<p>Patil, who is in Korea on an official visit, spent a usual day today, holding a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and also signed several Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).<br /><br />Later, she offered floral tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's bust near here on his 150th birth anniversary.<br /><br />The statue was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar during her visit here in May this year.<br /><br />Patil (76) assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She is the first woman to be elected to the country's highest office.<br /><br />Before becoming the President, Patil was the Governor of Rajasthan from November 8, 2004 to June 21, 2007.<br /><br />Patil, a political science and economics post graduate, has worked as a lawyer at the Jalgaon District Court in Maharashtra. She has undertaken a lot of initiatives for the welfare of women and on various environmental issues.<br /><br />Roshni is one such ISO-certified project which aims at making the grand President's Estate in the national capital a green, energy efficient and zero-waste model township.<br /><br />In March last year, Patil started a national mission for socio-economic empowerment of women. The ambitious mission is aimed at ensuring holistic development of women in their personal and professional fields. <br /><br />Patil is on a three-day visit to South Korea to meet the country's leadership. She will go to Mongolia on July 27 to further strengthen the bilateral relations, before flying back to Delhi on July 30.<br /><br />Her visit is part of India's 'Look East Policy' to further mutual relationships with the countries known for manufacturing variety of home appliances and rich minerals besides other natural resources.<br /><br />The President has undertaken a number of visits to around 20 countries including Brazil, China, Cyprus, Laos, UAE and Mauritius in the past four years. Her term will conclude in July next year.<br /><br />She started her political career at the age of 27 when she successfully contested her first election to the Maharashtra State Legislature from the Jalgaon Assembly constituency. Later she had a long stint in the State and held various positions.<br /><br />Patil was the Deputy Chairperson Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1988 and also served as the Chairperson of the Upper House from July 25, 1987 to September 2, 1987.<br /><br />She is married to Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat, an educationist and a social worker.</p>
<p>Patil, who is in Korea on an official visit, spent a usual day today, holding a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and also signed several Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).<br /><br />Later, she offered floral tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's bust near here on his 150th birth anniversary.<br /><br />The statue was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar during her visit here in May this year.<br /><br />Patil (76) assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She is the first woman to be elected to the country's highest office.<br /><br />Before becoming the President, Patil was the Governor of Rajasthan from November 8, 2004 to June 21, 2007.<br /><br />Patil, a political science and economics post graduate, has worked as a lawyer at the Jalgaon District Court in Maharashtra. She has undertaken a lot of initiatives for the welfare of women and on various environmental issues.<br /><br />Roshni is one such ISO-certified project which aims at making the grand President's Estate in the national capital a green, energy efficient and zero-waste model township.<br /><br />In March last year, Patil started a national mission for socio-economic empowerment of women. The ambitious mission is aimed at ensuring holistic development of women in their personal and professional fields. <br /><br />Patil is on a three-day visit to South Korea to meet the country's leadership. She will go to Mongolia on July 27 to further strengthen the bilateral relations, before flying back to Delhi on July 30.<br /><br />Her visit is part of India's 'Look East Policy' to further mutual relationships with the countries known for manufacturing variety of home appliances and rich minerals besides other natural resources.<br /><br />The President has undertaken a number of visits to around 20 countries including Brazil, China, Cyprus, Laos, UAE and Mauritius in the past four years. Her term will conclude in July next year.<br /><br />She started her political career at the age of 27 when she successfully contested her first election to the Maharashtra State Legislature from the Jalgaon Assembly constituency. Later she had a long stint in the State and held various positions.<br /><br />Patil was the Deputy Chairperson Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1988 and also served as the Chairperson of the Upper House from July 25, 1987 to September 2, 1987.<br /><br />She is married to Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat, an educationist and a social worker.</p>