Sudesh Dhankhar
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Sudesh Dhankhar is the current Second Lady of India.[1] She was previously the First Lady of West Bengal.[2][3]
Sudesh Dhankhar | |
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![]() Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar in 2022 | |
Second Lady of India | |
Assumed role 11 August 2022 | |
Vice President | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Preceded by | Usha Naidu |
First Lady of West Bengal | |
In role 30 July 2019 – 18 July 2022 | |
Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Preceded by | Sudha Tripathi |
Succeeded by | Lakshmi Bose |
Personal details | |
Spouse | |
Children | Kamna Dhankhar |
Residence | Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi |
Alma mater | Banasthali Vidyapith |
Education
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]
Second Lady of India

State visits
As Second Lady of India, she accompanied her husband to the coronation of Charles III.[5]
Personal life
She was 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]
References
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