6 August 2019 was a Tuesday.

 

6 August was also the day Sushma Swaraj breathed her last. Sushma Swaraj’s funeral took place on 7 August. 

 

Most of you who hear this podcast, will remember Sushma Swaraj as India’s external affairs minister during the first tenure of the Modi govt.

                                                                                                                  

But from her stint as the first woman chief minister of India’s capital, to being one of India’s most loved external affairs ministers, Sushma Swaraj went above and beyond the positions she held, winning fans and hearts along the way.

 

On today’s edition of The Big Story podcast we look at the life of Sushma Swaraj.