Devyani Khobragade is a central civil servant of Indian Foreign Service cadre.
17 Facts About Devyani Khobragade
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Devyani Khobragade was in the news after being charged with visa fraud when she was posted in the Indian Consul in New York City in the United States.
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Devyani Khobragade is currently serving as ambassador of India to Cambodia at Embassy of India, Phnom Penh.
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Devyani Khobragade's father, Uttam Devyani Khobragade, was an officer in the Indian Administrative Service.
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Devyani Khobragade was implicated in a number of corruption scandals.
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Devyani Khobragade obtained a degree in medicine from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College.
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Devyani Khobragade handled women's affairs as well as political and economic issues.
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Devyani Khobragade chose to work with Kerala, aiming to promote its interests overseas in areas like investment, culture, tourism and the well-being of its large diaspora in the Gulf countries.
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Devyani Khobragade was selected for the Chevening Rolls-Royce scholarship in 2012.
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Devyani Khobragade was appointed Ambassador to Cambodia on 2 October 2020.
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Devyani Khobragade is married to an American citizen, Aakash Singh Rathore, who is research professor at University of Luiss, Rome, Italy.
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Devyani Khobragade's father, Uttam, was an officer in the Indian Administrative Service.
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Devyani Khobragade was given a posting of her choice in the Indian Foreign Service by bending and modifying the specific rules of allocation for the specific year of 1999 where she was ranked lower than a meritorious batch mate of hers, Mr Mahaveer C Singhvi.
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Devyani Khobragade, who was at Serial No 7, was given her choice of German over and above the Respondent who was graded at two stages above her.
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Devyani Khobragade filed a petition in Delhi High Court against this action, arguing that though Indian law forbids dual citizenship, it is permitted for minors.
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The ministry claimed that Devyani Khobragade obtained Indian diplomatic passports for her daughters by "suppressing material facts" which established that she "wilfully and blatantly violated the Indian Passport Act".
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The ministry rejected Devyani Khobragade's petition for dual citizenship on the grounds that it is only applicable to those children who were born outside India.