Sudesh Dhankhar Explained

Sudesh Dhankhar
Office:Second Lady of India
Vicepresident:Jagdeep Dhankhar
Predecessor:Usha Naidu
Termstart:11 August 2022
Alma Mater:Banasthali Vidyapith
Children:Kamna Dhankhar
Office1:First Lady of West Bengal
Termend1:18 July 2022
Termstart1:30 July 2019
Governor1:Jagdeep Dhankhar
Predecessor1:Sudha Tripathi
Successor1:Lakshmi Bose
Residence:Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi

Sudesh Dhankhar is the current Second Lady of India.[1] She was previously the First Lady of West Bengal.[2] [3]

Education

She completed her pre-university course, bachelor's and master's from Banasthali Vidyapith. Between 2013 and 2022, she pursued a PhD at Banasthali Vidyapith. She presented her thesis on groundwater conservation in Jhunjhunu district and was awarded the degree in 2022.[4]

Second Lady of India

State visits

As Second Lady of India, she accompanied her husband to the coronation of Charles III.[5]

Personal life

Born on 20 July 1956. She married Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India in the year 1979.[6] She has one daughter named Kamna who is married to Kartikeya Vajpayee son of late Shri Vijay Shankar Vajpayee, and Smt. Abha Vajpayee.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile Vice President of India Government of India . 2022-09-17 . Vice President of India.
  2. Web site: First convocation ceremony of JIS University . 2022-09-17 . Telegraph India.
  3. Web site: West Bengal governor plants saplings to celebrate Mahatma's birth anniversary Kolkata News - Times of India . 2022-09-17 . The Times of India . en.
  4. Web site: Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, awarded Ph.D for her work on ground water conservation in Jhunjhunu district DD News . 2023-06-02 . ddnews.gov.in.
  5. Web site: Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife attends King Charles' coronation . 2023-06-02 . www.telegraphindia.com . en.
  6. Web site: Profile of Chairmen of Rajya Sabha . National Informatics Centre.
  7. Web site: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha . 2022-09-17 . Press Information Bureau.
  8. Web site: पांच क‍िमी पैदल चल कर पढ़ने जाते थे पश्‍चिम बंगाल के राज्‍यपाल जगदीप धनकड़, सैन‍िक स्‍कूल में की है पढ़ाई . 2022-09-30 . Jansatta . hi.
  9. Web site: All about Jagdeep Dhankar - likely next Vice-President Of India . 2023-06-14 . Zee News . en.