First president of independent india

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu addressing the nation after being sworn in as the 15th President of India stated that she was the first President to be born in independent India and was honoured to take charge at a time when the country is completing 75 years of Independence. In her first address to the country as President, Murmu, the first tribal and second woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional office said her elevation to the post is not only her own achievement but that of every poor of the country and is a reflection of the confidence of crores of Indians. “Johar! Namaskar! I humbly greet all my fellow citizens from this sacred Parliament, a symbol of the hopes, aspirations and rights of all the citizens of India. Your affection, trust and support will be my greatest strength in discharging my functions and responsibilities,” she said. “I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the MPs and all the members of the Legislative Assembly for being elected to the highest constitutional post of India. Your vote is an expression of the faith of crores of citizens of the country,” Murmu said. The 64-year-old former Jharkhand Governor was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India NV Ramanna in the Central Hall of Parliament today. She succeeds Ram Nath Kovind, whose five-year term ended on July 24. “Reaching the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor in India,” Murmu stated in her address. “It is the ...

Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth president of the country, serving from 1992 to 1997. He was appointed the governor of Andhra Pradesh in 1984. After elections in Punjab, in the wake of the Longowal-Rajiv accord between the prime minister and the Akali Dal president, Sharma was made the governor of Punjab in 1985. APJ Abdul Kalam India’s 11th president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam aka Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, was indeed one of the most successful and influential presidents of India. APJ Abdul Kalam's Birth is celebrated as the World Student's Day because of his untiring contribution to the world of teaching and he identified himself foremost in that role before anything else. Prathiba Patil Pratibha Patil was born on December 19,1934. The 12th President of India was the first ever female president of the country, who took her chair in the year 2007. Her political career has largely been described as long and low-key. A member of the Indian National Congress, Patil is the only woman to hold the office.

• v • t • e The The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of all members of both houses of the Parliament in accordance with the system of On 11 August List [ ] This list is numbered based on vice presidents elected after winning an Indian vice presidential election. The vice president of India does not represent any political party. The colors used in the table indicate the following: Vice President was a candidate of the Key • RES Resigned • † Died in office No Portrait Name Term of office Election Party 1 13 May 1952 13 May 1957 9years, 364days 13 May 1957 12 May 1962 2 13 May 1962 12 May 1967 4years, 364days 3 13 May 1967 3 May 1969 1year, 355days 4 31 August 1969 30 August 1974 4years, 364days 5 31 August 1974 30 August 1979 4years, 364days 6 31 August 1979 30 August 1984 4years, 365days 7 31 August 1984 24 July 1987 2years, 327days 8 3 September 1987 24 July 1992 4years, 325days 9 21 August 1992 24 July 1997 4years, 337days 10 21 August 1997 27 July 2002 4years, 340days 11 19 August 2002 21 July 2007 4years, 336days 12 11 August 2007 10 August 2012 9years, 364days 11 August 2012 10 August 2017 13 11 August 2017 10 August 2022 4years, 364days 14 11 August 2022 Incumbent 306days Statistics [ ] • ^ a b News Nation. 17 July 2017 . Retrieved 2 March 2019. • Jha, Jitesh (8 August 2017). Dainik Jagran. . Retrieved 2 March 2019. • Relhan, Vibhor (5 August 2017). . Retrieved 2 March 2019. • . Retrieved 2 March 2019. • The Times of India. 5 August 2017. ...

Sarojini Naidu was a prolific poet whose volumes of poetry included The Golden Threshold (1905), The Bird of Time (1912), and her collected poems, published as The Sceptred Flute (1928) and The Feather of the Dawn (1961). Sarojini Naidu, née Sarojini Chattopadhyay, (born February 13, 1879, Sarojini was the eldest daughter of Aghorenath Chattopadhyay, a Sarojini Naidu also led an active literary life and attracted notable Indian The Golden Threshold (1905), was followed by The Bird of Time (1912), and in 1914 she was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her collected poems, all of which she wrote in English, have been published under the titles The Sceptred Flute (1928) and The Feather of the Dawn (1961). This article was most recently revised and updated by

The first president of India, Rajendra Prasad was born on December 3, 1884. He held the office of the first President of India from 1950 to 1962. A political leader by profession and a lawyer by training, Prasad became a part of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement. He rose as one of the major leaders from the region of Bihar and a strong supporter of Mahatma Gandhi. Interestingly, Dr Prasad was also elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament. On his birth anniversary, here is a look at some of the interesting facts on the great leader: 1. Rajendra Prasad joined the Indian National Congress in 1911. He became a leader of the Bihar and Odisha region and supported Mahatma Gandhi in his movements. He has also been jailed several times, including his arrest during Salt Satyagraha Movement of 1931 and the Quit India Movement of 1942. 2. As a child, he was taught by a Maulavi (Muslim scholar), as his father wanted him to learn the Persian language, Hindi and arithmetic. During his education at the University of Calcutta as a postgraduate student of Economics, he stayed at the Eden Hindu Hostel in Calcutta. 3. In the year 1906, he played a major role in forming the Bihari Students Conference at the hall of Patna College. 4. A gold medalist, he completed his Doctorate in Law from Allahabad University in 1937. 5. Apart from being the first President ...