Droupadi Murmu: Presidential Triumph over Personal Tragedy

What do Droupadi Murmu, Pratibha Patil and APJ Abdul Kalam have in common apart from being President of India? Find out in this week's episode of First Voice, Last Word which covers this moment of history as Rashtrapati Bhawan sees a tribal woman take the highest office in the land. In her inaugural speech, Murmu says she represents the marginalised in the country who find it challenging to even get primary education. But there's also another group of people that Murmu is a powerful mascot for. Find out how the country's first citizen spoke openly about depression and the crippling effect of bereavement after the death of her children. How did she overcome it? We also speak to Sandeep Mishra, Group Editor, Odisha Bytes who tells us how Murmu may be the BJP's achievement ahead of the 2024 elections.