Roda Mistry

Roda Homi Mistry (16 October 1928 – 8 June 2006) was an Indian politician and the founder of the Roda Mistry College of Social Work and Research Center[1] near Hyderabad, India. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5] She was earlier the Minister for Women and Child Welfare and the Minister of Tourism[6] in the Andhra Pradesh state government.[7][8] She died on 8 July 2006 in Hyderabad, India.[9] She was Zoroastrian.[8] Her granddaughter,[10] Lylah M. Alphonse,[11] is a U.S. journalist and the author of "Triumph Over Discrimination: The Life Story of Dr. Farhang Mehr."

Roda Mistry
Roda H. Mistry (Family photo, taken Feb. 29, 1996)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980–1986
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Minister for Women and Child Welfare
of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1970s
Minister of Tourism of Andra Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1928-10-16)16 October 1928
India
Died8 June 2004(2004-06-08) (aged 75)
Hyderabad, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Homi P Mistry
​
​
(m. 1946; died 2001)​
Children2

References
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  2. "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 147. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 7 April 1986. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. Olivia Cox-Fill (1996). For Our Daughters: How Outstanding Women Worldwide Have Balanced Home and Career. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-275-95199-3. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. Not Available (1984). India Whos Who 1984.
  7. "Andhra Pradesh: Angry protests". India Today. 31 October 1978. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. "Roda Mistry". meherbabatravels jimdo page!. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "Lylah M. Alphonse", Wikipedia, 25 September 2019, retrieved 15 November 2019


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