Roda Mistry

Roda Mistry
Roda Mistry
	Roda H. Mistry (Family photo, taken 29 Feb. 1996)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1980–1986
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Minister for Women and Child Welfare; of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1970s
Minister of Tourism of Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	16 October 1928; India
Died	8 June 2004 (aged 75); Hyderabad, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Homi P Mistry (m. 1946; died 2001)
Children	2

Roda Homi Mistry (16 October 1928 – 8 June 2004) was an Indian politician and the founder of the Roda Mistry College of Social Work and Research Center^[1] in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] She was earlier the Minister for Women and Child Welfare and the Minister of Tourism^[6] in the Andhra Pradesh state government.^[7]^[8] She died on 8 July 2006 in Hyderabad, India.^[9] She was Zoroastrian.^[8] Her granddaughter,^[10] Lylah M. Alphonse, is a U.S. journalist and the author of "Triumph Over Discrimination: The Life Story of Dr. Farhang Mehr."

References

^ "RMCSW :: HOME". cswhyd.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 147. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 7 April 1986. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Olivia Cox-Fill (1996). For Our Daughters: How Outstanding Women Worldwide Have Balanced Home and Career. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-275-95199-3. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Not Available (1984). India Whos Who 1984.
^ "Andhra Pradesh: Angry protests". India Today. 31 October 1978. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "Roda Mistry". meherbabatravels jimdo page!. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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[1] "RMCSW :: HOME". cswhyd.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[2] "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[3] "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 147. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[4] Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 7 April 1986. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[Cox-Fill1996-5] Olivia Cox-Fill (1996). For Our Daughters: How Outstanding Women Worldwide Have Balanced Home and Career. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-275-95199-3. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[6] Not Available (1984). India Whos Who 1984.

[7] "Andhra Pradesh: Angry protests". India Today. 31 October 1978. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[:0-8] Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[9] "Roda Mistry". meherbabatravels jimdo page!. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[10] Wecker, Menachem (27 March 2016). "What It's Like to Have to Date Someone of Your Religion to Save It From Extinction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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