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    Gauri Prashar Joshi is an IAS officer from Haryana who saved the city of Panchkula from violent riots that broke out after the conviction of Guru Ram Rahim. When the mob turned violent, attacking her with stones and sticks, she stood her ground and called in the army for help. Through her courageous actions, she dispersed the rioters and ensured peace was restored by 3 AM. She hails from a well-off family in Haryana and had dreams of being a journalist before joining the civil services in 2008. She is married to another IAS officer and has a reputation for her work.

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    Gauri Prashar Joshi is an IAS officer from Haryana who saved the city of Panchkula from violent riots that broke out after the conviction of Guru Ram Rahim. When the mob turned violent, attacking her with stones and sticks, she stood her ground and called in the army for help. Through her courageous actions, she dispersed the rioters and ensured peace was restored by 3 AM. She hails from a well-off family in Haryana and had dreams of being a journalist before joining the civil services in 2008. She is married to another IAS officer and has a reputation for her work.

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    Gauri Prashar Joshi is an IAS officer from Haryana who saved the city of Panchkula from violent riots that broke out after the conviction of Guru Ram Rahim. When the mob turned violent, attacking her with stones and sticks, she stood her ground and called in the army for help. Through her courageous actions, she dispersed the rioters and ensured peace was restored by 3 AM. She hails from a well-off family in Haryana and had dreams of being a journalist before joining the civil services in 2008. She is married to another IAS officer and has a reputation for her work.

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    Gauri Prashar Joshi, officer who saved Panchkula from Guru Ram Rahim’s Terror

    Biography

    Gauri Prashar Joshi

    Spouse: Ajit Joshi

    Introduction

    ‘The mob was going crazy; we were not even able to step out of our houses. I was scared as I was at my
    friend’s place and my parents were constantly trying to reach me’, said Ankita when asked about how
    she felt about the turmoil that went down in Panchkula last week. 38 people were killed and 100s were
    injured in the rampage post the conviction of Guru Ram Rahim. The convicted MSG star has been
    charged with 2 rape cases and has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

    What happened on 25th August?

    When the whole city was being burnt down by Guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s furious followers, this
    brave IAS officer, Gauri Parashar Joshi saved the whole city. According to the media reports, she along
    with one PSO was trying to calm down the agitators when they turned violent and readily attacked her.
    The local police displayed utmost lack of courage, left her in between the chaos to fend for her own life.
    She was cut; she was bruised and burnt, while the enraged mob attacked her with stones and lathis, as
    reported by Economic Times. She was few amongst those who stood up in those difficult times. This
    mother of an eleven-year-old tackled the storm of violence courageously and when things turned
    extremely ugly, she called up the army for help. Even with the army on the ground, she made sure that
    the rioters had dispersed and left for home only around 3 in the morning.

    Gauri, and her personal life

    In the highly patriarchal state of Haryana, Gauri is an inspiration to thousands. She is 2009 batch IAS
    officer of Odisha cadre. She worked in Kalahadi, Naxal affected area in Odisha for two years before she
    got transferred to her home state, Haryana. She was appreciated for her groundwork in policy and
    planning in Kalahadi. Gauri comes from a well-off family. Her father, R.N. Parashar has worked as the
    Chief Advisor of Bhupinder Singh Hooda. She did her schooling in Delhi and had a childhood dream of
    working as a journalist. After her graduation, she joined the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in
    New Delhi. Post that, she decided to appear for Civil Services Exam in 2008 and secured 60th rank.
    Gauri’s husband Ajit Joshi is also an IAS officer of Haryana Cadre. She has quite a reputation in the
    Haryana administration and is presently working with Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).

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