Mridula Sinha

Mridula Sinha
17th Governor of Goa
In office
26 August 2014 – 23 October 2019
Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar
Laxmikant Parsekar
Pramod Sawant
Preceded byOm Prakash Kohli
Succeeded bySatya Pal Malik
Personal details
Born(1942-11-27)27 November 1942
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, British India
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 77)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseRam Kripal Sinha

Mridula Sinha (27 November 1942 – 18 November 2020) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Governor of Goa from August 2014 to October 2019. She was the first woman Governor of Goa.[1][2][3]

Mridula Sinha was also a former president of BJP Mahila Morcha.[4] She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri posthumously in 2021.[5][6]

  1. ^ "PRESS COMMUNIQUE". Press Information Bureau. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Sheila Dikshit resigns; Kalyan Singh is new Governor of Rajasthan". Indian Express. PTI. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Mridula Sinha appointed Goa Governor". Goa News. Goa News Desk. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Mridula Sinha, first woman Governor of Goa, passes away at 77". 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ram Vilas Paswan, Mridula Sinha among five Padma awardees from Bihar". Piyush Tripathi. The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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