Meet IAS Tapasya Parihar, who failed in her first attempt, then cleared UPSC, became famous during her wedding as…, her AIR…
Success Story: Clearing the UPSC exam is considered a very big achievement. Every year, thousands of aspiring civil servants take this exam, which is one of the toughest exams in the country. This exam requires not only intelligence but also mental strength, hard work, and patience. Many candidates spend years preparing for this exam, yet success is not guaranteed.
Who is Tapasya Parihar?
Here, we will tell you about IAS Tapasya Parihar, who hails from Jova village of Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Tapasya Parihar belongs to a very simple family. Tapasya’s father, Vishwas Parihar, is a farmer. She came into the limelight due to an incident that occurred during her wedding.
What happened during her wedding?
During her wedding, she told her father at the time of ‘kanyadaan’ that she is not an object to be donated. Kanyadaan is a Hindu wedding ritual where the bride’s father gives her away to the groom, symbolizing the transfer of responsibility. It’s a symbolic donation, with the bride often seen as a precious gift.
How has IAS Tapasya Parihar’s journey been?
Tapasya Parihar is an IAS officer of the UPSC Civil Service year 2017 batch. She cracked the UPSC exam with rank 23 and currently, she is the Additional Collector, Government of M.P., Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Narsinghpur. After this, she decided to study law. For this, she has obtained an LLB degree from the India Law Society Law School, Pune.
Tapasya married IFS officer Garvit Gangwar in December 2021. During the wedding, she refused the ritual of Kanyadaan. She told her father that I am not a thing to be donated. This step of Tapasya was highly appreciated.
What was Tapasya Parihar’s UPSC preparation like?
After studying law, Tapasya Parihar decided to take the UPSC exam. Even after taking coaching in the first attempt, she failed. After this, in the second attempt, she relied on self-study.
This helped her a lot, and she appeared for the exam for the second time. This time, she cracked the civil service exam with a rank of 23, and she was selected for the post of IAS officer.
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