17 Facts About Mridula Sinha

Mridula Sinha was an Indian writer and politician who served as Governor of Goa from August 2014 to October 2019.

Mridula Sinha was a former president of BJP Mahila Morcha.

Mridula Sinha was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri posthumously in 2021.

Mridula Sinha was born on 27 November 1942, in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in the village Chhapra Dharampur Yadu in Muzaffarpur district in Mithila region of Bihar state in India.

Mridula Sinha's father was Babu Chhabile Singh and her mother was Anupa Devi.

Mridula Sinha attended the local school in Chhapra and later studied at Balika Vidyapeeth, a residential school for girls in Lakhisarai district.

Mridula Sinha left the job and started a school in Muzaffarpur where her husband was working in a college.

Meanwhile, with encouragement from her husband, Mridula Sinha experimented with the short story format.

Mridula Sinha was interested in cultural matters and village traditions.

Mridula Sinha wrote short stories on these topics and on folk tales that she gathered from the villages where she and her husband worked.

Mridula Sinha wrote several novels and a biography of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia titled Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi.

Mridula Sinha initially helped her husband in reaching out to the women of the constituency during his campaigns for election to the district committee.

Mridula Sinha found that with her knowledge of local tradition and cultural nuances, she had a strong connect with the people, especially women.

Mridula Sinha developed a very strong interest and commitment for social welfare, although she had no interest in electoral politics and never contested any election.

Mridula Sinha was named Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board.

Mridula Sinha was, until August 2014, a member of the national executive of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mridula Sinha was appointed an ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.