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Known to keep a low-profile, India's President-designate Droupadi Murmu has overcome several personal tragedies in her life. The soft spoken tribal leader from Odisha's Rairangpur lost her husband, two sons, mother and brother in just six years between 2009-2015. Born on June 20, 1958, in a simple Santhal tribal family, Murmu completed her Bachelor's degree in Arts from Bhubaneswar's Ramadevi Women's College in Bhubaneswar. She then served as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department in Odisha government. She was also an honorary assistant teacher in the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur. Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu and had three children -- two sons and a daughter -- with him. According to news reports, one of her sons, Laxman Murmu (25), died in 2009. Her second son passed away in a road accident a few years later in 2012. Two years later, Murmu faced another personal loss as her husband passed away due to cardiac arrest. Murmu's daughter Itishree works at UCO bank in Odisha. She got married to Ganesh Hembram, who is a rugby player, in 2015. They have a little daughter. "Rugby has a lot of scope in future. I have already devoted my life to the sport. So, there is no question joining politics or any other field now," Hembram had told reporters in 2015 when Murmu was sworn-in as Jharkhand Governor. Believed to be deeply spiritual, Murmu is a keen practitioner of the meditation techniques of the Brahma Kumaris, a movement she embrac...

Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, was named the NDA’s candidate for the presidential polls next month. According to reports, Murmu, 64, is a former Jharkhand governor and will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post if she is elected. Born on June 20, 1958 in Baidaposi village of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Murmu belongs to Santhal ethnic group. As per reports her father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, and grandfather were the village headmen under the Panchayati Raj System. She graduated from the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. She started as a teacher before entering State politics in 1997 as the councillor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. The same year, she was declared the VP of BJP’s Scheduled Tribes (ST) Morcha. Over the next decade, she held several leading roles within the BJP, including the State president of the ST Morcha and the BJP district president of Mayurbhan. In 2015, she became the first tribal Governor of Jharkhand and completed her five-year term. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed her after she was named the BJP-led NDA candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Here is what he said: Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji has devoted her life to serving society and empowering the poor, downtrodden as well as the marginalised. She has rich administrative experience and had an outstanding gubernatorial tenure. I am confident she will be a great President of our nation.— Narendra Modi (...

New Delhi: India becomes witness to the historic oath-taking ceremony of its first Tribal woman President. Droupadi Murmu, is a teacher-turned politician who hails from the state of Odisha. The 64-year-old tribal leader was named as the NDA’s presidential candidate on on June 21, 2022. She contested against the joint-opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha. She won by a massive margin and has now taken oath as the second-woman President of India. Droupadi Murmu’s Early Life Droupadi Murmu was born on June 20, 1958. She was born in Uparbeda area of Myurbhanj district in the state of Odisha. She was born into the Santhal community to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She was born into one of the most remote and underdeveloped districts in the country. However, the roots of public service was deeply rooted in her family. Her brother, father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj system. Droupadi Murmu went on to marry Shyam Charan Murmu who was a banker by profession. The couple had two sons and a daughter, Itishri Murmu. She lost her husband in 2014 and both her sons. Droupadi Murmu’s Education and Teaching Career However, working against the odds that life threw at her, she went on to pursue her education. She graduated in Arts from the Ramadevi Women’s College in Bhubneshwar. Droupadi Murmu has worked as a Junior Assistant in the Irrigation and Power department in the Odisha government. She has also worked as an honorary assistant teacher in Shri Aurobin...

Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, was named the NDA’s candidate for the presidential polls next month. According to reports, Murmu, 64, is a former Jharkhand governor and will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post if she is elected. Born on June 20, 1958 in Baidaposi village of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Murmu belongs to Santhal ethnic group. As per reports her father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, and grandfather were the village headmen under the Panchayati Raj System. She graduated from the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. She started as a teacher before entering State politics in 1997 as the councillor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. The same year, she was declared the VP of BJP’s Scheduled Tribes (ST) Morcha. Over the next decade, she held several leading roles within the BJP, including the State president of the ST Morcha and the BJP district president of Mayurbhan. In 2015, she became the first tribal Governor of Jharkhand and completed her five-year term. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed her after she was named the BJP-led NDA candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Here is what he said: Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji has devoted her life to serving society and empowering the poor, downtrodden as well as the marginalised. She has rich administrative experience and had an outstanding gubernatorial tenure. I am confident she will be a great President of our nation.— Narendra Modi (...

Known to keep a low-profile, India's President-designate Droupadi Murmu has overcome several personal tragedies in her life. The soft spoken tribal leader from Odisha's Rairangpur lost her husband, two sons, mother and brother in just six years between 2009-2015. Born on June 20, 1958, in a simple Santhal tribal family, Murmu completed her Bachelor's degree in Arts from Bhubaneswar's Ramadevi Women's College in Bhubaneswar. She then served as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department in Odisha government. She was also an honorary assistant teacher in the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur. Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu and had three children -- two sons and a daughter -- with him. According to news reports, one of her sons, Laxman Murmu (25), died in 2009. Her second son passed away in a road accident a few years later in 2012. Two years later, Murmu faced another personal loss as her husband passed away due to cardiac arrest. Murmu's daughter Itishree works at UCO bank in Odisha. She got married to Ganesh Hembram, who is a rugby player, in 2015. They have a little daughter. "Rugby has a lot of scope in future. I have already devoted my life to the sport. So, there is no question joining politics or any other field now," Hembram had told reporters in 2015 when Murmu was sworn-in as Jharkhand Governor. Believed to be deeply spiritual, Murmu is a keen practitioner of the meditation techniques of the Brahma Kumaris, a movement she embrac...

New Delhi: India becomes witness to the historic oath-taking ceremony of its first Tribal woman President. Droupadi Murmu, is a teacher-turned politician who hails from the state of Odisha. The 64-year-old tribal leader was named as the NDA’s presidential candidate on on June 21, 2022. She contested against the joint-opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha. She won by a massive margin and has now taken oath as the second-woman President of India. Droupadi Murmu’s Early Life Droupadi Murmu was born on June 20, 1958. She was born in Uparbeda area of Myurbhanj district in the state of Odisha. She was born into the Santhal community to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She was born into one of the most remote and underdeveloped districts in the country. However, the roots of public service was deeply rooted in her family. Her brother, father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj system. Droupadi Murmu went on to marry Shyam Charan Murmu who was a banker by profession. The couple had two sons and a daughter, Itishri Murmu. She lost her husband in 2014 and both her sons. Droupadi Murmu’s Education and Teaching Career However, working against the odds that life threw at her, she went on to pursue her education. She graduated in Arts from the Ramadevi Women’s College in Bhubneshwar. Droupadi Murmu has worked as a Junior Assistant in the Irrigation and Power department in the Odisha government. She has also worked as an honorary assistant teacher in Shri Aurobin...