Famous People with Name Nirmala

Nirmala Joshi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nirmala Joshi: succeeded Mother Teresa as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in March 1997.She was educated by Christian missionaries in Patna (capital of Bihar state) but remained a Hindu until she was 24 and learned of Mother Teresa's work and converted to Roman Catholicism.Sister Nirmala has a master's degree in political science from an Indian university and additional training as a lawyer. She was one of the first nuns to head a foreign mission when she went to Panama.She later headed missions in Europe and in Washington D.C. in the United States, before being chosen to succeed Mother Teresa. She was based in Calcutta as head of the order's Contemplative Wing, in which nuns devote their lives to meditation. Sister Nirmala was awarded with Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India on the Republic Day January 26, 2009. [3] She retired on March 25, 2009 and was replaced by German-born Sister Mary Prema.

Nirmala Deshpande            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nirmala Deshpande: was a noted Gandhian, social activist and a nominated Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Her father P Y Deshpande was a Marathi writer.Deshpande was born to Vimala and P Y Deshpande in Nagpur on October 19, 1929, and completed her education there. She was also a Rajya Sabha member since 1997 and her name was considered briefly for the President's post — a nomination that eventually went to Pratibha Patil.

Nirmala Sitaraman            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nirmala Sitaraman: is an Indian Politician presently serving as a National Spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nirmala Sitaraman was a member of the National Commission for Women from 2003-2005 . She works in a team of six spokespersons headed by Indian Supreme C