Madam President: The Biography of Droupadi Murmu

Madam President is the first-ever comprehensive and authentic biography of Droupadi Murmu the fifteenth President of India by senior journalist Sandeep Sahu. Murmu's long and eventful political journey is a story of true perseverance and inspiration. Having battled early years of struggle in securing quality education being struck by a series of personal tragedies such as the loss of her husband and two sons in quick succession and suffering electoral victories and losses Murmu has risen through her circumstances with grace fortitude and resilience that make her the well-revered leader she is today.

In this stellar biography Sahu writes on Murmu's life's work a journey that started as councillor in the Rairangpur civic body having previously also served as Governor of Jharkhand and reaching the Rashtrapati Bhavan. As the first Indian President from the tribal community her phenomenal rise as an earnest and ambitious young woman who would with dedication and rigour go on to become the most powerful woman in the country presents a fascinating study of democratic empowerment in India.