who is Draupadi Murmu

TNI Analysis: What President Murmu’s Election Means For India

From Rairangpur to Raisina hills, India’s 15th President Draupadi Murmu’s win in the Presidential elections typifies the victory of India’s ordinary people and the realisation of the ‘Indian Dream’. Born in a Santhal tribal family on June 20, 1958 in Uparabeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, Murmu is the first woman from the indigenous community […]

NDA Presidential Nominee Has Many Firsts To Her Name

NEW DELHI: Draupadi Murmu, who has been chosen as the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has many firsts to her name. Once confirmed in the July 18 election, she will become the first tribal woman to hold the top constitutional office of India. In 2015, she became the first woman to hold […]