Savita Kovind

Savita Kovind
Savita Kovind
	Kovind in 2017
First Lady of India
	Assumed role; 25 July 2017
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Second Lady	Usha Naidu
Preceded by	Suvra Mukherjee
First Lady of Bihar
	In role; 16 August 2015 – 20 June 2017
Governor	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Sudha Tripathi
Succeeded by	Sudha Tripathi
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Ram Nath Kovind (m. 1974)
Children	2
Residence	Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

Savita Kovind has been the First Lady of India since 25 July 2017. She is the wife of the 14th and current President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. She was Chief Section Supervisor in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited before retiring in 2005.

Early life

Kovind's parents originally lived near Lahore in present-day Pakistan and moved to India post partition and settled in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. She is a former employee in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). She started her career in MTNL as a telephone operator. Gradually she got promoted to the post of Chief Section Supervisor. But in 2005, she took a voluntary retirement.[1]

Personal life

Savitha married Ram Nath Kovind on 30 May 1974. They have a son and a daughter.[1]

Savita Kovind with her spouse Ram Nath Kovind

As a First Lady

Kovind with her husband (center) Ziroatkhon Hoshimova (far-left), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (center-left), Ram Nath Kovind, and Narendra Modi (far-right).

First Lady Kovind with President Ram Nath Kovind host a state dinner for Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Kovind became the first lady on 25 July 2017 after nearly 2 years of vacancy since the last first lady died in office. India's first spouses act as the official hosts of Rashtrapati Bhavan.[2]

Social work

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Kovind stitched face masks to be distributed at numerous shelter homes in New Delhi.[3]

References

"जानिए, क्या काम करते हैं रामनाथ कोविंद के बेटे और बहू". hindi.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
"Savita Kovind enters Rashtrapati Bhavan, but India's First Ladies are yet to make a mark". The Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
"First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks for Delhi shelter homes. Viral photo". India Today. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Sudha Tripathi	First Lady of Bihar 2015–2017	Succeeded by Sudha Tripathi
Vacant Title last held by Suvra Mukherjee	First Lady of India 2017–present	Incumbent

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[auto-1] "जानिए, क्या काम करते हैं रामनाथ कोविंद के बेटे और बहू". hindi.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[2] "Savita Kovind enters Rashtrapati Bhavan, but India's First Ladies are yet to make a mark". The Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[3] "First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks for Delhi shelter homes. Viral photo". India Today. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.