Nandini Satpathy served The Mother

[Why Amma is the odd one out Sify

Then, there's the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. Some people may compare the mentoring of Aurobindo to that of MGR, but then, there are no reports of Jayalalithaa communicating telepathically with him, even in the movie roles they essayed together.]

When the spotlight is on women Chief Ministers, it is pertinent to remember Nandini Satpathy (1931 – 2006), who had a chequered political career. Although she was disliked for a while for the Emergency excesses, her stellar role in pushing the movement of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo forward in Odisha is a signal contribution. She remains a role model for women in Odisha. [TNM]