Choosing professional happiness
Ira Singhal |
TEDxPGDAVCollege
• April 2018
Ira Singhal is the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Saket and Assistant Collector (trainee) in the Government of Delhi. As she suffers from scoliosis or curvature, Ira was not allowed to take the position in the office despite being the topper of the 2014 UPSC's Civil Service Examinations. But that did not let her down, in 2012 she filed a case in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and won after four years, which led to her being given a posting as Assistant Commissioner in Indian Revenue Service (C&CE). Her tenacity and versatility can be clearly seen in the records she has accomplished. Along with consistently topping in her educational life, she also worked as a Strategy Manager in Cadbury India and as the marketing intern at the Coca-Cola Company. She has stated that her disability has never been an excuse for herself or her family and continues inspiring the younger generations to go beyond what the world dictates as their 'limit' and emerge victoriously.