Nirmala Sitaraman

Nirmala Sitaraman (Tamil: நிர்மலா சீதாராமன் ) is an Indian Politician presently serving as a National Spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).^[1]

Early life and career

Nirmala Sitaraman graduated from Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirapalli, TamilNadu in 1980.^[2] Nirmala Sitaraman's M. Phil was in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Nirmala Sitaraman worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers as a Senior Manager (research and analysis). She worked for the BBC World Service for some time.

Nirmala Sitaraman is one of the founding directors of Pranava school in Hyderabad.^[3]

Former Member of the National Commission for Women

Nirmala Sitaraman was a member of the National Commission for Women from 2003-2005.^{[citation needed]}

Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party

She works in a team of six spokespersons headed by Indian Supreme Court Lawyer Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the chief spokesperson of BJP.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Nirmala Sitaraman is married to Dr.Parakala Prabhakar, a JNU and London School of Economics alumnus. He is a politician, political commentator, popular television anchor and an intellectual.^[4] Presently Dr.Parakala Prabhakar is MD of RightFOLIO (www.rightfolio.co.in).^[5]

References

1. ↑ "Bharatiya Janata Party - The Party with a Difference". Bjp.org. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 
2. ↑ Mohua Chatterjee, TNN Mar 21, 2010, 02.13am IST (2010-03-21). "BJP gets a JNU product as its woman spokesparson - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 
3. ↑ "Management | Pranava". Pranavatheschool.org. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 
4. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : BJP spokesperson finds her new role challenging". The Hindu. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 
5. ↑ http://www.rightfolio.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=57

External links

• Statements issued by Ms Sitaraman for the BJP