THE PRESIDENTIAL YEARS 2012-2017 - Pranab Mukherjee

Enjoying a boat ride, along with J&K CM Omar Abdullah, on the Dal Lake in Srinagar in 2012.

Interacting with students in Punjab in 2012 (with CM Parkash Singh Badal [seated; right]).

The old guard and the new: With the CM of UP, Akhilesh Yadav (extreme left), and his father and founder of the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav (to my right), in Lucknow in 2012.

Enjoying an early morning walk during my visit to Himachal Pradesh in 2013.

At the Eleventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Kochi, Kerala, in 2013.

Inaugurating the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Surajkund, Haryana, in 2013, with CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda (to my left) and Governor Jagannath Pahadia (to my right).

I am all ears as CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda speaks to me in Kurukshetra, Haryana, in 2013.

Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy, the skipper of Mhadei, is all smiles as I congratulate him on the successful completion of Sagar Parikrama-II, the non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe, in 2013. The Governor of Maharashtra, K. Sankaranarayanan (to my left), and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi, look on.

In an animated discussion with the CM of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, and Governor Margaret Alva in Rajasthan in 2013.

Offering a chaadar (ceremonial cloth) at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan, in 2013.

With Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in his state in 2013.

Enjoying a meal with the Governor of Tripura, Devanand Konwar (left), and CM Manik Sarkar in Agartala in 2013.

Saluting the sacrifice of our martyrs at the war memorial in Arunachal Pradesh in 2013.

In an engaging discussion with the Governor of Sikkim, Balmiki Prasad Singh (right), and CM Pawan Kumar Chamling in Gangtok in 2013.

Visiting a market in Gangtok.

Celebrating 56 years of happiness: With my wife, Suvra, at our marriage anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2013.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and his son bid adieu as I leave after my visit to the state in 2014.

At the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu in 2014.

Administering the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra Modi, as the 15th Prime Minister of India, in 2014 with the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan in the background.

With Gujarat CM, Anandiben Patel, at the Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards at IIM Ahmedabad in 2015.

With the CM of Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla, during a visit the state in 2015.

Durga Puja celebrations at my ancestral home in Mirati in Birbhum district, West Bengal, in 2016.

Sharing a laugh with the cadets of the prestigious Officers Training Academy, Chennai, in 2016.

Showcasing our navy to the world: With PM Narendra Modi (right), Raksha Mantri Manohar Parrikar (extreme left) and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, at the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam in 2016.

In conversation with Jyotiraditya Scindia at the 60th Foundation Day of the Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in 2016.

Paying my last respects to the CM of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa, in Chennai in 2016.

Being welcomed to Nalanda by Bihar Governor, Ram Nath Kovind, and CM Nitish Kumar in 2017.

Amidst the majestic Himalayas in Uttarakhand in 2017.

Signing a book for Baba Ramdev in Uttarakhand in 2017.

The CM of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal (right), and Governor Jagdish Mukhi welcome me with a japi (headgear), a traditional symbol of Assamese folk culture, in Assam, in 2017.

After offering prayers at the Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, in 2017.

Interacting with students in West Bengal in 2017.

With Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki (left) and industrialist and former MP, Naveen Jindal, at Sonipat, Haryana, in 2017.

Shiv Sena Chief, Uddhav Thackeray (to my right), and his son Aaditya welcome me during my visit to Mumbai, Maharashtra, in 2017.

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje shares her thoughts with me at a function in Jaipur in 2017.

PM Sheikh Hasina greets my wife, Suvra, during our visit to Bangladesh in 2013.

Receiving a traditional welcome at Bhadrabila village in Bangladesh in 2013.

Bidding adieu to PM Sheikh Hasina on my departure from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Bangladesh, in 2013.

Proposing a toast with Veena Ramgoolam, wife of the PM of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, at a banquet hosted by the him in Port Louis in 2013.

Laying a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkey’s first president, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, at Ankara, Turkey, in 2013.

Celebrating my birthday in 2013 on board Air India’s special aircraft in the presence of Sushma Swaraj (left), Satish Misra (behind me; left), Sonia Gandhi (behind me; right) and Sitaram Yechury

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, PM of Turkey, calls on me at Ankara in 2013.

Posing for a group photograph with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on the stairs of the Royal Palace of Brussels in 2013.

Meeting the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in Thimphu in 2014.

Being escorted by Queen Sonja for a banquet hosted by King Harald V and the Queen at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, in 2014. Also seen is my daughter, Sharmistha.

Proposing a toast with Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi in 2014.

Performing a puja during a visit to the Ben Duoc Memorial Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2014.

With Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, and Jenni Haukio, the First Lady of Finland, before the ceremonial banquet at the Government Palace in Helsinki in 2014.

Shaking hands with Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, at the Kremlin, Moscow, in 2015.

With King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of the Kingdom of Sweden at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in 2015.