Princess Anoushkaa

Her Royal Highness
Princess Anoushkaa
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Prime Minister of Vishwamitra
In office 8 June 2020 - 28 January 2021
Rashtradhyaksh	Tanishkaa Patranabish Dhrubajyoti Roy
Predecessor	Tanishkaa Patranabish (as Executive President)
Successor	Gheorghe Stefan Marius (caretaker)
Deputy President of Commonwealth of Friends Society
In office 1 May - 8 June 2020
President	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Chairman of the Council of State	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Republic abolished
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Friends Society
In office 4 March - 19 March 2020
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Predecessor	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Successor	Tanishkaa Patranabish
President of the Commonwealth of Friends Society
In office 25 December 2017 - 13 May 2018
Prime Minister	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Predecessor	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Successor	Dhrubajyoti Roy (as Supreme Leader)
Personal information
Born	January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) Guwahati, India
Nationality	Vishwamitran, Indian
Political party	National People's Congress
Relations	Tanishkaa Patranabish (sister), Dhrubajyoti Roy (first-cousin)
Residence	Rajya Niwas
Occupation	Student, Politician
Religion	Hindu
Military service
Allegiance	Vishwamitra
Service/branch	Royal Vishwamitran Army
In service	2018–present
Rank	General

Princess Anoushkaa (born 27 January 2010) is a senior Vishwamitran royal and politician who is currently serving as the Prime Minister on the nation having been in the position since 8 June 2020. She has previously served as the Prime Minister on a caretaker basis between 4 March and 22 March 2020. She has also served as the President of Friends Society for two terms between 2 October 2016 until her impeachment on 13 December 2016 and again from 25 December 2017 till 13 May 2018.

Personal life

Princess Anoushkaa was born on 27 January 2010 in Guwahati as the second born child of Princess Lipi and Mr. Sumit Patranabish. She is the younger sister of Tanishkaa Patranabish and also the first-cousin of Rashtradhyaksh Dhrubajyoti Roy and Princess Asmi. She is currently studying as a student at Shrimanta Shankar Academy, one of the finest educational institutions in Guwahati, Assam.

Early life

Princess Anoushkaa Patranabish got her first assignment as the Vice-President on 22 June 2012 to serve under President Dhrubajyoti Roy and remained in office until 02 October 2015. In addition to being the Vice President, she served as the Cabinet Minister for Social Welfare from 21 May 2014 until 27 December 2014, and again from 22 February 2015 to 06 December 2015.

Ministerial Career

She had been a member of the cabinet from 21 May 2014, but held low profile ministries like Social Welfare, etc. In December 2015, she was appointed as the Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs and served until April 2016. Upon the election of Dhrubajyoti Roy as the Prime Minister, she was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister, a position that has been vacant since 2010. In July, the same year, she was entrusted the additional charge of the Ministry of Sanitation and Cleanliness Campaign.

Presidency

On 02 October 2016, she was elected as the President of the Friends Society succeeding her older sister Tanishkaa Patranabish. But her term as the President was cut short in December, following her impeachment on 13 December 2016. She was succeeded by the Lieutenant Governor of Madhya Guwahati, Sarala Baishya, as the Acting President.

Governorship

Soon after her impeachment as the President, she was appointed as the Governor of Beltola with the additional duties of the Administrator of Madhya Guwahati, but resigned on 30 December 2016 to be inducted into the Council of Ministers.

She was again appointed as Governor of Beltola for the second time on 12 April 2017, but was transferred to Purvanchal as Governor on 07th May 2017. She had resigned on 05th July 2017 to join the Union Council of Ministers.

Union Council of Ministers

On 30th December 2016, she was inducted into the Council of Ministers as a Cabinet Minister with responsibilities of the ministries of States and Regional Affairs and continued to be in office until the Friends Society Secular Party was forced to sit in the opposition on 12 April 2016.

Anoushkaa Patranabish (L) being sworn-in as Cabinet Minister for Culture and I&B, by the President Dhrubajyoti Roy.

She again joined the Union Council of Ministers as the Cabinet Minister for Culture and Information and Broadcasting on 05th July 2017 under Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish, but was chosen to be the Vice-President, only a few days after becoming a Minister, on the 23rd July 2017 and continued to be in office until her elevation as the President on 25th December 2017.

Presidency and later career

On 25th December 2017, following the resignation of Dhrubajyoti Roy as President, she was elected as the President and continued to be President until 13 May 2018. Following Dhrubajyoti Roy becoming the Supreme Leader, she was appointed as the Heir and Deputy Supreme Leader and remained in office until the Supreme Court declared the mandate unconstitutional and hence, she was elected to be the Acting Head of State for 15 minutes on 11 September 2018 and then joined the Vice-Presidency under the President Dhrubajyoti Roy and remained in office until 29 September 2019, when she indicated to step down.

Anoushkaa Patranabish (L) being sworn-in as the Vice President by President Dhrubajyoti Roy on 07 January 2019.

She had also filled in the duties as the Acting President from 29 January to 31 January 2019, when then-President Dhrubajyoti Roy was on a three-day educational leave.

Union Council of Ministers and Caretaker Prime Minister

Soon after stepping down as the Vice President, she joined the Union Council of Ministers and was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance, etc. On 04th March 2020, she was appointed as the Caretaker Prime Minister to oversee fair elections in the State and remained in office until 19 March 2020, when Tanishkaa Patranabish was elected as the Prime Minister and she joined the Cabinet again as the Deputy Prime Minister with the responsibilities of the Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs.

Deputy President and subsequent premiership

On 03 May 2020, she was elected by the Council of State to be the Deputy President, a position established under the new executive Presidency and served under Tanishkaa Patranabish. But this system was short-lived, and an absolute monarchy was established and she was appointed as the Prime Minister. She has been the Prime Minister of the State of Vishwamitra since 08 June 2020, she is also the Cabinet Minister for Finance.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Princess Anoushkaa
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles and styles

• 22 June 2012 - 07 June 2020: Her Excellency Anoushkaa Patranabish
• 08 June 2020 - present: Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa Patranabish

As Prime Minister of Vishwamitra, her full style and title is: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anoushkaa Patranabish of Beltola".

Anoushkaa Patranabish (R) posing for an official portrait after being conferred with the Friends Society Ratna on 17 April 2018.

Military ranks

Vishwamitra		General	Royal Vishwamitran Army

Honours

National

• Vishwamitra:
  • Grand Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Mahabali Karthika Padaka (23 January 2021)
  • Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus (1 January 2020)
  • Dame Grand Cordon (formerly Member Special Class) of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (12 February 2021)
  • Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the First Ladies (27 January 2021)
  • Dame of the Most Noble and Most Auspicious Order of the Commonwealth (4 August 2019)
  • First Class of the Order of Service Merit (31 December 2019)
  • Recipient of the Friends Society Ratna (17 April 2018)
  • Recipient of the Padma Ratna (30 December 2016)
  • Recipient of the Bhushan Ratna (17 April 2016)
  • Recipient of the Shri Ratna (15 April 2015)
  • Recipient of the Medal "For Services to National Leader II" (30 April 2020)
  • Recipient of the Investiture Medal of National Leader III (3 May 2020)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 20th Birthday of the First Prime Minister (11 November 2020)

Provincial

• Purvanchal:
  • Grand Dame of the Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (7 September 2020)
• Chandril:
  • Knight of the Order of Chandril (30 November 2020)

Wear of orders, decorations, and medals

Awards worn regularly by Anoushkaa Patranabish are noted in the above tables and are worn in accordance with customary conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. The current ribbons worn by Anoushkaa Patranabish are as follows:

Standards and arms

Personal Badge	Personal Shield	Full Armorial as Member Special Class of the Order of the Vishwamitra	Full Armorial as Lady Grand Cross of the Royal Family Order of Crown of Queensland