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{{Infobox First Lady
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name                = Suvra Mukherjee
| name                = Suvra Mukherjee
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| caption            = Mukherjee during the "At home" ceremony, 2012
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1940|9|17}}
| order1              = [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of India|First Lady of India]]
| birth_place        = [[Jessore District]], [[Bangladesh]]
| term_label1        = In role
| order1              = [[India|First Lady of India]]
| term_start1        = 25 July 2012
| term_start1        = July 25, 2012
| term_end1          = 18 August 2015
| term_end1          = August 17, 2015
| president1 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| predecessor1        = [[Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat]]
| predecessor1        = [[Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat]]
| successor1          = ''Vacant''
| successor1          = [[Savita Kovind]] (assumed role in 2017)
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[[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]].]]
 
'''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.
 
==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 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>


| death_date          = {{death date and age|2015|8|18|1940|9|17}}
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_place        = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| children            =
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| relations          =
| signature          =  
}}


'''Suvra Mukherjee''' (September 17, 1940 &ndash; 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.
== Death ==
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 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>
[[Narendra Modi]], the [[Prime Minister of India]] said: "... (she) will be remembered as a lover of art, culture and music. Her warm nature endeared her to everyone she met".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-condoles-the-passing-away-of-first-lady-mrs-suvra-mukherjee/|title=PM condoles the passing away of First Lady Mrs. Suvra Mukherjee|date=18 August 2015|accessdate=20 October 2015|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of India}}</ref> Her friend, [[Sheikh Hasina]], the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] who attended the funeral stated: "Bangladesh has lost a great friend and well-wisher with her passing away".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newagebd.net/149112/hasina-pays-tributes-to-suvra-mukherjee/|title= Hasina pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee|accessdate=20 October 2015|newspaper=Newage}}</ref>


==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Sabha|first=India Parliament Rajyya|title=Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MnKPAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat.}}


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Revision as of 18:08, 19 September 2021


Suvra Mukherjee
Mukherjee during the "At home" ceremony, 2012
First Lady of India
In role
25 July 2012 – 18 August 2015
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byDevisingh Ransingh Shekhawat
Succeeded bySavita Kovind (assumed role in 2017)
Personal details
Born(1940-09-17)17 September 1940
Jessore District, Bengal, British India (present-day Jessore District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh)
Died18 August 2015(2015-08-18) (aged 74)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Pranab Mukherjee
Children3, including Sharmistha Mukherjee and Abhijit Mukherjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage to the remains of First lady Suvra Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Suvra Mukherjee (17 September 1940 – 18 August 2015) was a First Lady of India serving from the year 2012 until her death in 2015.

Early and personal life

Mukherjee was born on 17 September 1940 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]

Death

Mukherjee died in a hospital in New Delhi, India, aged 74. She had respiratory problems and was treated as a heart patient.[11]

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India said: "... (she) will be remembered as a lover of art, culture and music. Her warm nature endeared her to everyone she met".[12] Her friend, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh who attended the funeral stated: "Bangladesh has lost a great friend and well-wisher with her passing away".[13]

References

  1. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra passes away". Deccan Chronicle. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Suvra Mukherjee: What you didn't know about President Pranab Mukherjee's wife". Zee News. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Sabha 2000, p. 379.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jana, Naresh (24 July 2012). "Wife's Days As Teacher". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee dies at 74". The Economic Times. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Das, Madhuparna (20 August 2015). "With Suvra Mukherjee's Demise, Gitanjali Troup Will Not Be the Same Again". Economic Times. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Chowdhury, Jayanta Roy (28 February 2011). "Mrs FM's aam-aadmi Tune". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, Smriti Kak (8 September 2013). "Everyone in Mumbai, Delhi Seems to Want a Free Ticket". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Das, Mohua (12 January 2011). "Dancer Who Happens to Be 'His' Daughter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Profile of First Lady Mrs Suvra Mukherjee" (PDF). President of India. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Jha, Durgesh Nandan (18 August 2015). "Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife, passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "PM condoles the passing away of First Lady Mrs. Suvra Mukherjee". Office of the Prime Minister of India. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hasina pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee". Newage. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

Bibliography

  • Sabha, India Parliament Rajyya (2000). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
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