Faced Caste Discrimination Yesterday, Aced UPSC CSE Today

Lakshay Anand’s father lost his job during the Covid and his mother took to cleaning job to pay for his books.

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The family had to struggle with basic necessities and also faced caste discrimination, but Lakshay stuck to his goal.

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He didn’t let his family down and cleared UPSC CSE 2021 with AIR 101 and is on his way to becoming a civil servant.

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