Frontline Magazine: How the exhibition SWARAJ reimagined India’s political history
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Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019. She was the second person to complete a 5-year term as the Minister of External Affairs, after Jawaharlal Nehru. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the second woman to…
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politics · Indian politician (1952–2019) · politician · lawyer · jurist · foreign minister · also Sushma Swaraj, Swaraj, Sushama Sharma
Born 14 February 1952 · Died 6 August 2019 · Q1652493
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2026· 12 entries
MillenniumPost: SWARAJ: Exhibition revisits India’s political history
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ETV Bharat: Union Minister Shantanu Urges PM Modi To Rename Independence Day As Swaraj Diwas
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Indulge Express: Neville Tuli’s SWARAJ reimagines India’s history through art and archives
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Prabhat Khabar: Bansuri Swaraj On Rahul Gandhi Speech: Foreign Policy Remarks पर BJP का पलटवार | Delhi News
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Outlook Traveller: SWARAJ Exhibition In Delhi Reimagines India’s Freedom Struggle Through Imagery
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ETV Bharat: ‘Swaraj Cannot End In 1947’: Neville Tuli Wants Us To Rethink Indian History
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Brut: Sushma Swaraj said this when Lok Sabha clocked lesser productivity than the 2026 Monsoon Session
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The Times of India: TRIS' Swaraj revisits India’s Political Journey Through Art, Images and Memory; Neville Tuli curates
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Ahmedabad Mirror: Neville Tuli-Curated SWARAJ by T.R.I.S. Revisits India’s Journey Towards Political Self-Rule and Self-Discovery
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thehawk.in: Quit India Day: MP Bansuri Swaraj, BJP leaders pay tributes to freedom fighters, martyrs
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2023· 2 entries
Indiatimes: Sushma Swaraj's birth anniversary: Daughter Bansuri writes a heartfelt post remembering her mother
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NDTV: Sushma Swaraj's Husband Swaraj Kaushal Shares Their "Last Picture Together"
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2020· 5 entries
India.com: Remembering Sushma Swaraj: PM Modi Pays Tribute to Forgone Leader Who Was ‘India’s Voice at World Stage’
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Hindustan Times: Amit Shah’s tribute to Sushma Swaraj underlines qualities that will ‘inspire generations’ to come
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Awarded Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs (2020).
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Government of India renamed Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra after her as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan
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Government of India renamed Foreign Service Institute of India after her as Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service
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2019· 8 entries
The Financial Express: Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri fulfils her mother’s last promise | See pic
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NDTV: Meeting Harish Salve, Sushma Swaraj's Daughter Fulfils Her Last Promise
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Alt News rated the claim “Screenshot claiming Rahul Gandhi paid last respects to entire family of Sushma Swaraj” False.
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Yahoo: Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj passes away
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Yahoo: India's former foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, dies at 67
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Died 2019-08-06.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Kuwaiti singer Sheikh Mubarak Al-Rashid demands construction of Hindu God Ram temple in India to Sushma Swaraj” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Sushma Swaraj is appointed as the new Governor to the state of Andhra Pradesh” FALSE.
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2017· 1 entry
India.com: Sushma Swaraj birthday special: Here’s why the Indian External Affairs Minister is a Queen on Twitter!
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2015).
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2014· 3 entries
Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (2014–2019).
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Career landmark: Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014–2019).
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When she urged Prime Minister Modi to declare the Bhagavad Gita as the national book of India
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (2004).
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Awarded Banga Bibhushan (2004).
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2002· 1 entry
To represent India in the SAARC Ministerial Conference on Information
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1998· 3 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (1998–1998).
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And became the first female Chief Minister of Delhi
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Career landmark: Chief Minister of Delhi (1998–1998).
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (1990–1996).
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1979· 1 entry
Became State President of Janata Party, Haryana State at the young age of 27
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1977· 3 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (1977–1982).
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Became the youngest cabinet minister of the Indian state of Haryana
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Became the youngest ever Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana at 25 years of age
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1975· 1 entry
During the times of the Emergency, on 13 July 1975, Sushma Sharma married Swaraj Kaushal, a peer and fellow advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
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1973· 1 entry
Swaraj started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-02-14.
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