SHRI PRANABH MUKHERJEE - PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF LADY IRWIN SCHOOL

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President Shri Pranabh Mukherjee was the President of the Governing Body of  Lady Irwin School. He resigned from the post on June 27, 2012  only before being sworn in as the President of India.


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