President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51am. in New Delhi. She was 74.
Suvra Mukherjee, had been ill for some time. She was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening and had been brought to the hospital with a respiratory problem.
A heart patient, she had been kept in the intensive care unit.
About Suvra Mukherjee
- Suvra Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore (now in Bangladesh)
- She was married to Mr Pranab Mukherjee on July 13, 1957 and they have three children- Sharmistha Mukherjee, Abhijit Mukherjee and Indrajit Mukherjee.
- A graduate, she was an ardent fan of India's national poet, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. She was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet and performed in the poet's dance-dramas for many years not only in different parts of India, but also in Europe, Asia and Africa.
- Suvra was also highly talented painter who had many solo and group exhibitions to her credit.
- She had founded the Geetanjali Troupe to propagate Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophy as expressed through his songs and dance-dramas.
- She has written two books: Chokher Aloey which is a personal account of her close interaction with Indira Gandhi and Chena Achenai Chin - a travelogue recounting her visit to China.