Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee , passed away in August 2020.
He had tested positive for coronavirus and had been in coma after brain surgery.
Mr Mukherjee served as the President of India from 2012 to 2017
He had developed a lung infection and renal dysfunction.
A man of humble origins, Shri Mukherjee was born in the small village of Mirati in Birbhum District of West Bengal as a son of freedomfighters, Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi on December 11, 1935.
Shri Mukherjee had extensive diplomatic experience and has served on the Board of Governors of the IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank.
Many awards and honours conferred on him include India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2019 and second highest civilian award, PadmaVibhusan in 2008.