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Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India.
Apr 29, 2024 · Pratibha Patil (born December 19, 1934, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as president of India (2007–12). Patil earned a master’s degree in political science and economics at Moolji Jaitha College, Jalgaon, and later received a law degree from Government Law College, Mumbai ...
Read about the successful Presidential journey (2007 - 2012) of first ever woman president of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.
Jul 25, 2023 · Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon village of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. Smt. Patil assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She was the first woman to have been elected to this august office.
Pratibha Patil is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. Get to know more about her journey right from personal to political and presidential to post-presidential.
Jul 21, 2017 · Patil was the first woman to become the President of India. During her tenure, she commuted death sentence in 19 cases and rejected petitions of three. She was also criticised for allegedly using government funds for taking trips overseas, often accompanied by relatives.
During her political career, Smt. Pratibha Patil has constantly been thinking of ways and means to better the position of women in India. In 2008, she initiated the setting up of a Committee of Governors to study and make recommendations for the “socio-economic empowerment of women”.
