UNIVERSE INC

India’s first woman career diplomat Chonira B Muthamma died on WednesdayIndia’s first woman career diplomat Chonira B Muthamma died in the early hours of Wednesday in a city hospital. She was 85.Muthamma was born at Virajpet in Kodagu district in 1924, in a modest Coorg home and her father was a DFO. Muthamma completed her schooling at St Joseph’s Girls School in Madikeri and later graduated from the Women’s Christian College with a triple gold medal. She did her post-graduation in English literature from Presidency College in Chennai, again with...