Interestingly, she took her selection examinations very away after giving birth. On social media, a photo of herself holding her infant daughter in front of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission building is going viral.
There are widespread misconceptions that tribal people are rigid, illiterate, and backward in their thinking and ways of life. However, another woman has disproved this notion: V Sripathi, a 23-year-old who became the first tribal woman in her community to hold the position of Civil Judge.
Chief Minister MK Stalin celebrated Sripathi’s achievement on Tuesday. Sripathi comes from Puliyur village, which is close to Jawadhu hills in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. She is a member of Tamil Nadu’s Malayali tribe.
Interestingly, she took her selection examinations very away after giving birth. On social media, a photo of herself holding her infant daughter in front of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission building is going viral.
“I am delighted to see a young woman from a tribal community in a mountain village, without much amenities, achieve this status,” CM Stalin remarked as he praised her on X. I’m happy to hear this and want to thank her husband and mother for their steadfast support. Tamil Nadu’s answer to those in the state who shun the very mention of social justice is reflected in the achievements of people like Sripathi. The DMK government’s “Dravidian Model” established a policy giving preference to Tamil-medium students for government employment, assisting individuals such as Sripathi in gaining selection as judges.
Prior to earning a BA and a Bachelor of Law, Sripathi completed her schooling in Yelagiri Hills. After that, she got married young. Despite having just given birth, she traveled 200 miles to Chennai to take her exam in November 2023.
A day after the birth of her child, Mahalakshmi, her teacher who guided her through the process, wrote on Facebook that her family and friends had helped her get to Chennai like “a parachute fitted to Sripathi’s wings.”
The exam was only set two days after the birth of the candidate’s child, according to Udhayanidhi Stalin, the leader of the DMK’s youth wing and state minister of sports. He praised her for her resolve to put her life in danger and travel a great distance to the exam. Her moving tale thus serves as a tribute to passion and unwavering determination.
