In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Pranjal Patil, the first visually impaired woman IAS officer in India.

Pranjal lost her eyesight at an early age of six due to Retinal Detachment. Following which she was shifted to a special residential School for Blind girls in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the decision she is grateful for and that changed the course of her life. 

Pranjal’s interest in civil service examinations was a result of her keenness towards social issues and the enthusiasm to tackle them. In her first stint as an IAS officer, she was posted as an Assistant Collector in Ernakulam, Kerala, in 2018. Currently posted as District Magistrate for Shahdara district, Pranjal believes in fulfilling her roles and responsibilities with utmost sincerity.

Tune in to listen to Pranjal’s exciting journey of achieving her dream and the contributing factors that led her to where she is today.

https://anchor.fm/eyeway/episodes/Eyeway-Conversations-with-Pranjal-Patil-e1ec4h4

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