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Dec 16 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
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"I want to give a message to married women that if anything wrong happens to them at their in-laws' house, they should not be afraid. Show them that you can stand on your own feet.

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Women can do anything they want. If you study well and work hard, you can become an IAS," Shivangi told India Today, while recalling her harrowing experience and how she overcame it.
A mother to her 7-year-old daughter, Shivangi returned to live with her parents after facing domestic abuse at the hands of her in-laws.
While her divorce is underway, she decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming and #IAS officer. And her hard work paid off, helping her bag AIR 177 in #UPSC.

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