Real Hero! Tapaswini Das, She Lost Vision But Cleared Odisha Civil Service Exam In 1st Attempt
With her determination to achieve her goals, she secured 161st position in the exam for which over five lakh candidates had appeared and only 218 have qualified.
Vision is a gift to mankind and we don't realise its importance until the time we have it. Government exams are considered to be one of the toughest in our country and when one cracks it, it becomes a moment of jubilation. Tapaswini Das is no ordinary girl. Not only she cleared the Odisha Civil Service Examination 2018 conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), she did this despite being visually-impaired.
ANI
With her determination to achieve her goals, she secured 161st position in the exam for which over five lakh candidates had appeared and only 218 have qualified.
A native of Bhubaneswar, Tapaswini lost her vision due to alleged negligence of a doctor during her eye surgery when she was a student of the second standard.
"When I was seven-year-old I started experiencing headaches and my eyesight started decreasing gradually. My family took me to the doctor who told us that I have lost vision in the left eye and partial vision in right. The operation was done for the right eye after which I lost full vision", she told news agency ANI.
Tapaswini Das: When I was 7-yr-old I started experiencing headaches & my eyesight started decreasing gradually. My family took me to doctor who told us that I've lost vision in left eye&partial vision in right.Operation was done for right eye after which I lost full vision.(09.1) https://t.co/sOPfYEYWcH pic.twitter.com/4MrZ48pUqB
¡ª ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2020
Speaking on her inspirational achievement, Das said, "I don't see this as a success, I see this as my victory. I consider this my first step in the path to success."
Visually impaired Odisha girl Tapaswini Das, who cracked the State civil services examination in first attempt, was felicitated at the office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. We are proud of her. pic.twitter.com/n18a7NWuJc
¡ª Sulochana Das (@SulochanaDas1) January 10, 2020
Sulochana Das, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Odisha also lauded Das for her achievement and said that she would become the first visually challenged lady administrative service officer of the state.
Netizens were quick to laud Tapaswini for her hard work and perseverance.
Congratulations to you. You are the inspiration for many Divyang, I'm extremely proud of you and your success. Thanks for Inspiring many of us. ??????????
¡ª ??? ???? (@basaivala) January 10, 2020
Congratulations Ma'am. It's not only your victory, it's a victory for all of our differently abled brothers and sisters.
¡ª shubham (@shubhamhota007) January 9, 2020
Tapaswini das is really great lady I am proud of tapswini
¡ª Madhusudan Gupta (@Madhusu61631733) January 9, 2020
No matter what, she never gave up hope and her resilience paid off.
