Madhulika Rawat Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Death Cause: Helicopter Crash

Hometown: Madhya Pradesh

Education: Graduation In Psychology

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Madhulika Raje Singh Rawat [1]
Famous for	Being the wife of Bipin Rawat
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 168 cm in meters– 1.68 m in feet & inches– 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 February 1963 (Thursday)
Age (at the time of death)	58 Years
Birthplace	Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh
Date of Death	8 December 2021
Place of Death	Wellington Army Centre, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
Cremation Date	10 December 2021
Cremation Site	Brar Square crematorium at Delhi cantonment Note: The bodies of Madhulika Rawat and her husband, Bipin Rawat, had been laid side by side on the same pyre.
Death Cause	Helicopter Crash [2]
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh
School	Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Moti Mahal Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
College/University	Delhi University, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Psychology [3]
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	14 April 1986
Family
Parents	Father- Kunwar Mrighendra Singh (Riyasatdar of Sohagpur Riyasat, Shadol, Madhya Pradesh and Congress MLA from Shadol in 1967 and 1972) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Yashwardhan Singh Rawat
Husband/Spouse	Bipin Rawat (first Chief of Defence Staff of India)
Children	Daughter(s)- Kritika Rawat and Tarini Rawat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Madhulika Rawat

Madhulika Rawat was the wife of Bipin Rawat, the former army chief, and the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India.

Her family lives in the ancestral residence ‘Rajabagh’ in the Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh as of 2021.

An old picture of Madhulika Rawat with her family

Earlier, she was appointed as the president of the Army Women Welfare Association (AWWA), and in 2021, she served as the President of the Defence Wives Welfare Association (DWWA). During her tenure, she was involved in various social activities and was working for the welfare of the dependants of the martyred soldiers. She was also associated with various activities for encouraging the wives of the soldiers to pursue courses like tailoring, knitting bag, and making bakery products.

Madhulika Rawat was often invited as a chief guest at various social events.

Madhulika Rawat at an event

While she was travelling from Delhi to Sulur in the Mi-17 V5 chopper along with her husband Bipin Rawat and eleven other people including Brigadier L.S. Lidder (defence assistant to the CDS), Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh (special officer to the CDS), PSOs Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lieutenant Naik Vivek Kumar, Lieutenant Naik B Sai Teja, and Havildar Satpal, the helicopter crashed near Wellington Army Centre, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on 8 December 2021. On the same day, the Indian Air Force, through a tweet, confirmed the death of the 13 people (out of 14) travelling in the helicopter. Out of them (14 persons) only Captain Varun Singh survived.

A tweet by the official page of the Indian Air Force confirming the death of Madhulika Rawat and 12 other persons

The Chhattisgarh minister T. S. Singh Deo, shared his grief on the demise of Madhulika Rawat and Bipin Rawat. He tweeted,Madhulika ji, wife of Late Gen Bipin Rawat was a close family associate. She was the daughter of Late Shri Mrigendra Singh ji of Suhagpur (MP) and used to visit us often in Bhopal. My heart goes out to their families. May they find strength to deal with this unimaginable loss.”