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| − | '''Pratibha Patil''' (Jalgaon, Maharashtra | + | '''Pratibha Patil''' (born December 19, 1934, in Jalgaon, [[Maharashtra]]) is the [[president]] of [[India]]. She became the first woman to hold that office on July 25, 2007. Previously, she was governor of the state of [[Rajasthan]] (2004-07). |
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| + | Patil is a post-graduate in arts and law. Besides having been president of the Maharashtra Congress chapter, she is credited with establishing hostels for "working women" in Mumbai and New Delhi, an engineering college at Jalgaon for rural youth, a women's cooperative bank also at Jalgaon, and schools for poor children in Maharashtra. <ref>[http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/98-Pratibha-Patil-Biodata-Biography.aspx Biography]</ref> | ||
She is married to Devisingh Shekhawat, also a Congress Party politician (Married on 7th July, 1965). The couple have a son and a daughter. | She is married to Devisingh Shekhawat, also a Congress Party politician (Married on 7th July, 1965). The couple have a son and a daughter. | ||
Revision as of 17:21, June 18, 2011
Pratibha Patil (born December 19, 1934, in Jalgaon, Maharashtra) is the president of India. She became the first woman to hold that office on July 25, 2007. Previously, she was governor of the state of Rajasthan (2004-07).
Patil is a post-graduate in arts and law. Besides having been president of the Maharashtra Congress chapter, she is credited with establishing hostels for "working women" in Mumbai and New Delhi, an engineering college at Jalgaon for rural youth, a women's cooperative bank also at Jalgaon, and schools for poor children in Maharashtra. [1]
She is married to Devisingh Shekhawat, also a Congress Party politician (Married on 7th July, 1965). The couple have a son and a daughter.
She upset Islamic leaders by asking Indian women to abandon their head scarves.