Who was Leila Kabir? Social worker and wife of late socialist leader George Fernandes died at 88 | Today news

Leila Kabir, 88, a well -known social worker and wife of late socialist leader George Fernandes, died Thursday night in her Delhi home after a long fight against cancer. Who was Leila Kabir? She was born in a prominent family – her father, Humayun Kabir, was a respected education writer and former Union Minister. Kabir was an active social worker and held the position as assistant director at the Indian Red Cross. According to reports, she first met socialist leader and politician George Fernandes on a flight from Calcutta to Delhi, which was the beginning of their relationship, and the two were later married on July 22, 1971. In the 1970s, she played an active role in humanitarian efforts, especially during the Bangladesh Liberation War, where she served with the Red Cross. The couple had a son, Sean Fernandes. Although Leila and George separated in the middle of the 1980s, they never divorced. She returned in 2010 to take care of him when he struggled with the diseases of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson, managed his medical treatment and stayed at his side until his death in January 2019. According to journalist and former politician Santosh Bhartiya, “In such a time, Leila Ji stood next to him and took care of a Toddler … Leila Ji and George Day, she was a Todder … Leila Ji and the George helped him through everything and taught him how to live again. Aneel Prasad, who attended Leila Kabir’s cremation on behalf of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, remembers that Leila and George Fernandes were in Odisha when the emergency was declared in 1975. Together with their newborn boy, traveled to the United States and other countries and led a campaign against the emergency imposed in India.