherjee-what-you-didnt-know-about-her_1648848.html\|title=Suvra Mukherjee: What you didn't know about President Pranab Mukherjee's wife\|date=19 August 2015\|accessdate=20 October 2015\|publisher=Zee News}}</ref> She married [[Pranab Mukherjee]] on 13 July 1957 and the couple had two sons and a daughter.<ref name="Zee" /> She held two master's degrees, in history and in political science{{Sfn\|Sabha\|2000\|p=379}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120725/jsp/bengal/story_15768118.jsp\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205621/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120725/jsp/bengal/story_15768118.jsp\|url-status = dead\|archive-date = 4 March 2016\|title = Wife's Days As Teacher\|last = Jana\|first = Naresh\|date = 24 July 2012\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> and also taught history and English grammar during the early 1970s in [[Paschim Medinipur district\|West Midnapore]].<ref name=":0" />

	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,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-pranab-mukherjees-wife-suvra-mukherjee-dies-at-74/articleshow/48524439.cms\|title=President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee dies at 74 \|accessdate=20 August 2015\|date=18 August 2015\|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> as well as being the founder of the [[Geetanjali]] Troupe, whose mission is to disseminate Tagore's philosophy through song and dance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-20/news/65667338_1_rabindranath-tagore-suvra-mukherjee-first-lady\|title = With Suvra Mukherjee's Demise, Gitanjali Troup Will Not Be the Same Again\|date = 20 August 2015\|accessdate=19 October 2015\|website = Economic Times\|last = Das\|first = Madhuparna}}</ref> The group often rehearsed in her home on Talkatora Road.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110228/jsp/business/story_13646403.jsp\|title = Mrs FM's aam-aadmi Tune\|last = Chowdhury\|first = Jayanta Roy\|date = 28 February 2011\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> She passed on her love of classical dance to her daughter, [[Sharmistha Mukherjee]],<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/everyone-in-mumbai-delhi-seems-to-want-a-free-ticket/article5106133.ece\|title = Everyone in Mumbai, Delhi Seems to Want a Free Ticket\|last = Ramachandran\|first = Smriti Kak\|date = 8 September 2013\|work = The Hindu\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> with whom she also occasionally performed.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110112/jsp/calcutta/story_13426607.jsp\|title = Dancer Who Happens to Be 'His' Daughter\|last = Das\|first = Mohua\|date = 12 January 2011\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> She was also a painter who participated in both group and solo exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://presidentofindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/PressRelease/1706/1_PROFILE_OF_FIRST_LADY_MRS_SUVRA_MUKHERJEE.pdf\|title = Profile of First Lady Mrs Suvra Mukherjee\|accessdate=19 October 2015\|website = President of India}}</ref>		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,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-pranab-mukherjees-wife-suvra-mukherjee-dies-at-74/articleshow/48524439.cms\|title=President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee dies at 74 \|accessdate=20 August 2015\|date=18 August 2015\|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> as well as being the founder of the [[Geetanjali]] Troupe, whose mission is to disseminate Tagore's philosophy through song and dance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-20/news/65667338_1_rabindranath-tagore-suvra-mukherjee-first-lady\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151003160113/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-20/news/65667338_1_rabindranath-tagore-suvra-mukherjee-first-lady\|url-status = dead\|archive-date = 3 October 2015\|title = With Suvra Mukherjee's Demise, Gitanjali Troup Will Not Be the Same Again\|date = 20 August 2015\|accessdate=19 October 2015\|website = Economic Times\|last = Das\|first = Madhuparna}}</ref> The group often rehearsed in her home on Talkatora Road.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110228/jsp/business/story_13646403.jsp\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110304223912/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110228/jsp/business/story_13646403.jsp\|url-status = dead\|archive-date = 4 March 2011\|title = Mrs FM's aam-aadmi Tune\|last = Chowdhury\|first = Jayanta Roy\|date = 28 February 2011\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> She passed on her love of classical dance to her daughter, [[Sharmistha Mukherjee]],<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/everyone-in-mumbai-delhi-seems-to-want-a-free-ticket/article5106133.ece\|title = Everyone in Mumbai, Delhi Seems to Want a Free Ticket\|last = Ramachandran\|first = Smriti Kak\|date = 8 September 2013\|work = The Hindu\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> with whom she also occasionally performed.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110112/jsp/calcutta/story_13426607.jsp\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619080635/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110112/jsp/calcutta/story_13426607.jsp\|url-status = dead\|archive-date = 19 June 2012\|title = Dancer Who Happens to Be 'His' Daughter\|last = Das\|first = Mohua\|date = 12 January 2011\|work = The Telegraph\|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> She was also a painter who participated in both group and solo exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://presidentofindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/PressRelease/1706/1_PROFILE_OF_FIRST_LADY_MRS_SUVRA_MUKHERJEE.pdf\|title = Profile of First Lady Mrs Suvra Mukherjee\|accessdate=19 October 2015\|website = President of India}}</ref>

	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.<ref name=Zee/>		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.<ref name=Zee/>

	== Death ==		== Death ==
			[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying homage at the mortal remains of Smt. Suvra Mukherjee, First Lady, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 18, 2015 (2).jpg\|thumb\|[[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] paying homage to the remains of [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of India\|First Lady]] Suvra Mukherjee at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]]]]
	Mukherjee died in a hospital in [[New Delhi]], India, aged 74. She had respiratory problems and was treated as a heart patient.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suvra-Mukherjee-President-Pranab-Mukherjees-wife-passes-away/articleshow/48524004.cms\|title= Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife, passes away\|accessdate=20 August 2015\|date=18 August 2015\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|first=Durgesh Nandan \|last=Jha}}</ref>		Mukherjee died in a hospital in [[New Delhi]], India, aged 74. She had respiratory problems and was treated as a heart patient.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suvra-Mukherjee-President-Pranab-Mukherjees-wife-passes-away/articleshow/48524004.cms\|title= Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife, passes away\|accessdate=20 August 2015\|date=18 August 2015\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|first=Durgesh Nandan \|last=Jha}}</ref>

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'''Suvra Mukherjee''' (September 17, 1940 – August 18, 2015) was the [[First Lady]] of [[India]] from 2012 until her death in 2015. She was the wife of Indian [[President of India|President]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] from 1957 until her death in 2015.

Mukherjee died of [[respiratory failure]] caused by [[lung cancer]] at a hospital in [[New Delhi]], India, aged 74.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suvra-Mukherjee-President-Pranab-Mukherjees-wife-passes-away/articleshow/48524004.cms Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife, passes away]</ref>

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