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Odisha's Visually-Challenged Teacher Cracks OPSC To Become An OAS Officer, Ranks 300th

From a Braille classroom in Cuttack to the corridors of Odisha’s administration, the journey of visually-challenged teacher Mahesh Panda is one of grit and inspiration.

By Gyana Ranjan Ojha

Jajpur: Mahesh Panda sounded quite normal during a conversation on Saturday, 24 hours after he was declared one of the successful candidates in the Odisha Public Service Commission examination securing rank 300. On the surface, he is like any other youngster who should be happy to secure one of the most prestigious positions in the state government. But what went into Mahesh’s life before he could crack the exam will make aspiring youngsters realise that it is zeal and determination

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