Priyanka Chaudhary Raina is an Indian software engineer, former banker and social worker, who is best known as the wife of cricketer Suresh Raina. She previously worked for companies like Accenture and Wipro. At the time of her marriage to Raina, she was working as a senior software tester for ING in Bijlmer neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, but left her job to raise her child and later became involved in charity. Along with her husband, she is the co-founder of Gracia Raina Foundation, which is an NGO that promotes mother and child wellness. On November 19, 2017, she delivered a TED speech on behalf of her foundation at an independent TED event organized by 'TEDxWhitefield' in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a radio talk show on RedFM titled 'The Priyanka Raina Show'. She also writes blogs regularly on topics close to her heart, primarily focusing on creating awareness on pregnancy, motherhood, child-rearing and mental wellness of pregnant women and new mothers. Prior to launching the foundation, she had been involved with other NGOs like Paalna, Food Bank Network and Nanhi-Jaan at PGI in Chandigarh.
