Roda Mistry Explained

Roda Mistry
Caption:Roda H. Mistry (Family photo, taken 29 Feb. 1996)
Birth Date:16 October 1928
Death Place:Hyderabad, India
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency:Andhra Pradesh
Term Start:1980
Term End:1986
Office1:Minister for Women and Child Welfare
of Andhra Pradesh
Term1:1970s
Office2:Minister of Tourism of Andhra Pradesh
Party:Indian National Congress
Children:2
Prior Term1:fff

Roda Homi Mistry (16 October 1928 – 8 June 2004) was an Indian politician and the founder of the Roda Mistry College of Social Work and Research Center[1] in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress.[2] [3] [4] [5] She was earlier the Minister for Women and Child Welfare and the Minister of Tourism[6] in the Andhra Pradesh state government.[7] [8] She died on 8 July 2006 in Hyderabad, India.[9] She was Zoroastrian. Her granddaughter,[10] Lylah M. Alphonse, is a U.S. journalist and the author of "Triumph Over Discrimination: The Life Story of Dr. Farhang Mehr."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RMCSW :: HOME. cswhyd.org. 2019-11-15.
  2. Web site: RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003 . . 22 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Women Members of Rajya Sabha . . 22 November 2017 . 147.
  4. Book: Lok Sabha Debates. 22 November 2017. 7 April 1986. Lok Sabha Secretariat.. 69–70.
  5. Book: Olivia Cox-Fill. For Our Daughters: How Outstanding Women Worldwide Have Balanced Home and Career. 22 November 2017. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-95199-3. 110–.
  6. Book: Not Available. India Whos Who 1984. 1984.
  7. Web site: Andhra Pradesh: Angry protests . . 31 October 1978 . 22 November 2017.
  8. News: What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction. Wecker. Menachem. 2016-03-27. The Atlantic. 2018-01-04. en-US.
  9. Web site: Roda Mistry. meherbabatravels jimdo page!. en-US. 2018-01-04.
  10. Web site: What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction. Wecker. Menachem. 2016-03-27. The Atlantic. en-US. 2019-11-15.

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