Mandira Dasgupta
Joined the workforce in 1973 in the West Bengal
Civil Services, she was the first woman Deputy
Commissioner in the Commercial Taxes Department. In 1997, she was
selected for the India Administrative Services (IAS), starting with
Additional District Magistrate in Birbhum district (West Bengal),
subsequently holding posts of Joint Secretary and Director in Health,
Labour & Employment departments. An accomplished Rabindra
Sangeet artiste, she topped her class in Gitabitan and swam
nationally for Bengal.