Shubha Raul
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Shubha Raul (Marathi
: ) was the Mayor
(2007–09) of the India
n metropolis Mumbai
for a period of 33 months. She was elected to the post on 10 March 2007 and is the third woman mayor of the 124-year-old civic body. She has also served as a corporator representing the northern Mumbai suburb of Dahisar
, and been on crucial standing committees of the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two years.
Raul belongs to the Shiv Sena
political party and is an ayurvedic doctor
She lives in Borivili, Mumbai. She is 40 years old (in 2007). She has two daughters - 15 year old Tanvi and 12 year old Mayuri. Her husband Umesh is a horticultural manager with ONGC.
During her tenure as Mayor for Mumbai, which ended in November 2009, Shubha Raul is satisfied about two achievements: eco-friendly Ganesh festival by setting up artificial ponds and ban on hookah parlours during her tenure.
She belongs to Raul community - a sub sect of Mali community in Maharashtra. This caste is one of the backward classes listed by the Maharashtra government.
Her tenure had also been controversial: she wanted Ganesh idol height reduced, adopted a cow and kept it in her bungalow without licence and went on seven foreign tours apart from cracking down on hookah parlours
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
: ) was the Mayor
Mayor of Mumbai
The Mayor of Mumbai is the first citizen of the Indian city of Mumbai. The person is the chief of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, but his/her role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. The Mayor also plays a functional role in deliberating over...
(2007–09) of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n metropolis Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
for a period of 33 months. She was elected to the post on 10 March 2007 and is the third woman mayor of the 124-year-old civic body. She has also served as a corporator representing the northern Mumbai suburb of Dahisar
Dahisar
Dahisar is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line, situated in Dahisar suburb. Located on the city limits of Mumbai, Dahisar is the last suburb and railway station within the Mumbai Suburban District; past...
, and been on crucial standing committees of the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two years.
Raul belongs to the Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...
political party and is an ayurvedic doctor
Ayurveda
Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...
She lives in Borivili, Mumbai. She is 40 years old (in 2007). She has two daughters - 15 year old Tanvi and 12 year old Mayuri. Her husband Umesh is a horticultural manager with ONGC.
During her tenure as Mayor for Mumbai, which ended in November 2009, Shubha Raul is satisfied about two achievements: eco-friendly Ganesh festival by setting up artificial ponds and ban on hookah parlours during her tenure.
She belongs to Raul community - a sub sect of Mali community in Maharashtra. This caste is one of the backward classes listed by the Maharashtra government.
Her tenure had also been controversial: she wanted Ganesh idol height reduced, adopted a cow and kept it in her bungalow without licence and went on seven foreign tours apart from cracking down on hookah parlours