Recently, a web series called Aspirants was aired on an OTT platform which depicted the struggle of three friends who aspired to crack the UPSC exams. Today, we bring to you the extremely inspirational story of K Jaiganesh, who battled all odds and became an IAS officer. He fought his way up from poverty to secure 156th rank in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam in 2007 after six unsuccessful attempts. Born in a remote village, Vinavamangalam, near Ambur in northern Tamil Nadu, Jaiganesh K Jaiganesh used to work as a waiter at a small eatery in Chennai to make ends meet. "I had tried unsuccessfully to appear for the civil services examinations thrice from my village.

Source: dna August 11, 2021 03:45 UTC