Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tina Dabi is getting married to a fellow officer Pradeep Gawande. Dabi, made headlines back in 2015 when she topped the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
Dabi was earlier married to Athar Aamir Khan, who ranked second in the 2015 examination. The couple got divorced late last year after getting married in 2018. Now, the UPSC topper is engaged to fellow officer Pradeep Gawande.?
She shared the news of her engagement through a picture on the photo-sharing app Instagram - the couple is seen holding hands in the photograph. Dabi wrote a caption along with the picture which read,?"I'm wearing the smile you gave me #fiance."
Dabi enjoys a comfortable social media following with over 1.4 million followers. She also tagged her husband-to-be in the picture. Gawande is a 2013-batch IAS officer.?
Tina and Pradeep will reportedly get married on April 22 at a hotel in Jaipur. Both of them are currently posted in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Three years senior to Dabi, IAS Dr Pradeep Gawande had cracked the civil services exams in 2013. He is a qualified doctor who hails from Maharashtra. He acquired his MBBS degree before clearing the UPSC exams.
His Instagram bio reads: ¡®IAS 2013| Rajasthan Cadre| Medico | Marathi Presently posted as Director, Archeology & Museums Rajasthan.¡¯
Dabi's marriage to Khan was straight out of a romantic novel - Dabi is a graduate of Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College who became famous as she was the first Dalit to top the prestigious civil services exam in the first attempt.?
Her wedding reception to Khan was held in Delhi and was attended by Vice President Venkhaiah Naidu, Union Ministers and then Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.?
Their marriage attracted a lot of backlash due to it being 'interfaith' in nature and began a conversation on communal discord, and 'love-jihad'. However, Dabi said that she was not bothered by the hate, and her marriage was above religious divides.?
However, their short-lived wedding came to an end when the couple mutually filed for divorce in 2020, and officially ended their marriage late last year.?
Dabi¡¯s sister Ria had also secured 15th place in the UPSC examination 2020.?
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