Description
The book Tai takes you on an interesting journey of the life of Padma Bhushan Sumitra Tai Mahajan up until she became a Lok Sabha Speaker. Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician who was the 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she made serving the nation her life’s work. She represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 1989 to 2019 as the longest serving Female Member of Parliament and then retired from electoral politics. She served as a Union Minister of State from 1999 to 2004, tasked with looking after Human Resource Development, Communications and Information Technology as well as Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Not only did she hold the position of Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009), but also the Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-2014). She was the eldest and senior-most among the female Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman after Meira Kumar to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. She was awarded India’s third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, in the 2021.
Written by the illustrious Mrs. Medha Kirit Somaiya, this book will give you a first-hand experience of all the exhilarating and challenging moments Shri Sumitra ‘Tai’ Mahajan faced during the course of her political Career.
Pages: 186
Language: Marathi
ISBN: 978-81-953941-7-3
Binding: Soft
Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″
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