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.