Ira Singhal

Ira Singhal is an Indian civil servant. She is the topper in the Civil Services Examination (conducted by UPSC) for the year 2014. The 31-year-old woman topped the exam in her fourth attempt, to become the first physically challenged woman to top the civil services exam in the general category.

Early Life & Education

Ira Singhal was born in Delhi to Rajendra and Anita Singhal . She suffers from Scoliosis, a spine-related disorder, which disrupts her arm movement. She did her schooling from the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and then Studied Computer Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology And MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi).

Career

Back in 2010, passing Indian Revenue Service Examination (IRS) was not enough as authorities cited her "inability to push, pull and lift.' She was refused a posting because she suffers from scoliosis or curvature of the spine. she knew that this rule can not stop her from achieving what she has already achieved. She filed a case in Central Administrative Tribunal and after 4 years of patience she won the case and finally given a post. She has also taught Spanish for a year, has been a manager in Cad-bury India and a marketing intern in beverage giant The Coca Cola Company.She is currently posted as Assistant Commissioner in the Customs & Excise department of the Indian Revenue Services, but will likely move to an IAS posting soon.

Ira!

Ira! (Portuguese for Anger or Rage) is a Brazilian rock band that was founded in São Paulo in the early 1980s. They were strongly influenced by the Mod sound of The Who, the hard rock of Led Zeppelin and the punk rock of The Clash.

History

Early Years

Led by singer Nasi and guitarist Edgard Scandurra, with Ricardo Gaspa on bass and André Jung on drums, Ira! was at the height of their success in the mid-to-late 1980s. Songs like "Núcleo Base", "Flores em Você" and "Envelheço na Cidade" were huge hits when first released and still enjoy considerable airplay in radio stations throughout Brazil. The band had a decline in productivity and popularity during the 1990s, but regained popularity after playing before an audience of over 250,000 at the third edition of the Rock in Rio festival in 2001 and doing an acoustic special for MTV Brasil in 2004.

2007: Internal Conflicts and Split

In September 2007, just before the band were due to have a break, Nasi departed from the band after a conflict with Airton Valadão Rodolfo, who was the band manager and also Nasi's brother.

Ira

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Ira

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IRA

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Iraí

Iraí is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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