Manju Kumari Sinha (Nitish Kumar’s Wife) Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	• Manju Devi • Manju Sinha
Profession	Teacher
Known For	Being wife of Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1955
Birthplace	Sewdah, Nalanda district, Bihar, India
Date of Death	14 May 2007 (Monday)
Place of Death	Max Hospital, New Delhi
Age (at the time of death)	52 Years
Death Cause	Acute pneumonia
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kankarbagh, Patna
College/University	• Magadh Mahila College, Patna • Patna University, Patna
Educational Qualification(s)	• A bachelor's degree of Arts in sociology • A bachelor's degree in Education • A master's degree of Arts
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	22 February 1973 (Thursday)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Nitish Kumar (Politician)
Children	Son- Nishant Kumar (Engineer) Daughter- None
Parents	Father: (Headmaster)
Siblings	Note: She has four siblings

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manju Kumari Sinha

• Manju Kumari Sinha was born and raised in Sewdah, Nalanda district, Bihar.

• Kumari was raised in a family of educators.

• She was the eldest among all her siblings.

• Manju completed her initial education, Swedah, and later moved to Patna for higher studies.

• While studying at the Magadh Mahila College, Patna, she got engaged to Nitish Kumar.

• In an interview, Nitish Kumar mentioned that none of them had met before their marriage, as it was fixed by their relatives.
  

  Manju Kumari Sinha’s young age picture

• Their marriage was also an inter-caste marriage since Manju was a Kayastha, while her husband, Nitish, belongs to the OBC category.
  

  A wedding picture of Manju Kumari Sinha and Nitish Kumar

• When their wedding cards were printed, Manju’s husband came to know that Rs 22,000 was being given to his family during one of the pre-marriage rituals. Since he had promised never to take dowry, he immediately objected and told both families he would not accept any money.

• Later, Manju and her husband decided to do a court marriage without any fancy arrangements. The wedding cards were printed again as the date and venue were changed.
  

  The wedding card picture of Manju Kumari Sinha and Nitish Kumar

• When Manju got married, she was still a student and pursuing her bachelor’s degree from Magadh Mahila College, Patna.

• After marriage, she stayed for some time with her in-laws and then returned to Patna to complete her studies.

• In 1982, Manju Kumari Sinha got a job at a government school. Her first appointment was at the high school in her maternal home, Sewdah.

• After her appointment, Manju and her son lived in Sewdah, while her husband used to live sometimes in Patna and sometimes in Bakhtiyarpur.

• In 1985, Manju got her transfer from Swedah to Patna, and they all started living together.

• In 1989, when her husband won the Lok Sabha election and moved to New Delhi, Manju also got her deputation to the Bihar Information Center, New Delhi.

• However, after some time, Nitish Kumar got backlash for calling his wife to New Delhi. He then wrote a letter to the then Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and asked for Manju’s deputation. Soon, Manju returned to Patna.

• In 2005, Manju’s husband became the Chief Minister of Bihar, and they started living together.

• Being the wife of the CM, she didn’t leave her teaching job and lived a low-key profile.

• In 2007, Manju was diagnosed with acute pneumonia. Her husband took her to Max Hospital, New Delhi. Unfortunately, she passed away on 14 May 2007.

• At the time of her death, Manju had five years left for her retirement. She was supposed to retire in 2012.

• In her memory, her husband built the Manju Kumari Memorial Park and monument in Kankarbagh, Patna. Every year on her birth and death anniversaries, he visits the memorial and offers flowers.
  

  Manju Kumari Sinha’s husband, Nitish Kumar, while offering flowers to the memorial built in her memory