Who is Devyani Khobragade?

The Arrest of  Devyani Khobragade in New York has triggered a big Diplomatic Row between India and United States.  She was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities in New York in the morning of December 12, 2013 while she was dropping her daughter at school. She was later released that same evening. In this article we try to find out more about Devyani Khobragade.

Devyani Khobragade IFS in Saree

Devyani Khobragade at a function

Devyani is a 1999 Batch  Indian Foreign Service Officer currently working as India’s Deputy  Consul General (Economic, Commercial and Women’s Affairs) in New York.

Devyani has worked in the political divisions of the Indian Missions in Pakistan, Italy and Germany.  She originally hails from Mumbai Maharashtra. She studied at St. Joseph’s convent school, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

She did her MBBS from Seth G.S Medical College and K.E.M Hospital, Parel in Mumbai. She is proficient in English, Hindi, German, and her mother tongue, Marathi.  She was an 2012 Rolls Royce Scholar. She is 39 years old.

Her passions  include travelling, reading, yoga, music and dancing. Apart from proudly raising two beautiful girls, she also wishes to contribute towards Gender Equality in India.

Devyani’s father Uttam Khobragade is a retired IAS officer from Maharashtra. Reports say that her husband is a Professor of Philosophy in some college.