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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Her husband died, then 2 sons, & then brother, all within 7 years; yet Odisha’s tribal daughter, once renamed by her schoolteacher, fought through grief to rise to India’s highest office

Life has a way of testing people in unexpected ways. Some give up when faced with hardship, while others find the strength to keep moving forward. President Droupadi Murmu belongs to the second group. Born in a remote tribal village in Odisha, she faced personal losses that would have broken many people.

Yet she continued to serve society, eventually becoming the first tribal President of India and the youngest person to hold the country's highest constitutional office.

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