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Story of “ Ummul Kher ” who battled unimaginable odds to crack UPSC exam -A girl from the slums who achieved her dream of becoming an IAS officer. - Ummul Kher a 28-year-old fragile girl with an angelic smile, who fought all odds for her education and proved herself worthy to Join IAS..

LIFE STORY OF UMMIJL KHAIR AIR 420 upsc 2016. UPSC Topper Ummul Kher Background: - Born into a conservative family originally hailing from Marwar , Rajasthan, Kher moved to Delhi with her family when she was five. The family lived in a slum in Nizamuddin. Her father was a street cloth vendor. When the area was demolished, the family moved to another slum in Trilokpuri . Ummul Kher suffers from fragile bone disease and has undergone 16 fractures and eight surgeries..

Educational Background:- Ummul Kher studied in Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped till standard V. After that she studied in a government-run charitable organisation , Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust till standard VIII. Her mother passed away then. Her family forbade her from continuing her education beyond class VIII reasoning that she, a girl had got more than enough education already. When she insisted, she was abused and threatened that she would be disowned if she pursued further school. Her intentions were questioned. Ummul Kher then took the painful decision to leave home and live alone in Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) Cluster, Trilokpuri . She started giving tuitions to slum children to support herself..

Struggle Story of IAS Officer: - Although unsafe, Kher had no choice but to live alone. During this time, it was Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust that financed her education and also funded her tuition for classes IX and X. In class XII, Kher achieved 91% and secured admission into a prestigious Delhi University college, Gargi College. She continued to take tuitions to fund her college education. She also got much-needed money by winning debate competitions in college. She graduated in Psychology (Hons). Tragedy struck in 2012 when a small accident confined her to a wheelchair for one year. After completing graduation, Ummul Kher cleared an entrance exam for a master’s in International Studies at JNU. This gave her sufficient money which meant that she no longer had to give tuitions. In 2013, she secured a Junior Research Fellowship at JNU under which she started getting a stipend of Rs.25, 000 per month. Since September 2014, Ummul was working as a trainee at Duskin Leadership Training in Shunjuku , Japan..

A bumpy path ridden with hurdles But poverty wasn’t her only enemy. She also had to overcome her disorder. Ummul suffers from a genetic disorder called Fragile Bone Disorder. Her bones are weak and any minor injury could cause extreme pain and discomfort. She has suffered 16 fractures, 8 surgeries, and has even been on a wheelchair for months because of it but this only uplifted rather than dim her spirits..