Shyamala Gopalan was an Indian-American cancer researcher popular for her work in civil rights activism. She also gained fame through her two talented daughters; Kamala Harris and Maya Harris.

Shyamala Gopalan came on the light because of her daughter Kamala Harris‘s participation in the upcoming American Presidential Election of 2020. Well, where is Shyamala Gopalan? Is she still alive or Dead? To explore more about her, read the article below.

Who is Shyamala Gopalan? Know Her Personal Life and Relationship with Kamala Harris

Shyamala Gopalan was a married woman. She exchanged her vows to her Spouse; Donald Harris who is an American professor of economics.

Shyamala Gopalan
Shyamala Gopalan

Source: India Abroad

Shyamala and Harris tied the knot after several years of their dating. However, the wedding date of the former couple is not mentioned.

After several years of their intimate marriage relationship, they both shared two daughters; Kamala Harris born on October 20, 1964, and Maya Harris born on January 30, 1967. 

Besides this, when Kamala was around 7 years, Donald, her father and Shyamala, her mother finalized their divorce. Apart from this, there were no more affairs and rumors regarding Shyamala and Donald before their separation.

Shyamala Gopalan’s Net Worth

Shyamala Gopalan worked as a breast cancer researcher at the time of her adult age. This surely proves that she earned a large amount of money throughout her career. As of 2019, Shyamala has a net worth of around $1 million.

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On the other side, her politician daughter, Kamala Harries holds a net worth of approximately $4 million the same as her husband Douglas Emhoff. Likewise, her younger daughter, Maya Harris, the mother of Meena Harris, who stands as an American lawyer as well as a TV commentator, also shares an estimated net worth of around $400K.

Daughter Kamala Harris Running for the American Presidential Election 2020

Kamala Harris, who is the daughter of Shyamala Gopalan is currently busy for the upcoming American Presidential Election.

In addition to this, on January 21st, 2019, Kamala Harris announced that she will run for President during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day interview on Good Morning America. And since that day, she has been making headlines across the world.

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Furthermore, her fame heightened overnight as she is a woman born into a Jamaican father and an Indian mother and who is running for the president of the Christian-dominant USA.

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In order to get success for this election, she formally launched a campaign in her hometown of Oakland, California on 27 January 2019.

Well, we can only say best of luck to Kamala including all her competitors such as including Tulsi Gabbard, Elizabeth Warren, John Delaney, Kirsten Gillibrand, Andrew Yang, Julian Castro, President Donald Trump and many more.

Shyamala Goplan’s Wiki-Bio

Shyamala Goplan was born in Chennai, India in 1938. Her parents Rajam and P.V. Gopalan raised her in her hometown.

Kamala Harris' mother Shyamala Goplan
Shyamala Goplan

Source: India Abroad

Apart from this, she enrolled in school as a toddler and later, at the age of 19, she graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Delhi. Furthermore, at the age of 25, she earned a doctorate of philosophy in nutrition and endocrinology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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As we mentioned earlier, Shyamala worked in the field of Science and Technology as a cancer researcher, she, unfortunately, died of cancer on February 11, 2009.

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