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While we celebrate martyrs in the armed forces who have sacrificed their life in service of this nation, we don’t celebrate civil servants who have done the same in defence of core principles enshrined in our Constitution.

The daughter of a daily wage labourer from Odisha, has secured the 13th rank in UPSC's IES examination. Successful after fighting many financial constraints, Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera dedicates her success to her father. This is her story.

Here are 10 amazing, brave, dedicated civil servants of India who have made us all extremely proud and done extra ordinary work for the country, some even losing their lives while performing their duty, but never taking the easy way out. We salute these true heroes.