Selling baskests to cracking UPSC story Mohammad Ali
This tale is a real encouragement to everyone who is going through a difficult time in life. His IAS success story will inspire you to never give up, even in the most difficult of circumstances. success entails forging one's own identity in the data-face of adversity or poor luck.
Mohammed ali Shihab was born into a poor family in the hamlet of Edavannappara in Kerala's mallapuram district. His family's financial situation was so dire that he was forced to work with his father and sell bamboo baskets at a young age. In 1991, his father died after a protracted illness.
After his father's death, Shihab's little shoulders were burdened with obligations at such a young age. His mother was neither educated nor employed, making it impossible for her to care for her children. As a result of her poverty, she was forced to place Shihab in an orphanage. He used to obtain adequate food there, along with the other orphaned youngsters.
Shihab spent ten years in an orphanage with orphaned youngsters. Shihab began writing around this time and surpassed all other orphanage youngsters in intelligence. He excelled in his studies to the point where he became the centre of attention for everyone who passed by the orphanage.
‘The discipline he received from the orphanage helped him a lot in arranging his life,' Shihab adds. He needed money to continue his study. As a result, he began studying for the government agency exam. Shihab also passed 21 examinations for various government organisations, which would astound you. In the meanwhile, he had positions in the Forest Department, as a Jail Warden, and as a Railway Ticket Examiner. He initially took the UPSC test when he was 25 years old.
In his first two tries at the UPSC Civil services test, he failed and struggled. He persisted in his efforts and did not give up. Finally, the son of a poor father and a helpless mother was able to make his aspirations become reality. Shihab cleared UPSC on his third try in 2011 and received an All india 226. Shihab, on the other hand, required a translator for the interview because he was not fluent in English. After that, he received a score of 201 out of 300.
Mohammed ali Shihab was born into a poor family in the hamlet of Edavannappara in Kerala's mallapuram district. His family's financial situation was so dire that he was forced to work with his father and sell bamboo baskets at a young age. In 1991, his father died after a protracted illness.
After his father's death, Shihab's little shoulders were burdened with obligations at such a young age. His mother was neither educated nor employed, making it impossible for her to care for her children. As a result of her poverty, she was forced to place Shihab in an orphanage. He used to obtain adequate food there, along with the other orphaned youngsters.
Shihab spent ten years in an orphanage with orphaned youngsters. Shihab began writing around this time and surpassed all other orphanage youngsters in intelligence. He excelled in his studies to the point where he became the centre of attention for everyone who passed by the orphanage.
‘The discipline he received from the orphanage helped him a lot in arranging his life,' Shihab adds. He needed money to continue his study. As a result, he began studying for the government agency exam. Shihab also passed 21 examinations for various government organisations, which would astound you. In the meanwhile, he had positions in the Forest Department, as a Jail Warden, and as a Railway Ticket Examiner. He initially took the UPSC test when he was 25 years old.
In his first two tries at the UPSC Civil services test, he failed and struggled. He persisted in his efforts and did not give up. Finally, the son of a poor father and a helpless mother was able to make his aspirations become reality. Shihab cleared UPSC on his third try in 2011 and received an All india 226. Shihab, on the other hand, required a translator for the interview because he was not fluent in English. After that, he received a score of 201 out of 300.