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Droupadi Murmu
Her life
Born in 1958 into a Santhal family in Odisha, Droupadi Murmu became the first woman in her village to go to college and worked as a teacher before entering politics.
She served as a minister in Odisha and as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. In 2022 she became India's first tribal woman President, and the youngest person to hold the office.
Achievements
- ✦India's first tribal woman President, from 2022
- ✦Earlier served as Governor of Jharkhand