elected<\/a> to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India\u2019s parliament and state assemblies.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMurmu, who is from the Santhal tribe and was born in eastern Odisha state, paid her respects before her inauguration on Monday at a memorial dedicated to India\u2019s independence icon Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI started my life journey from a small tribal village,\u201d Murmu, 64, said after taking the oath of office in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the background I come from, it was like a dream for me to even get elementary education,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut despite many obstacles, my resolve remained strong and I became the first daughter from my village to go to college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reporting from New Delhi, Al Jazeera\u2019s Pavni Mittal called the occasion \u201chistoric and highly symbolic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince her election last week, there have been many celebrations in largely tribal belts across the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is being seen as a presidency that could inspire millions of people, that is women and people from the tribal communities to dream big and enter mainstream Indian politics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India\u2019s prime minister wields executive power but the president can send back some parliamentary bills for reconsideration and also plays a guiding role in the process of forming governments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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