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'''Mridula Sinha''' (27 November 1942 – 18 November 2020) was an Indian writer and politician who served as [[Governor of Goa]] from August 2014 to October 2019. She was the first woman Governor of Goa.<ref name="Goa- App">{{cite news|title=PRESS COMMUNIQUE|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109069|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Press Information Bureau|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827082449/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109069#|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IE-App>{{cite news|title=Sheila Dikshit resigns; Kalyan Singh is new Governor of Rajasthan|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-government-finalises-governors-for-rajasthan-karnataka-goa-maharashtra/|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|agency=PTI|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827074228/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-government-finalises-governors-for-rajasthan-karnataka-goa-maharashtra/#|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=GoaNews-Bio>{{cite news|title=Mridula Sinha appointed Goa Governor|url=http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=5255|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Goa News|agency=Goa News Desk|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827165050/http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=5255#|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Mridula Sinha''' (27 November 1942 – 18 November 2020) was an Indian writer and politician who served as [[Governor of Goa]] from August 2014 to October 2019. She was the first woman Governor of Goa.<ref name="Goa- App">{{cite news|title=PRESS COMMUNIQUE|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109069|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Press Information Bureau|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827082449/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109069|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IE-App>{{cite news|title=Sheila Dikshit resigns; Kalyan Singh is new Governor of Rajasthan|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-government-finalises-governors-for-rajasthan-karnataka-goa-maharashtra/|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|agency=PTI|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827074228/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-government-finalises-governors-for-rajasthan-karnataka-goa-maharashtra/|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=GoaNews-Bio>{{cite news|title=Mridula Sinha appointed Goa Governor|url=http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=5255|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Goa News|agency=Goa News Desk|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827165050/http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=5255|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref>


Mridula Sinha was also a former president of [[BJP Mahila Morcha]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mridula-sinha-bjp-goa-governnor-death-7056122/</ref> She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] posthumously in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 |title=Padma Awards 2021 announced |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs | accessdate=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ram-vilas-paswan-mridula-sinha-among-five-padma-awardees-from-bihar/articleshow/80454517.cms | title=Ram Vilas Paswan, Mridula Sinha among five Padma awardees from Bihar | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Piyush Tripathi | date=25 January 2021 | accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>
Mridula Sinha was also a former president of [[BJP Mahila Morcha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mridula-sinha-bjp-goa-governnor-death-7056122/|title = Mridula Sinha, first woman Governor of Goa, passes away at 77|date = 19 November 2020}}</ref> She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] posthumously in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 |title=Padma Awards 2021 announced |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs | accessdate=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ram-vilas-paswan-mridula-sinha-among-five-padma-awardees-from-bihar/articleshow/80454517.cms | title=Ram Vilas Paswan, Mridula Sinha among five Padma awardees from Bihar | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Piyush Tripathi | date=25 January 2021 | accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mridula Sinha was born on 27 November 1942 in the [[village]] of Chhapra Dharampur Yadu in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]] state in [[India]]. Her father was Babu Chhabile Singh and her mother was Anupa Devi. She attended the local school in Chhapra and later studied at ''Balika Vidyapeeth,'' a residential school for girls in [[Lakhisarai district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140810/jsp/frontpage/story_18704283.jsp#.U_0LbGB0zIU |title=Balika Vidyapeeth |access-date=2014-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827171442/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140810/jsp/frontpage/story_18704283.jsp#.U_0LbGB0zIU#.U_0LbGB0zIU |archive-date=2014-08-27 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Mridula Sinha was born on 27 November 1942 in the village of Chhapra Dharampur Yadu in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]] state in India.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Her father was Babu Chhabile Singh and her mother was Anupa Devi. She attended the local school in Chhapra and later studied at ''Balika Vidyapeeth,'' a residential school for girls in [[Lakhisarai district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140810/jsp/frontpage/story_18704283.jsp#.U_0LbGB0zIU |title=Balika Vidyapeeth |access-date=2014-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827171442/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140810/jsp/frontpage/story_18704283.jsp#.U_0LbGB0zIU |archive-date=2014-08-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Shortly before she completed her bachelor's degree, Mridula's parents arranged for her to marry [[Ram Kripal Sinha]], who at that time was a college lecturer based in [[Muzaffarpur]] town, [[Bihar]].<ref name="Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine">{{Cite web|url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/people_posts/her-excellency/|title=Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> After marriage, Mridula continued her studies and took a post-graduate degree in [[Psychology]]. She then took a job as a lecturer in the Dr. S.K. Sinha Women's College in Motihari. Shortly afterwards, her husband received his doctorate degree. She left the job and started a school in Muzaffarpur where her husband was working in a college.<ref name="Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine"/>
Shortly before she completed her bachelor's degree, Mridula's parents arranged for her to marry [[Ram Kripal Sinha]], who at that time was a college lecturer based in [[Muzaffarpur]] town, [[Bihar]].<ref name="Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine">{{Cite web|url=https://www.harmonyindia.org/people_posts/her-excellency/|title=Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> After marriage, Mridula continued her studies and took a post-graduate degree in [[Psychology]]. She then took a job as a lecturer in the Dr. S.K. Sinha Women's College in Motihari. Shortly afterwards, her husband received his doctorate degree. She left the job and started a school in Muzaffarpur where her husband was working in a college.<ref name="Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Meanwhile, with encouragement from her husband, Mridula experimented with the short story format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entranceindia.com/people-india/smt-mridula-sinha/|title=ENTRANCEINDIA {{!}} Smt. Mridula Sinha {{!}} ENTRANCEINDIA|website=www.entranceindia.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was interested in cultural matters and village traditions. She wrote short stories on these topics and on folk tales that she gathered from the villages where she and her husband worked. Many of these stories were published in [[Hindi language]] magazines and were later compiled into a two-volume anthology named ''Bihar ki lok-kathayen'' ("folk-tales of Bihar"). She also wrote several novels and a biography of [[Queen Mother|Rajmata]] [[Vijayaraje Scindia]] titled ''[[Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi]].''  A film of the same name was later made based on this book.<ref name=IE-App />
Meanwhile, with encouragement from her husband, Mridula experimented with the short story format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entranceindia.com/people-india/smt-mridula-sinha/|title=ENTRANCEINDIA {{!}} Smt. Mridula Sinha {{!}} ENTRANCEINDIA|website=www.entranceindia.com|date=12 September 2017|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was interested in cultural matters and village traditions. She wrote short stories on these topics and on folk tales that she gathered from the villages where she and her husband worked. Many of these stories were published in [[Hindi language]] magazines and were later compiled into a two-volume anthology named ''Bihar ki lok-kathayen'' ("folk-tales of Bihar"). She also wrote several novels and a biography of [[Rajmata]] [[Vijayaraje Scindia]] titled ''[[Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi]].''  A film of the same name was later made based on this book.<ref name=IE-App />


Mridula initially helped her husband in reaching out to the women of the constituency during his campaigns for election to the district committee. She found that with her knowledge of local tradition and cultural nuances, she had a strong connect with the people, especially women. She developed a very strong interest and commitment for social welfare, although she had no interest in electoral politics and never contested any election. She was named [[Chairperson]] of Central Social Welfare Board.<ref>{{cite news
Mridula initially helped her husband in reaching out to the women of the constituency during his campaigns for election to the district committee. She found that with her knowledge of local tradition and cultural nuances, she had a strong connect with the people, especially women. She developed a very strong interest and commitment for social welfare, although she had no interest in electoral politics and never contested any election. She was named [[Chairperson]] of Central Social Welfare Board.<ref>{{cite news
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==Political career==
==Political career==


At this time, her husband was a cabinet minister in the Bihar state government.<ref name=App1>{{cite news|title=Want to Serve People: New Goa Governor Mridula Sinha|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Want-to-Serve-People-New-Goa-Governor-Mridula-Sinha/2014/08/26/article2399467.ece|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=The New Indian Express|agency=IANS|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830041858/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Want-to-Serve-People-New-Goa-Governor-Mridula-Sinha/2014/08/26/article2399467.ece#|archive-date=2014-08-30|url-status=live}}</ref> She was, until August 2014, a member of the national executive of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Executive - Bharatiya Janata Party|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/national-executive|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703103110/http://www.bjp.org/organisation/national-executive|archivedate=3 July 2014}}</ref> During the BJP's campaign for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]], she was in charge of the BJP Mahila Morcha (women's wing).<ref>{{cite news|title=Amit Shah is Uttar Pradesh in-charge of BJP, Om Mathur is Gujarat in-charge|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/05/19/amit-shah-is-uttar-pradesh-in-charge-of-bjp-om-mathur-is-gujarat-in-charge/|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Desh Gujarat|date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827093414/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/05/19/amit-shah-is-uttar-pradesh-in-charge-of-bjp-om-mathur-is-gujarat-in-charge/#|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 August 2014, she was appointed as the [[Governor of Goa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kamat|first=Prakash|date=2014-08-31|title=Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mridula-sinha-swornin-as-goa-governor/article6366894.ece|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
At this time, her husband was a cabinet minister in the Bihar state government.<ref name=App1>{{cite news|title=Want to Serve People: New Goa Governor Mridula Sinha|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Want-to-Serve-People-New-Goa-Governor-Mridula-Sinha/2014/08/26/article2399467.ece|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=The New Indian Express|agency=IANS|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830041858/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Want-to-Serve-People-New-Goa-Governor-Mridula-Sinha/2014/08/26/article2399467.ece|archive-date=2014-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was, until August 2014, a member of the national executive of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Executive - Bharatiya Janata Party|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/national-executive|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703103110/http://www.bjp.org/organisation/national-executive|archivedate=3 July 2014}}</ref> During the BJP's campaign for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]], she was in charge of the BJP Mahila Morcha (women's wing).<ref>{{cite news|title=Amit Shah is Uttar Pradesh in-charge of BJP, Om Mathur is Gujarat in-charge|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/05/19/amit-shah-is-uttar-pradesh-in-charge-of-bjp-om-mathur-is-gujarat-in-charge/|accessdate=26 August 2014|work=Desh Gujarat|date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827093414/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/05/19/amit-shah-is-uttar-pradesh-in-charge-of-bjp-om-mathur-is-gujarat-in-charge/|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 August 2014, she was appointed the [[Governor of Goa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kamat|first=Prakash|date=2014-08-31|title=Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mridula-sinha-swornin-as-goa-governor/article6366894.ece|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


Sinha was also appointed as an ambassador for the [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]], by the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Swachh-Bharat-PM-Modi-ropes-in-nine-people-including-Tendulkar-Salman-Khan-Baba-Ramdev/articleshow/44085909.cms# |title=Archived copy |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512151250/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Swachh-Bharat-PM-Modi-ropes-in-nine-people-including-Tendulkar-Salman-Khan-Baba-Ramdev/articleshow/44085909.cms# |archive-date=2015-05-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.narendramodi.in/pm-launches-swachh-bharat-abhiyaan/# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316220600/http://www.narendramodi.in/pm-launches-swachh-bharat-abhiyaan/# |archive-date=2015-03-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> During her tenure as Governor of Goa, she also adopted a cow and a calf at the Raj Bhavan for the purpose of daily worship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Cowshed-at-Raj-Bhavan-gets-a-cow/81231.html# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324203609/http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Cowshed-at-Raj-Bhavan-gets-a-cow/81231.html# |archive-date=2015-03-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/goa-governor-adopts-cow-for-daily-worship/article6615560.ece# |title=Archived copy |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126153912/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/goa-governor-adopts-cow-for-daily-worship/article6615560.ece# |archive-date=2014-11-26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Sinha was also appointed an ambassador for the [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]], by the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Swachh-Bharat-PM-Modi-ropes-in-nine-people-including-Tendulkar-Salman-Khan-Baba-Ramdev/articleshow/44085909.cms |title='Swachh Bharat': PM Modi ropes in nine people including Tendulkar, Salman Khan, Baba Ramdev - the Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512151250/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Swachh-Bharat-PM-Modi-ropes-in-nine-people-including-Tendulkar-Salman-Khan-Baba-Ramdev/articleshow/44085909.cms |archive-date=2015-05-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.narendramodi.in/pm-launches-swachh-bharat-abhiyaan/ |title=PM launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan &#124; Home &#124; www.narendramodi.in |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316220600/http://www.narendramodi.in/pm-launches-swachh-bharat-abhiyaan/ |archive-date=2015-03-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> During her tenure as Governor of Goa, she also adopted a cow and a calf at the Raj Bhavan for the purpose of daily worship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Cowshed-at-Raj-Bhavan-gets-a-cow/81231.html |title=Herald: Cowshed at Raj Bhavan gets a cow |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324203609/http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Cowshed-at-Raj-Bhavan-gets-a-cow/81231.html |archive-date=2015-03-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/goa-governor-adopts-cow-for-daily-worship/article6615560.ece |title=Goa Governor adopts cow for daily worship |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=2015-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126153912/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/goa-governor-adopts-cow-for-daily-worship/article6615560.ece |archive-date=2014-11-26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Controversies ==
Mridula Sinha's tenure as the governor of Goa was marked by controversies regarding her partisan decision to invite the BJP to form the government despite not being the largest party, her lavish lifestyle at the expense of the taxpayers and weakening the Right to Information law to stonewall queries regarding her expenditure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/goa-governor-rti-mercedes-raj-bhavan-lifestyle|title=A Cowshed and Rs 62 Lakh Mercedes: The Dual Face of Goa Governor Mridula Sinha|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>


==Literary contribution==
==Literary contribution==
<small>Source(s):<ref>{{Cite web|title=I want to do something special for Goa: Sinha|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/I-want-to-do-something-special-for-Goa-Sinha/77940|access-date=2020-11-18|website=oHeraldo}}</ref><ref name="Flip-Books">{{cite web|title=Books by Mridula Sinha|url=http://www.flipkart.com/author/mridula-sinha|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827071140/http://www.flipkart.com/author/mridula-sinha#|archive-date=2014-08-27|accessdate=26 August 2014|website=flipkart.com}}</ref><ref name="G-books">{{cite web|title=Books by Mridula Sinha|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Mridula+Sinha%22&gws_rd=ssl|accessdate=26 August 2014|website=books.google.com}}</ref></small>
<small>Source(s):<ref>{{Cite web|title=I want to do something special for Goa: Sinha|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/I-want-to-do-something-special-for-Goa-Sinha/77940|access-date=2020-11-18|website=oHeraldo}}</ref><ref name="Flip-Books">{{cite web|title=Books by Mridula Sinha|url=http://www.flipkart.com/author/mridula-sinha|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827071140/http://www.flipkart.com/author/mridula-sinha|archive-date=2014-08-27|accessdate=26 August 2014|website=flipkart.com}}</ref><ref name="G-books">{{cite web|title=Books by Mridula Sinha|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Mridula+Sinha%22&gws_rd=ssl|accessdate=26 August 2014|website=books.google.com}}</ref></small>


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* ''Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain'' (2015, Poetry) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain'' (2015, Poetry) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Aaurat aaviksit purush nahi hain'' (2015) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Aaurat aaviksit purush nahi hain'' (2015) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''chinta aur chintan ke inderdhanushyain rang'' by mridula sinha (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''chinta aur chintan ke inderdhanushyain rang'' by Mridula Sinha (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''India women new images on ancient foundation'' (2016) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''India women new images on ancient foundation'' (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''ya nari sarvbuteshu'' (2016) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''ya nari sarvbuteshu'' (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Relfications'' (2017) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Relfications'' (2017) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Ek Sahitya Tirth Sw lauthkar'' (2017) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
* ''Ek Sahitya Tirth Sw lauthkar'' (2017) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
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'''Films & TV adaptation''' : Mridula Sinha's work Like ''Jyon Mehendi Ko Rang'', a novel is adapted into a T.V Serial and short Story l "Dattak Pita" and autobiography on Vijayaraje scindia ''Rajpath se lok path par'' are made into feature films as ''Dattak'' and ''Ek thi Rani Aisi Bhi'' respectively. All her major literary works adapted in films and TV are by National awards winner film maker [[Gul Bahar Singh]].
'''Films & TV adaptation''' : Mridula Sinha's works such as the novel ''Jyon Mehendi Ko Rang'' has been adapted for a TV serial, with the short story "Dattak Pita" and the autobiography on Vijayaraje Scindia ''Rajpath se lok path par'' are made into feature films as ''Dattak'' and ''Ek thi Rani Aisi Bhi'' respectively. All her major literary works adapted for films and TV have been by the national award-winning film maker [[Gul Bahar Singh]].


===Translations into English===
===Translations into English===
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===Translations into Marathi===
===Translations into Marathi===
* ''Anutapt Lankeshwari'', a translation by Rajashree Khandeparkar<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prudentmedia.in/general/author-governormridula-sinhas-book-translated-in-marathi.html# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151839/http://www.prudentmedia.in/general/author-governormridula-sinhas-book-translated-in-marathi.html# |archive-date=2018-02-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Paritapt Lankeshwari'', a translation by Rajashree Khandeparkar<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prudentmedia.in/general/author-governormridula-sinhas-book-translated-in-marathi.html |title=Goa News, Latest Goa Breaking News & Live TV - Prudent Media |access-date=2018-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151839/http://www.prudentmedia.in/general/author-governormridula-sinhas-book-translated-in-marathi.html |archive-date=2018-02-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
* Sinha received an honorary doctorate by the [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University]] in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150715/jsp/bihar/story_31540.jsp#.VgWD1dLzrIU |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031920/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150715/jsp/bihar/story_31540.jsp#.VgWD1dLzrIU#.VgWD1dLzrIU |archive-date=2015-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goainfomedia.com/bihar-university-to-confer-honarary-d-litt-on-smt-mridula-sinha/# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926021504/http://www.goainfomedia.com/bihar-university-to-confer-honarary-d-litt-on-smt-mridula-sinha/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Sinha received an honorary doctorate by the [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University]] in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150715/jsp/bihar/story_31540.jsp#.VgWD1dLzrIU |title=Focus on true spirit of education |access-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031920/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150715/jsp/bihar/story_31540.jsp#.VgWD1dLzrIU |archive-date=2015-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goainfomedia.com/bihar-university-to-confer-honarary-d-litt-on-smt-mridula-sinha/# |title=BIHAR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|HONARARY}} D.LITT ON SMT. MRIDULA SINHA. – www.Goainfomedia.com |access-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926021504/http://www.goainfomedia.com/bihar-university-to-confer-honarary-d-litt-on-smt-mridula-sinha/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* She was conferred with Acharya Tulsi Kartritva Puraskar in 2017 by Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Mahila Mandal.
* She was conferred with Acharya Tulsi Kartritva Puraskar in 2017 by Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Mahila Mandal.
==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]


==References==
==References==
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Mridula Sinha
17th Governor of Goa
In office
26 August 2014 – 23 October 2019
Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar
Laxmikant Parsekar
Pramod Sawant
Preceded byOm Prakash Kohli
Succeeded bySatya Pal Malik
Personal details
Born(1942-11-27)27 November 1942
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, British India
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 77)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Ram Kripal Sinha

Mridula Sinha (27 November 1942 – 18 November 2020) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Governor of Goa from August 2014 to October 2019. She was the first woman Governor of Goa.[1][2][3]

Mridula Sinha was also a former president of BJP Mahila Morcha.[4] She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri posthumously in 2021.[5][6]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Mridula Sinha was born on 27 November 1942 in the village of Chhapra Dharampur Yadu in Muzaffarpur district in Mithila region of Bihar state in India.[citation needed] Her father was Babu Chhabile Singh and her mother was Anupa Devi. She attended the local school in Chhapra and later studied at Balika Vidyapeeth, a residential school for girls in Lakhisarai district.[7]

Shortly before she completed her bachelor's degree, Mridula's parents arranged for her to marry Ram Kripal Sinha, who at that time was a college lecturer based in Muzaffarpur town, Bihar.[8] After marriage, Mridula continued her studies and took a post-graduate degree in Psychology. She then took a job as a lecturer in the Dr. S.K. Sinha Women's College in Motihari. Shortly afterwards, her husband received his doctorate degree. She left the job and started a school in Muzaffarpur where her husband was working in a college.[8]

Career[edit | edit source]

Meanwhile, with encouragement from her husband, Mridula experimented with the short story format.[9] She was interested in cultural matters and village traditions. She wrote short stories on these topics and on folk tales that she gathered from the villages where she and her husband worked. Many of these stories were published in Hindi language magazines and were later compiled into a two-volume anthology named Bihar ki lok-kathayen ("folk-tales of Bihar"). She also wrote several novels and a biography of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia titled Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi. A film of the same name was later made based on this book.[2]

Mridula initially helped her husband in reaching out to the women of the constituency during his campaigns for election to the district committee. She found that with her knowledge of local tradition and cultural nuances, she had a strong connect with the people, especially women. She developed a very strong interest and commitment for social welfare, although she had no interest in electoral politics and never contested any election. She was named Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board.[10]

Political career[edit | edit source]

At this time, her husband was a cabinet minister in the Bihar state government.[11] She was, until August 2014, a member of the national executive of Bharatiya Janata Party.[12] During the BJP's campaign for 2014 general elections, she was in charge of the BJP Mahila Morcha (women's wing).[13] On 25 August 2014, she was appointed the Governor of Goa.[14]

Sinha was also appointed an ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.[15][16] During her tenure as Governor of Goa, she also adopted a cow and a calf at the Raj Bhavan for the purpose of daily worship.[17][18]

Literary contribution[edit | edit source]

Source(s):[19][20][21]

  • Ek thi rani aisi bhi (Short biography)
  • Nayi devyani (Novel)
  • Gharwaas (Novel)
  • Jyon mehandi ko rang (Novel)
  • Dekhan mein choten lagen (Stories)
  • Sita puni boli (Novel)
  • Yayavari ankhon se (Interviews)
  • Bihar ki lok kathayen -I (Stories)
  • Bihar ki lok kathayen-II (Stories)
  • Dhai beegha zameen (Stories)
  • Matr deh nahin hai aurat (Women liberation)
  • Nari na kathputli na udanpari (2014) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Apna jivan (2014) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Antim ichha (2014) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Paritapt Lankeshwari (2015)[22]
  • Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain (2015, Poetry) By Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Aaurat aaviksit purush nahi hain (2015) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • chinta aur chintan ke inderdhanushyain rang by Mridula Sinha (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • India women new images on ancient foundation (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • ya nari sarvbuteshu (2016) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Relfications (2017) by Yash Publications, New Delhi
  • Ek Sahitya Tirth Sw lauthkar (2017) By Yash Publications, New Delhi

Films & TV adaptation : Mridula Sinha's works such as the novel Jyon Mehendi Ko Rang has been adapted for a TV serial, with the short story "Dattak Pita" and the autobiography on Vijayaraje Scindia Rajpath se lok path par are made into feature films as Dattak and Ek thi Rani Aisi Bhi respectively. All her major literary works adapted for films and TV have been by the national award-winning film maker Gul Bahar Singh.

Translations into English[edit | edit source]

  • Flames of Desire[21]

Translations into Marathi[edit | edit source]

  • Paritapt Lankeshwari, a translation by Rajashree Khandeparkar[23]

Honours[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PRESS COMMUNIQUE". Press Information Bureau. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sheila Dikshit resigns; Kalyan Singh is new Governor of Rajasthan". Indian Express. PTI. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mridula Sinha appointed Goa Governor". Goa News. Goa News Desk. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mridula Sinha, first woman Governor of Goa, passes away at 77". 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ram Vilas Paswan, Mridula Sinha among five Padma awardees from Bihar". Piyush Tripathi. The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Balika Vidyapeeth". Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Her Excellency « Harmony Magazine". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "ENTRANCEINDIA | Smt. Mridula Sinha | ENTRANCEINDIA". www.entranceindia.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Governing Body, Social action through integrated work". SATHI. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ "Want to Serve People: New Goa Governor Mridula Sinha". The New Indian Express. IANS. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "National Executive - Bharatiya Janata Party". Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Amit Shah is Uttar Pradesh in-charge of BJP, Om Mathur is Gujarat in-charge". Desh Gujarat. 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  14. ↑ Kamat, Prakash (31 August 2014). "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "'Swachh Bharat': PM Modi ropes in nine people including Tendulkar, Salman Khan, Baba Ramdev - the Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "PM launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan | Home | www.narendramodi.in". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Herald: Cowshed at Raj Bhavan gets a cow". Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Goa Governor adopts cow for daily worship". The Hindu. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "I want to do something special for Goa: Sinha". oHeraldo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Books by Mridula Sinha". flipkart.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Books by Mridula Sinha". books.google.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Archived copy. ASIN 935186166X.
  23. ↑ "Goa News, Latest Goa Breaking News & Live TV - Prudent Media". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  24. ↑ "Focus on true spirit of education". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "BIHAR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER HONARARY [sic] D.LITT ON SMT. MRIDULA SINHA. – www.Goainfomedia.com". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Om Prakash Kohli
Additional Charge 		Governor of Goa
26 August 2014 - 2 November 2019 		Succeeded by
Satya Pal Malik



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