The results of the general elections in America have elected Donald Trump as the new government and a new administrative concept is now being prepared. Among the new appointments, Hindu leader Tulsi Gabbard was also given new responsibilities. Tulsi Gabbard has been named Director of National Intelligence. In this post he will have to oversee 18 intelligence agencies. Let us know who is Tulsi Gabbard who has joined the Trump administration team and is making headlines these days.
Tulsi was born on April 12, 1982 in Leloaloa, American Samoa. When she was 2 years old, her family moved to Hawaii. His family followed Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a tradition within Hinduism. There is very little information about his siblings and his two marriages. Let us know everything…
Tulsi’s mother, Carol Porter Gabbard, was born in Germany but was more inclined towards Hinduism and converted to Hinduism before Tulsi’s birth. Her husband followed Samoan Catholicism, but later her faith also strengthened into Hinduism. Tulsi grew up in a multicultural family and was interested in Hinduism. Tulsi also loves yoga and practices yoga and meditation regularly.
Tulsi Gabbard is a Krishna devotee
Tulsi’s parents had become followers of Paramhansa. Afterwards, his mother and father became vegetarians and gave their children Hindu names. Tulsi’s mother, Carol Gabbard, considers Hindu to be her religion. Tulsi Gabbard’s siblings have Hindu names such as Bhakti, Jai, Aryan and Vrindavan. Tulsi Gabbard is a Krishna devotee. Vrindavan has a close relationship with Tulsi as she often posts about her on her Facebook account.
First Hindu member of the House of Representatives
43-year-old Tulsi is the fourth of five children in her family. He also spent a year of his childhood in the Philippines. At age 21, Gabbard was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives, but was forced to resign after just one term because his National Guard unit was stationed in Iraq. She was later elected to Congress as a representative of Hawaii. Gabbard became the first Hindu member of the House of Representatives to take the oath of office by placing her hand on the Bhagavad Gita, which she later presented to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gabbard grew up in Hawaii and followed many cultural values from this place.
Tulsi’s relationship
Tulsi Gabbard married Abraham Williams in Auckland, New Zealand. He first met Williams when he was her photographer during her Democratic term in 2012. Interestingly, Williams proposed to Gabbard while surfing, a romantic proposal that won her over. Gabbard and Williams married in a traditional Vedic wedding ceremony in Hawaii in 2015.
Tulsi’s first marriage
Tulsi married for the first time in 2002 at the age of 21. Her first husband was her childhood friend. However, her time in Iraq affected her marriage as she was stationed there from 2004 to 2005 and served in the National Guard. Gabbard divorced in 2006.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 18, 2024, 1:07 PM IST