Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty

Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty
Born Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Died 14 January 2004
Shillong
Occupation Social worker
Spouse(s) Pratap Ingty
Children P. W. Ingty
Awards Padma Shri

Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty was an Indian social worker and a former chairman of Meghalaya State Welfare Advisory Board.[1] She was the president of Mothers' Union of Tura. She was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award,[2] making her the first person from Garo tribe to receive the award.[3] Ingty died, aged 72, at Shillong, Meghalaya on 14 January 2004.[1] She is survived by her husband, Pratap,[4] and her son, P. W. Ingty, who is a known author and an IAS officer.[5]

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  1. 1 2 "Deccan Herald". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Telegraph India". Telegraph India. 28 January 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Amazon". Amazon. 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ P. W. Ingty (2013). Bhaskara: The Last of the Varmans: Kamarupa Series. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1622123056.


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