Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee (born December 11, 1935, West Bengal, India) is the Defence minister of India in the Manmohan Singh government. He is from the Indian National Congress. He has a degree in law from the University of Calcutta.

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He served as Finance Minister of India between 1982 and 1984, and President of West Bengal state unit of Congress in 1985. In 1997 he won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.

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December 11: December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining....

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West Bengal: West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm B?ngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. Neighbouring regions are Nepal to the northwest, Sikkim and Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to ...