00:00Jambal and Kashmir part is an integral part of India and it is misrepresented here.
00:06This is Pooja Jha, a 2022 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who cracked the UPSC Civil
00:12Services examination in a very first attempt, securing All India Rank 82.
00:17And you are from India?
00:18I am Pooja Jha, Second Secretary, Indian High Commissioner.
00:21Hailing from Sita Marine Bihar, Pooja grew up in a family that faced financial hardships.
00:25Her father worked as an office helper in Gurukram for nearly four decades,
00:29while her mother is a homemaker.
00:30The fifth daughter in her family, she studied in government schools after financial constraints
00:34forced her family to leave private education.
00:37Pooja has often spoken about witnessing gender inequality while growing up and says she answered
00:42society's bias through education and achievement.
00:44Before her first posting in Dhaka, her diplomatic training took place in Taiwan.
00:48Today, from a small village in Bihar to representing India at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka,
00:54Pooja Jha's journey is inspiring countless UPSC aspirants.
00:57Her swift objection at the Dhaka seminar has also drawn widespread praise, with many hailing
01:02her for firmly upholding India's position on Jammu and Kashmir.
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