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Ex Goa Governor, noted writer Mridula Sinha passes away
Ex Goa Guv, noted writer Mridula Sinha passes away (Photo/IANS)
Former Governor of Goa, senior BJP leader and noted writer Mridula Sinha passed away on Wednesday at, just days ahead of her 78th birthday.
Panaji: Former Governor of Goa, senior BJP leader and noted writer Mridula Sinha passed away on Wednesday at, just days ahead of her 78th birthday.
Sinha, who hailed from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, had served as Goa Governor from 2014 to 2019. She was also the first woman Governor of the coastal state. As
Governor, Sinha was also appointed as a brand ambassador for the Central government's Swachch Bharat Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
2014.
"Smt Mridula Sinhaji will be remembered for her efforts towards public service. She was also a proficient writer, making extensive contributions to the world of
literature as well as culture. Anguished by her demise. Condolences to her family and admirers. Om Shanti," Modi tweeted condoling her death.
Sinha's tenure as the Governor of Goa was marked by the novel initiatives she had launched at the Raj Bhavan, which included increased public engagement as well
as a 'Chand ke saath' series, where social and cultural events were held in the open at the picturesque Raj Bhavan grounds near Panaji.
Sinha had also started a cattle shed within the Raj Bhavan campus and had taken the initiative to source a cow and a calf from a shelter home for strays in Goa.
In her later years as Governor, the demands of her gubernatorial chores began to show on Sinha, who was compelled to stop midway through her address to the
state legislative assembly on two occasions.
Growing up, Sinha completed her Masters in Arts, majoring in Psychology, from the Bihar University and later completed her B.Ed. She also taught in a couple of
colleges in Bihar before actively joining politics. Her husband Ram Kripal Singh had served as a Union Minister of State and as a cabinet minister in the Bihar
government.
Sinha formally joined the national executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1981 and later served as the Vice President of the party as well as the President of the
party's Mahila Morcha.
Sinha has written more than 40 books in Hindi, which includes biographies, short stories, essays and novels.
Apart from Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda also paid tributes to Sinha. "She worked for the nation, society and organisation
throughout her life. She was also an accomplished writer who will always be remembered for her writing," Shah said.
Nadda too expressed his "pain" at the news of her demise.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that to him, Sinha "always came across as a motherly figure".
"It is really shocking to learn about the sad demise of Smt Mridula Sinha ji, former Governor of Goa. She was a tall leader with extensive work at grassroots yet had
an immense passion for art and literature," Sawant tweeted.
It is really shocking to learn about the sad demise of Smt. Mridula Sinha ji, former Governor of Goa. She was a tall leader with extensive work at grassroots yet had an immense passion for art and literature. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/V0EOSFU8Iu
— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) November 18, 2020
