They say that if you fail on your first try, try again until you succeed. This is what we must learn from IAS officer K Jaiganesh, who did not give up until he achieved his dream thanks to his unmatched determination and perseverance.
In Chennai for the past eight months, K Jaiganesh (29) served food to hungry customers at a small restaurant next to Satyam Cinemas in the city. Now, he will continue to serve people, albeit in a different capacity: as a civil servant. Fighting poverty, Jaiganesh has worked his way up to 156th in the 2007 Union Public Service Commission's civil services exam.
Born into an impoverished, backward-class family in a remote village, Vinavamangalam, near Ambur in North Tamil Nadu, Jaiganesh is now eager to stop clearing tables and taking food orders to learn the nuances of administration at the Academy. National Lal Bahadur Shastri. for Public Administration in Mussourie.
Jaiganesh, who managed to earn a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Government's Thanthai Periyar Institute of Technology in Vellore, had to take odd jobs to pursue his dream of joining the IAS. But life was not easy for him. She had no financial support from her family and had to take odd jobs to be able to live in a metropolitan city.
Jaiganesh, ranked 156th on the Indian civil service exam, did not let demotivation dominate his zeal to improve his life even after six failed attempts. With each difficulty, he gained experience and took each failure in his life as a stepping stone to success.
I never looked down on my bartender's job because I knew it gave me more time to aim for my purpose, he says.
