Sheila Gujral

Sheila Gujral (1924–2011) was an Indian poet and writer in Hindi, Punjabi and English. She was also a social worker and the wife of Inder Kumar Gujral, the 12th Prime Minister of India.[1][2]

Shiela Gujral
Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
In role
21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime MinisterInder Kumar Gujral
Preceded byChennamma Deve Gowda
Succeeded byGursharan Kaur
Personal details
Born(1924-12-24)24 December 1924
Lahore, British India
Died11 July 2011(2011-07-11) (aged 86)
Delhi, India
Spouse
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(m. 1945)​
Children2, including Naresh Gujral
RelativesAvtar Narain Gujral (father-in-law)
Satish Gujral (brother-in-law)
The President of India, K R Narayanan receiving a Copy of the Book "My Years in USSR" from Sheila Gujral

Personal life

Sheila Gujral was born on 24 January 1924 in Lahore and was married to Inder Kumar Gujral, the son of politician Avtar Narain Gujral, on 26 May 1945.[3] They had two sons, Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948), who is a Rajya Sabha MP, and Vishal Gujral.[4][5]

Her brother-in-law, Satish Gujral, was a noted Indian artist.

On 11 July 2011, she died at her home in Delhi after a brief illness.[6]

Awards

She is recipient of International Poets Academy's Life Time Achievement Award and Golden Poet Award.[7][8]

References
  1. "Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime Minister of India". Prime Minister of India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. Taylor & Francis. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-178-0.
  3. International Who's Who in Poetry 2005. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-269-5.
  4. "Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime Minister of India".
  5. Publications, Europa (2003). International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. ISBN 9781857431780.
  6. "Sheila Gujral passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 11 July 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Sheila Gujral Dead". India TV. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. "Sheila Gujral no more". The Indian Express. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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