Civil Servants

From bunds and channels to rainwater harvesting and desilting, IAS Vikranth Raja used ancient practices to solve modern problems!

“There were 328 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in the village. They had neither house nor land. I could uplift them to APL (Above Poverty Line). I think as a Sarpanch that was my biggest achievement and my happiest memory.”

"In the break, I was being given IV drips in my car," says Sharma, who didn't even avail the special reservation for her disability. She bagged AIR 9! #UPSCSimplified #TopperTalk

And that's not all they are doing. While DC Annies Kanmani Joy and SP Suman D Pennekar are both battling the timber mafia, ZP CEO K Lakshmi Priya is helping kids who have dropped out of school to enroll once again! #Respect #WomenPower #LeadingByExample

Recently, Daman Collector Rakesh Minhas was hailed as a hero after he stopped his car on the roadside to administer emergency first aid to a person electrocuted by high-tension wires! #Respect #RealLifeHeroes #LeadingByExample

Literally going the extra mile to perform his duty, #IAS officer Ram Singh walked and rowed his way into inaccessible villages of the flooded #Meghalaya district to ensure the safety of villagers as well as livestock!

“I would sneak out from the orphanage and travel some 30-40 kilometres to Kannur. Here getting jobs in hotels and restaurants was easy for a young boy like me,” says the IAS officer who also worked in STD booths and as a delivery boy.

"There is a common impression that eco-friendly products or initiatives are expensive. But, in the long run, the adverse impact of plastic on the environment is far more costly than any product whatsoever"

Fragile roofs, broken windows, and unrepaired walls meant that the students and teachers rushed home as soon as it started raining. So Gunanka D B asked his friends and family to come together to help the kids stay in school even during monsoon!

Today, we bring you stories of five differently-abled Indians who beat all odds to crack one of the toughest examinations in the country, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams.