Janaki Venkataraman

Janaki Venkataraman
First Lady of India
In role 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992
President	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded by	Pardhan Kaur
Succeeded by	Vimala Sharma
Second Lady of India
In role 20 August 1982 – 27 July 1987
Vice President	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded by	Pushpa Shah
Succeeded by	Vimala Sharma
Personal details
Born	1921 (1921) Pegu, Burma (now Myanmar)
Died	13 August 2010(2010-08-13) (aged 88–89) New Delhi, India
Spouse	Ramaswamy Venkataraman ​ ​ (m. 1938)​
Children	3

Janaki Venkataraman (1921 – 13 August 2010) was the First Lady of India from 1987 until 1992. She was the wife of Indian President R. Venkataraman who served as India's head of state from 25 July 1987 until 25 July 1992. Upon her husband's assumption of the presidency, Janaki Venkataraman became India's first foreign-born first lady (also the first foreign-born second lady).