Pari Bishnoi, an IAS officer who cracked India's toughest competitive exam and got an AIR 30, opened up how about her isolated setbacks and her silent struggles. In a heartfelt Instagram video, she shared her inspiring UPSC journey, emphasising that "the real victory is when you don't quit", revealing that she "gained 45 kilos due to stress eating" and was left emotionally, physically and mentally drained.
She failed to clear her UPSC exam in 2017 and returned to her hometown in Rajasthan to prepare for it again. But little did she know that she had go through a period of isolation that would prompt her to cut herself off from the world, turning to stress eating as a coping mechanism.
