Desi Twitter’s New Hero Is The UPSC Topper Who Credited His Girlfriend For His Success

Unless one is new to this country, they’ll know that a certain chunk of India is vehemently against the idea of consensual relationships before marriage. We literally have gangs/groups/organisations who go out on Valentine’s Day to irritate couples. And this hugely regressive environment has caused people to not get into relationships or never acknowledge them publicly. However, one boy from Rajasthan has challenged this status quo with one simple and subtle line.

The final results for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam were announced yesterday. And it was Kanishak Kataria from IIT-Bombay who came out on top.

“It’s a very surprising moment. I never expected to get the 1st rank. I thank my parents, sister & my girlfriend for the help & moral support. People will expect me to be a good administrator and that’s exactly my intention.”

Kataria belongs to the Scheduled Caste category and he topped the exam with Maths as his optional subject. He did his B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and worked with Samsung in Korea. However, he came back home to prepare for civil services.

Kataria was congratulated by the CM of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot.

While his All-India-Rank was incredible, netizens were fixated over one thing and that was his courage to mention his girlfriend’s contribution in front of the nation.

https://twitter.com/Chandelier_27/status/1114450351111823360

This notion of balancing everything in life and achieving one’s dreams isn’t just limited to boys. It’s applicable to everyone in any kind of consensual relationship. But most importantly, Kataria’s example of how a healthy relationship can only motivate people to do wonders should be noted by conservative Indian parents.

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