Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, also known as "Iron Lady of Manipur", gave birth to twin girls on Sunday, which also marked "Mother's Day", at a hospital in Bengaluru. Sharmila gave birth at a hospital in Bengaluru. Sharmila had married her partner, Desmond Coutinho, in 2017 and settled in Kodaikanal. The babies have been named Nix Shakhi and Autumn Tara.

“This is a new life, a new beginning for me. I am very happy. Neither Desmond nor I had any preference, we just wanted healthy children,” Sharmila.  She added that her happiness doubled on realising that her daughters were born on Mother’s Day.

Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, also known as "Iron Lady of Manipur", gave birth to twin girls on Sunday, which also marked "Mother's Day", at a hospital in Bengaluru. Sharmila gave birth at a hospital in Bengaluru. Sharmila had married her partner, Desmond Coutinho, in 2017 and settled in Kodaikanal. The babies have been named Nix Shakhi and Autumn Tara.

“This is a new life, a new beginning for me. I am very happy. Neither Desmond nor I had any preference, we just wanted healthy children,” Sharmila.  She added that her happiness doubled on realising that her daughters were born on Mother’s Day.