Sushma Swaraj. These two words conjure up a fond smile on the face of many an Indian today.
Known as a candid, humorous lady who knew her way around social media, she was also one of the nation’s most celebrated Foreign Ministers.
Her ever-smiling countenance gave a motherly reassurance to those she helped during her tenure as Foreign Minister, and she had an empathetic touch that’s rare to Indian politicians.
Here’s some info about her personal life:
- She was born Sushma Sharma on 14 February, 1952, in Ambala Cantt.
- She did her bachelor’s at Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt, and majored in Sanskrit and Political Science
- She went on to study law at Panjab University, Chandigarh. In the 50s and 60s, it was both rare and creditable for women to be so well-educated.
- An extremely capable woman, she was the youngest ever to hold a cabinet position in Haryana.
- She participated in a statewide competition conducted by the Language Department of Haryana, and won the Best Hindi Speaker Award 3 years in a row.
- She was married to Swaraj Kaushal, a fellow advocate at the Supreme Court, during the Emergency.
- They have a daughter, Bansuri, who studied at Oxford, and is a barrister.
- Sushma Swaraj’s brother Gulshan Sharma is an Ayurvedic doctor in Ambala, and her sister Vandana Sharma is an associate professor in Haryana.
- In 2016, Sushma Swaraj underwent a successful kidney transplant, receiving the kidney from a living donor.
- In spite of facing such health issues, she continued to do her work, and didn’t quit politics till the very end.
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