From a domestic abuse victim to an IAS officer, Shivangi Goyal has come a long way to become a role model for Indian women.
Hailing from Pilkhuwa, Hapur, she has secured AIR 177th in UPSC. A single mother of a daughter, she started living with her parents after facing harassment at the hands of her inlaws. Her divorce case is also going on.
“I want to give a message to those married women in a society that if anything wrong happens to them at their in-laws’ house, they should not be afraid. Show them that you can stand on your own feet. Women can do anything they want. If you study well and work hard, you can become an IAS,” Shivangi told the media.
She said that she wanted to become an IAS even before marriage. She also attempted twice but failed both times. Then she got married. As she experienced domestic violence from her in-laws, she returned to her maternal home with her seven-year-old daughter.
“Papa said that whatever you want to do, do it,” Shivangi said, adding, “I thought why not prepare for UPSC again.”
She credits her success to her parents and daughter Raina. Her father, Rajesh Goyal, is a businessman, and mother a homemaker. Shivangi said that when she was in school, her principal had asked her to prepare for UPSC. Since then, it was her dream to become an IAS. To clear UPSC, she did self-study and her subject was sociology.
