February 14 is celebrated as Valentine's Day all over the world. The birthday of many famous personalities in India is also celebrated on 14 February. Let us see which of the prominent personalities of India's birthday is celebrated on 14th February.
(1) Late Mrs. Sushma Swaraj (DOB - 14 February 1952, In Ambala Cantt; Died - 6 August 2019 In Delhi) - She was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer. A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government (2014–2019). She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi. She was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the youngest cabinet minister of Indian state of Haryana. She also served as 5th Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998 and became the First female Chief Minister of Delhi.
Swaraj was called India's "best-loved politician" by the US daily Wall Street Journal. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award posthumously in 2020 in the field of Public Affairs.