Bhubaneswar: A biography of President Droupadi Murmu highlighting her achievements during the glorious journey from a remote village in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district to Rashtrapati Bhavan has been launched.
The biography in Odia titled ‘Draupadi Murmu – Odia Asmitara Pratika’ and authored by Tejaswini Panda, was unveiled at a book fair in a hotel in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Author Panda said the book would uncover many stories of India’s first tribal president that would inspire the young generation.
Describing the President as the main guiding force behind her venture, Panda said she drew inspiration from the first woman president from Odisha to start and complete this book.
Droupadi, who had a long political career, was the Governor of Jharkhand and a Minister in Odisha. Her illustrious journey from Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district to Raisina Hills has been depicted in the book as remarkable and glorious.
It may be noted here that veteran journalist Sandeep Sahu is reportedly writing another biography of Droupadi to be published by Penguin Random House. The book would entail the life of the President from a backward district of Mayurbhanj to Rashtrapati Bhavan and narrate major events in her sturdy political journey from being a councillor to the President of the country.
