REPORT OF PADAVUKAL PROGRAM HELD ON 2/11/2020
The
Seventeenth class under Padavukal program was held on 2nd November
2020. The class felt the presence of IG P Vijayan IPS, Mohammed Shafi
along with O.R.C Project Officer Saif, SPC Pioneer Amrutha and three
achivers - Annies Joy IAS, Merin Joseph IPS and Radhika A K.
Shafi
Sir introduced the dignitaries. Annies Joy is a living example that
with our determination, we could get into any profession irrespective of
our family background and circumstances. Annies Kanmani Joy became one
of the first nurses to be selected as an IAS officer in 2012. Today ,
she is the Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu in Karnataka.
Merin was able to crack the exam at the very young age of 22 and she became the youngest lady IPS officer from Kerala.
Prevailing
from a remote village of Wayanad, Radhika is an inspiration to one and
all of us. Radhika is a part of a tribal community in Wayanad. She
became the first girl to clear CLAT exam in that community.
The
Class initiated with Annies Joy who shared with us her life story.
Being a bright student, Annies aspired to become a doctor. After
finishing her schooling, she wrote the Entrance examination but could
not a good rank enough to pursue MBBS in a Government collage and went
on to complete her graduation in nursing and became a nurse. She wished
to clear the Civil Service Examination. Realising that the
opportunities were limited, her parents supported her with guidance and
soon she cleared the exam in 2012. From fighting against the devastating
landslides to containing the spread of the novel coronavirus today,
Annies has been working hard to ensure the safety and security of her
people and she is suceessfull in it too. She is of the view that we
should always try to follow our passion and find joy in doing our job.
As student we should always tried to be a responsible citizen, enjoy our
surroundings, our nature along with our studies.
Radhika
comes from a primitive village in Wayanad. Never in her dreams had she
thought of clearing such a competitive exam like CLAT, considering
her own surrounding environment and limited oppurtunities. It all
started when Rajesh Sir from Legal Service Authority came to their
school as part of awareness program to spread awareness about such
competitive exam like CLAT. The awareness program was indeed friutful.
It boosted up her confidence like any thing and she was one of those
13 students who got the oppurtunity to undergo 3 month intense coaching
program. She took the oppurtunity and worked hard from waking up
early in the morning , helping in daily chores to studying all
throughout the evening. Nothing had successfully triggered her fire to
strive more and more for this. She kept negativity away and dreamt of a
bright future. Her hardwork had payed off when she came to know
that she achieved a 1022 rank in the exam! She advises us to never
waste time and to invest our time in a productive manner. She is truly
an inspiring personality.
Annies
Joy also shared with us the challenges she faced when she first
joined in kodangal in Karnataka as Deputy Commissioner. She also gives a
valuable advice to parents to believe in his / her child, to identify
their innate ablilties and talents and promote them.
“If
one woman can inspire a few other women, then they, in turn, can
inspire others. It all boils down to the initiative of a single
individual and rather than blaming the system, one can actually try to
effect changes.” – Merin Joseph IPS
Merin Joseph
was born in Ernakulam in Kerala but spent her childhood in the national
capital, Delhi. She studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, New
Delhi. She completed her MA in History from St. Stephen’s College,
Delhi University.
Merin
Joseph cracked the civil services exam in 2012 with an all India rank
of 188. She cleared the exam after her post-graduation itself. Merin was
able to crack the exam at the very young age of 22 and she became the
youngest lady IPS officer from Kerala. Still with only 7 years of
experience as an IPS , she is doing a great job. Thinking that further
higher education would contribute to her proffesion, recently, she did
a Masters of public policy from Oxford. This was a new experience for
her. Learning is a life long process. The day you stop learning, you
stop living and we can grow only if we step out of our comfort zones.
She
is the ambassador of Y20 Engagement. She was one among the two officers
Selected by National Police Academy to go foriegn for this purpose.
In
2016, she got a unique chance to lead the Independence day parade.
She grabbed public attention when she went all the way to Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, to arrest a child-rape accused, who had been on the run for 2
years. Those were the golden moments in her career .
The
three of them are highly inspirational. They rose up against their
Circumstances to attain this position. The class was good. Sindhumol
teacher, ACPO said the vote of thanks and the program came to an end.
Prepared by
Salma S (Senior Cadet, GGHSS COTTON HILL)
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