Droupadi Murmu

About

Politician who became India's president in the year 2022. She is the first person from India's tribal communities to be elected president. In May of 2015, she became the first woman to serve as Governor of Jharkhand. She held the position until the year 2021 when she began her presidential campaign.

Before Fame

Before becoming a politician, she worked as a teacher and a clerk in the State Irrigation and Power Department.

Trivia

She wakes up every day at 3:30 am. She walks and does yoga prior to starting her daily activities. In September of 2022, she started a program to eradicate tuberculosis from India.

Family Life

Her husband Shyam Charan Murmu ​ ​ died in the year 2014. She has a daughter named Itishree Murmu with him. Her son Laxman died in the year 2009. Her son Sipun died in the year 2013.

Associated With

She was the second woman after Pratibha Patill to serve as India's president.