Mamata Banerjee turns 68 today, some rare moments of Didi - In PICS

With the veteran politician and former Chief Minister of West Bengal, late Siddhartha Shankar Ray

Mamata looks on as Former PM late Rajiv Gandhi busy signing documents. 

Mamata with other Congress leaders after the demise of former PM Indira Gandhi. 

Early days of 'politician' Mamata Banerjee

Early days of 'politician' Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee began her political career in the Congress party as a young woman in the 1970s. In 1975 she gained attention in the press media when she danced on the car of socialist activist and politician Jayaprakash Narayan as a protest against him.

January 1993: Mamata Banerjee had led a protest against Bengal CM Jyoti Basu, she was attacked brutally while being arrested for doing so.

Back in January 1993, when Mamata Banerjee had led a protest against Bengal CM Jyoti Basu, she was attacked brutally while being arrested for doing so. The photo below captured the moment. 

Banerjee became involved with politics when she was only 15. While studying at the Jogamaya Devi College, she established Chhatra Parishad Unions, the student wing of the Congress (I) Party, defeating the All India Democratic Students Organisation affiliated with the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist).

In 1970, Mamata Banerjee completed the higher secondary board examination from Deshbandhu Sishu Sikshalay. She received a bachelor's degree in history from Jogamaya Devi College. Later, she earned her master's degree in Islamic history from the University of Calcutta. This was followed by a degree in education from Shri Shikshayatan College and a law degree from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata.