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Nitish Jindal and Pranab Mukherjee in an outdoor candid exchange with other attendees nearby.
Nitish Jindal and Pranab Mukherjee in an outdoor candid exchange with other attendees nearby.

Media & engagements · NJ-ME-29

Nitish Jindal with Pranab Mukherjee — Photograph 05

Nitish Jindal and Pranab Mukherjee are shown outdoors in a candid exchange, surrounded by several other people. Jindal holds a dark folder or case in front of him while Mukherjee faces him wearing dark glasses. Greenery and open daylight form the background, giving this photograph a distinctly different visual character from the indoor portraits.

Public life & legacy

About Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Shri Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017, following more than five decades in public life. Across his distinguished career, he held the portfolios of Finance, Defence, External Affairs and Commerce and served in both Houses of Parliament. Widely respected for his command of parliamentary procedure and his ability to build consensus, he helped shape important national decisions across economic policy, security and governance. A scholar and author on the Indian economy and nation-building, he brought exceptional institutional knowledge to high public office. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 2019.

Archive credit: Nitish Jindal archive; photographer not publicly documented. Rights basis: Published from the Nitish Jindal archive.

This photograph records an encounter or engagement and does not imply endorsement, appointment, partnership or official affiliation.

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