▁. ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army ▁until ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁year ▁old , ▁her ▁father ▁brought ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁India . ▁Although ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁H indu , ▁she ▁was ▁educated ▁by ▁Christian ▁mission aries ▁in ▁Mount ▁Car mel , ▁Haz ar ib ag . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁she ▁learned ▁of ▁Mother ▁Ter esa ' s ▁work ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁share ▁in ▁that ▁service . ▁She ▁soon ▁converted ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁Char ity , ▁founded ▁by ▁Mother ▁Ter esa . ▁Jos hi ▁completed ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁degree ▁in ▁law ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal cut ta . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Sister s ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁to ▁head ▁a ▁foreign ▁mission ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁Pan ama . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Jos hi ▁started ▁the ▁cont empl ative ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁Char ity ▁and ▁remained ▁at ▁its ▁head ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁succeed ▁Mother ▁Ter esa ▁as ▁Super ior ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁India ▁best owed ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁V ib h ush an , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁award , ▁on ▁Sister ▁Jos hi ▁on ▁Republic ▁Day ▁( 2 6 ▁January ) ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for