Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He currently serves as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India. Sitharaman has been a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2014.
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Nirmala Sitharaman was born on 18 August 1959 (age 64 years; as in 2023) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Leo. He spent his childhood in different parts of Tamil Nadu as his father worked in the Indian Railways and his job was transferable. He did his schooling from Madras and Tiruchirappalli. Sitharaman graduated from Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College and went to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi to pursue a Master of Economics and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).
Nirmala Sitharaman during her college days
He encountered politics at JNU, where while living in Godavari Hostel, he campaigned vigorously for Nalini Ranjan Mohanty for the post of President. Sitharaman then enrolled for a PhD in Indo-European textile trade, but could not complete it as her husband won a scholarship to the London School of Economics and they moved to London. In London, Nirmala worked as a salesgirl at Habitat, a home decor store in Regent Street, London.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family, Caste and Husband
Nirmala Sitharaman belongs to a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family. His father, Narayanan Seetharaman, was an Indian Railways employee and mother, K.Savitri, is a housewife. He has a sister.
Nirmala Sitharaman’s parents
When Nirmala was studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University, she met political commentator and communications consultant Parakala Prabhakar. Both of them got married in 1986. The couple have a daughter, Wangmayi.
Nirmala Sitharaman with her husband
Nirmala Sitharaman with her husband and daughter
livelihood
Nirmala started her career as an assistant to an economist at the Association of Agricultural Engineers in London. Subsequently, he worked as a senior manager in the research department of PricewaterhouseCoopers, London. After this he worked for some time in BBC World Service. In 1991, Sitharaman returned to India. Here, he served as a deputy. Director of the Center for Public Policy Studies in Hyderabad. During the NDA regime (1998–2004), Nirmala was nominated to the National Commission for Women (NCW), but her tenure ended immediately when the UPA came to power in 2004. When she joined NCW, Nirmala came in contact with Sushma Swaraj. Who was impressed by his work and recommended him to join the party (BJP). Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2008 and was appointed the party spokesperson in 2010.
Nirmala Sitharaman becomes spokesperson of BJP
She came to Delhi from Hyderabad. In 2014, Sitharaman became the Commerce Minister with independent charge in Narendra Modi’s cabinet. Following the cabinet reshuffle he was promoted and given the portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs. On 3 September 2017, Nirmala replaced Arun Jaitley and became India’s first full-time female Defense Minister.
Nirmala Sitharaman is taking oath as the Defense Minister of India.
She became the second woman in the country to hold the post after Indira Gandhi, who once held the charge for 20 days. On 30 May 2019, Nirmala became the first full-time female Finance Minister of India.
Salary and Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be Rs. 2.63 crore (as of 2019). Sitharaman gets Rs. is paid. Rs 1 lakh and some other allowances as a Member of Parliament.
Favourite Things
- Restaurant: Govinda, a restaurant at the ISKCON temple in East of Kailash, Delhi
fact
- Her hobbies include reading, writing, listening to classical music and cooking.
- Nirmala lives in Plot No. M-6, Green Lands, Manchirevula Village, Rajendra Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana.
- Nirmala inherited her disciplinary nature from her father and her love for books from her mother.
- Globalization and its impact on developing countries was his favorite subject during his college days.
- Nirmala was married into a ‘Congress oriented’ family. His father-in-law was a minister in the Andhra Pradesh Congress government. In the 1970s, his mother-in-law was a Congress MLA in Andhra Pradesh.
- When Sitharaman was working as a salesgirl at Habitat in London, she won a bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne for setting a record in Christmas sales.
- Nirmala was the co-founder of “Pranav”, a prestigious school in Hyderabad.
- She is an avid reader and likes to write press releases herself.
- She is an ardent follower of Lord Krishna and has a huge collection of his bhajans.
- Nirmala is fond of sarees. They have a wonderful collection of vintage silk and cotton Kanjivaram.
- Surprisingly, when Sitharaman joined “BJP”, her husband joined Telugu film star Chiranjeevi’s political party, “Praja Rajyam”.
- Sitharaman was an active participant in debates, discussions, quiz competitions during her college days.
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