Savita Kovind
Savita Kovind has been the First Lady of India since 25 July 2017. She is the wife of the 14th and current President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. She was Chief Section Supervisor in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited before retiring in 2005.
Savita Kovind | |
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Kovind in 2017 | |
First Lady of India | |
Assumed role 25 July 2017 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Second Lady | Usha Naidu |
Preceded by | Suvra Mukherjee |
First Lady of Bihar | |
In role 16 August 2015 – 20 June 2017 | |
Governor | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Sudha Tripathi |
Succeeded by | Sudha Tripathi |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi |
Early life
Kovind's parents originally lived near Lahore in present-day Pakistan and moved to India post partition and settled in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. She is a former employee in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). She started her career in MTNL as a telephone operator. Gradually she got promoted to the post of Chief Section Supervisor. But in 2005, she took a voluntary retirement.[1]
As a First Lady
Kovind became the first lady on 25 July 2017 after nearly 2 years of vacancy since the last first lady died in office. India's first spouses act as the official hosts of Rashtrapati Bhavan.[2]
Social work
During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Kovind stitched face masks to be distributed at numerous shelter homes in New Delhi.[3]
References
- "जानिए, क्या काम करते हैं रामनाथ कोविंद के बेटे और बहू". hindi.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Savita Kovind enters Rashtrapati Bhavan, but India's First Ladies are yet to make a mark". The Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks for Delhi shelter homes. Viral photo". India Today. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by Sudha Tripathi |
First Lady of Bihar 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by Sudha Tripathi |
Vacant Title last held by Suvra Mukherjee |
First Lady of India 2017–present |
Incumbent |