Savita Kovind
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Savita Kovind | |
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First Lady of Bihar | |
In office 16 August 2015 – 20 June 2017 | |
Governor | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Sudha Tripathi |
Succeeded by | Sudha Tripathi |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 April 1952 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Government worker |
Savita Kovind (born 15 April 1952) is a former Indian government servant who served as the former First Lady of India from 2017 - 2022. She is the wife of the
Early life
Savita Kovind was born on 15 April 1952.[1] Her 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 voluntary retirement.[2]
Personal life
Savita Devi married
First Lady of Bihar (2015–2017)
Savita Devi served as the First Lady of Bihar from 16 August 2015 to 20 June 2017 during Ramnath Kovind's Governorship.
First Lady of India (2017–2022)
Kovind assumed the role of
Covid-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Kovind stitched face masks to be distributed at numerous shelter homes in New Delhi, in order to promote mask usage.[4] She also helped prepare meals to be sent to the traditional community kitchen of Gurdwara Rakab Ganj.[5]
State visits
She accompanied the president on various state visits.
References
- ^ "രാജ്യത്തിനായി മാസ്ക് തുന്നി പ്രഥമ വനിത; രാഷ്ട്രപതി ഭവനും പ്രതിരോധം തുന്നുമ്പോൾ" [First lady sews mask for country; When the Rashtrapati Bhavan also puts up a defense]. Manora (in Malayalam). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2023.