First Pics Of IAS Topper Tina Dabi’s Wedding To Fellow Officer Are Out

Tina Dabi, who topped the civil service exams in 2015, and fellow officer Dr Pradeep Gawande, who married earlier this week, have released the first photos of their wedding. The wedding in Rajasthan was a private affair attended only by family and close friends.

In a simple ceremony, the couple exchanged garlands in front of a portrait of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar.

Vinod Jakhar, national secretary of the National Students’ Union of India, shared the photo on Twitter (NSUI). Dr. Gawande is the Director of the Rajasthan Department of Archaeology and Museum, while Ms Dabi is the Joint Secretary in the Rajasthan Finance Department.

Last month, the civil servants shared an image on the photo-sharing app Instagram to announce their engagement. Tina Dabi wrote, “I am wearing the smile you gave me fiance,” tagging her fiance. The couple met during the pandemic, according to reports, and Dr Gawande proposed to Ms Dabi.

Tina Dabi was previously married to Athar Aamir Khan, an IAS officer. Mr Khan came in second place in the UPSC exams in 2015. In 2021, the couple divorced.

Tina Dabi is the first Dalit woman to be elected to the civil service.

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