Dream  

Mohammad Naseem Sheikh holds four world records under his name for making world’s smallest paintings and paint brushes. In 2016, he was diagnosed with cancer, but he did not let his illness come in the way of his dreams.

IAS Vijay Wardhan is a resident of Sirsa district of Haryana. He appeared for 30 competitive exams but was not selected in a single one of them. He failed in his first four UPSC attempts and became an IPS officer in 2018. Vijay Wardhan did not stop there and appeared for the exams again in 2021. This time, he accomplished his dream of becoming an IAS officer.

Rana Daggubati is an Indian actor and producer. In 2006, he worked as a co-producer for the Telugu film ‘A Belly Full of Dreams.’ Rana Daggubati made his acting debut in the year 2010 with the Telugu film ‘Leader.’

Vijay Raaz is an Indian actor and director. In the year 1999, he made his acting debut with the film ‘Bhopal Express.’ Vijay Raaz is popular in the Hindi film industry for playing comic roles in films like ‘Dhamaal,’ ‘Lootcase,’ ‘Delhi Belly,’ ‘Bombay to Goa,’ ‘Welcome,’ and many more.

People end up losing all hope when they face failures, but Manoj Kumar did not let his life crumble away when he failed in class 12^th. He had dreamt of achieving a huge milestone as a kid and that’s what he did. He studied hard and cleared his UPSC exams in his fourth attempt.

Jharkhand’s Rena Jamil pursued her higher education from local colleges, and yet managed to become an IAS officer by clearing the UPSC exams with 380^th rank. Despite her multiple failed attempts at UPSC, she persevered and accomplished her dream of becoming an IAS officer.

Jharkhand’s Kamdev Pan received his education from local villages and colleges. His fascination with science and technology inspired him to launch his own brand of e-bikes. He manufactures e-bikes and sells them all over the country. Currently, he is working on his dream project of building a drone car.

Uttarakhand’s Madhav Bhardwaj was an employee at Microsoft. He was making lakhs and yet he aspired to achieve something greater. While doing his job, Madhav prepared for the UPSC exams and achieved his dream of becoming an IAS officer in his second attempt by securing 536^th All India Rank.

Maniram Sharma is a resident of Alwar, Rajasthan. His father used to work as a labourer and his mother his visually challenged. Maniram also had a hearing disability. After completing his schooling, his father tried to secure a job for him at the BDO’s office, but he faced rejection. In UPSC 2009 exam, he cleared the exams the third time, and accomplished his dream of becoming an IAS officer.
 

Here is a list of six IAS officers, who successfully achieved their dreams with a Hindi medium background. Gaurav Singh is a resident of Rajasthan. He earned an electrical engineering degree from Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune. In 2016, he secured 46^th rank in UPSC exams and became an IAS.

Sultanpur’s Jhanvi Verma was selected for the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer after clearing the UPPSC-APO examination. But she wished to become a judge and accomplished her dream by studying hard for it. She gives credit to her family and friends who were a constant source of encouragement for her. Jhanvi secured 5th rank in the UPPSC-J exam.
 

Pratapgarh’s Ranjana Singh maintains a positive mindset and does not let her illness come in the way of her dreams. She has not only overcome her own challenges but has also dedicated her life to helping other women gain independence in their lives. Through her organization, she has provided training to thousands of women. 
 

Aishwarya Sheoran won the title of ‘Miss Delhi’, and subsequently participated in Femina Miss India in 2016, and became one of the top 21 finalists. Aishwarya had dreamed of joining the civil services. With ten months of self-study, she appeared for the 2018 UPSC exams, and successfully cracked it in her first attempt.

Yuvraj Pawar is a mechanical engineer. During 2020 lockdown, Yuvraj utilized his free time and started making electric vintage cars. So far, he has sold 45-50 vintage cars in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Goa, Kolkata and many other states. 
 

After retirement, Amarjeet determined to accomplish all his unfulfilled dreams of youth. He opened a film studio and theatre in the basement of his house. In July 2018, he started on his journey of travelling to London from Delhi by his car. In December 2018, Amarjeet returned to India after a successful road trip.