Usha Narayanan | |
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First Lady of India | |
In role 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 | |
President | Kocheril R. Narayanan |
Preceded by | Vimala Sharma |
Succeeded by | Devisingh Shekhawat |
Second Lady of India | |
In role 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 | |
Vice President | Kocheril R. Narayanan |
Preceded by | Vimala Sharma |
Succeeded by | Shreemathi Suman |
Personal details | |
Born | Tint Tint 1922 Yamethin, Burma |
Died | 24 January 2008 Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, India | (aged 85–86)
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 (including Chitra Narayanan) |
Usha Narayanan, born Tint Tint (Burmese: တင့်တင့်; 1922 — 24 January 2008), was the First Lady of India from 1997 to 2002. She was married to K. R. Narayanan, the tenth President of India. Usha Narayanan was India's second foreign-born first lady (also second foreign-born second lady) after Janaki Venkataraman. She played a key role in women social welfare activities initiated by the presidency.[1]