Pranab Mukherjee(1935-2020)

Born on December 11,1935 in Mirati (west Bengal)
Pursued M.A in Political Science & History, L.L.B from University of Calcutta.
1963 Started teaching Political Science at Vidyanagar College.
1969 Appointed to Rajya Sabha.
1982 Became Finance Minister.
1991 Took over as Deputy Chairman Planning Commission.
1995 External Affairs Minister.
1988 General Secretary, AICC
2004, elected to Lok Sabha for the first time, Appointed Defence minister.
2008, conferred to Padma Vibhusan India’s Second highest civilian award
2009, Began second stint as Finance Minister.
2012,Sworn in as 13th President of India.
2019, Awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest Civilian Award.
August 10, 2020: Tested Positive for covid -19 prior to his surgery to remove a brain clot.
August 13; went into deep coma after a brain surgery
August 31; Passed away at 84

National Sports Award 2020

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