THRISSUR: K Meera, who secured the sixth rank in civil service exam, said her interests were women empowerment and genders issues. “The inequalities women face, the attacks against them are issues that move me. I will put maximum effort to achieve the best results in all my assignments,’’ said Meera, who is the daughter of Ramadas and Radhika from Kolazhy, Pottore.
Meera was schooled at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Pottore and has a degree in mechanical engineering from Government engineering college, Thrissur. “Even in engineering college, social issues used to dominate our discussions, rather than our subjects. I always wanted to contribute something to society in my own way. That is how I started developing interest in the civil service exam. Of course, my mother was motivating me to attempt the exam even before that,” she said.
Meera succeeded in her fourth attempt. She said she had attempted the exam first when she was working for L&T in Bengaluru, just to know how it would be. “I couldn’t get through the prelims. Then I attempted it again after preparation and reached the interview stage but lost with a shortage of 1 mark. In the third attempt I lost at the prelims stage and one mark was the difference then. I won the fourth time. I’m happy and will strive hard to do something good,” she said.
Teachers and students of BVB and her engineering college are excited by her success. Revenue minister K Rajan, district collector Harith V Kumar, Wadakkancherry MLA Xavier Chittilappilly visited Meera’s home to congratulate her. CM Pinarayi Vijayan and other ministers also conveyed their wishes to her.
