Sudesh Dhankhar | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar in 2022 | |
| Second Lady of India | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
| Vice President | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | Usha Naidu |
| First Lady of West Bengal | |
| In office 30 July 2019 – 18 July 2022 | |
| Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | Sudha Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Lakshmi Bose |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Kamna Dhankhar |
Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar is the current Second Lady of India.[1] She was previously the First Lady of West Bengal.[2][3]
She completed her pre-university course, bachelor's and master's from Banasthali Vidyapith. Between 2013 and 2022, she pursued a PhD at Banasthali Vidyapith. She presented her thesis on groundwater conservation in Jhunjhunu district and was awarded the degree in 2022.[4]
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As Second Lady of India, she accompanied her husband to the coronation of Charles III.[5]
Born on 20 July 1956. She married Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India in the year 1979.[6] She has one daughter named Kamna who is married to Kartikeya Vajpayee son of late Shri Vijay Shankar Vajpayee, and Smt. Abha Vajpayee.[7][8][9]