Rashmi Thackeray

Rashmi Thackeray (née Patankar) is married to Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. She is the editor of Saamana and Marmik.

Rashmi Thackeray
Editor of Saamana[1] and Marmik[2]
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byUddhav Thackeray
Personal details
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1989)​
EducationV G Vaze College

Early life and family

Rashmi is the daughter of Madhav Patankar who run his family business and comes from a middle-class family.She lived in suburban Dombivli.She did her Bachelor of Commerce degree from V G Vaze College in Mulund .She joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India as a contract employee in 1987. She became the friend of Raj Thackeray 's sister Jaywanti and through her came into contact with Uddhav Thackeray.Later they got married in 1989.[3][4][5]

She has two sons, Aditya serving as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra and Tejas who is a noted Indian conservationist and wildlife researcher.[6]

References
  1. "Rashmi Thackeray takes over as Saamana editor". Chaitanya Marpakwar. Mumbai Mirror. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "After Saamana, Maharashtra CM's Wife Rashmi Thackeray Named Editor of Marmik Too". News18. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "Rashmi Thackeray: Behind Uddhav Thackeray's success a woman". The Times of India. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "The rise and rise of Rashmi Thackeray". Kiran Tare. India Today. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Rashmi Thackeray: Mrs Surefire". Vishwas Waghmode. The Indian Express. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections". Indian Express. Mumbai. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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