Irom Sharmila Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Secrets, Affairs, Images, Marriage, Phone number.
Irom Sharmila is an Indian social and political activist from Manipur.
Irom Sharmila Bio/Wiki
| Name | Irom Chanu Sharmila |
| Nick name | Iron Lady of Manipur, Mengoubi (meaning: the fair one) |
| Professions | Social & Political Activist, Poet |
| Famous For | Her 16-year-long hunger strikes against “AFSPA” in Manipur |
| Date of Birth | 14 March 1972 |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Birth Place | Kongpal, Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Home town | Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Mother Tongue | Not Known |
| Father | Late Irom Nanda Singh (used to work as Grade IV worker in a veterinary hospital in Imphal) |
| Mother | Irom Shakhi |
| Brother | Not Known |
| Sister | Not Known |
Personal Life
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Not Known |
| Education Qualification | High School Leaving Certificate Examination from Board of Education Manipur in 1991 |
| Contact number | Not Known |
| Address | Kongpal Kongkhamlekai, Porompa, Imphal East, Manipur-795005 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Meitei-Brahmins |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Car | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Doing Yoga, Reading, Writing Poems |
| Debut | Not Known |
Marital Status/Affairs
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Desmond Coutinho |
| Marriage Date | 17 August 2017 |
| Marriage Place | Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu |
| Husband/Spouse | Desmond Coutinho (a British citizen) |
| Children | Son- None Daughter(s)- Nix Shakhi and Autumn Tara (twins) |
Irom Sharmila Salary/Networth
| Salary | Not Known |
| Networth | Rs. 2.6 Lakh (as in 2017) |
Physical Status
| Height | In Centimeters- 165 cm In Meters- 1.65 m In Feet inches- 5’ 5” |
| Weight | In Kilograms- 55 kg In Pounds- 121 lbs |
| Figure | Not Known |
| Shoe size | 6 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eyes color | Black |
| Skin color | Fair |
Social Media Accounts
| Not Known | |
| https://www.facebook.com/iromlady/ | |
| https://twitter.com/iromsharmila?lang=en |
Irom Sharmila Some Lesser-Known Facts
- Irom Sharmila is best known for her 16-year-long hunger strike, which had begun on 2 November 2000 and ended on 9 August 2016, her strike was against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur.
- Sharmila spent most of her 16 years’ hunger strike in judicial custody in a hospital in Manipur’s capital, Imphal, where she was force-fed a cocktail of medicines and baby formula.
- Irom is said to be the “world’s longest hunger striker.”
- She was voted the “top woman icon of India by MSN Poll” on International Women’s Day of the year 2014.
- She has been arrested many times under the charges of “attempt to suicide.”
- She was an average student and was always interested in famous personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, etc., since her childhood.
- In the early 1990s, she joined a course in journalism and began writing articles and poetry.
- She has also worked with social organizations like the BlindSchool for Children and Universal Youth Development Council.
- In 1998, Sharmila attended a course in nature cure and yoga.
- Sharmila is a voracious reader and after she reads a book, she donates it to the Imphal Public Library, which has gathered a shelf of her books over the last eleven years.
- Her elder brother, Singhajit, had left his job to take care of her sister, Sharmila.
- She met her mother only once since she had started her fast; as she felt meeting her mother might affect her resolution to fast, She said:
- She ended her hunger strike on 9 August 2016 and announced her decision to enter politics.
- She has been awarded many prestigious Human Rights Awards.
- Her paternal grandmother Irom Tonsija Devi fought in the second Nupi Lan (also called Nupilan or Nupi Lal) or 1939 women’s war against the British Raj.
- In 1989, her father died of cancer.
- Author Deepti Priya Mehrotra has written a book on Sharmila’s life- Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur.
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