A decade after she survived a midnight inferno which engulfed the Kalas Mahal during Pongal in 2012 with 45% burns, Priya Ravichandran, the first officer from the Fire and Rescue Services Department, has been inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Ms. Ravichandran had cleared the Combined Civil Services Examinations – I, known as the Group-I exams conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in 2003 and served the Fire and Rescue Services Department in which she rose to become its Joint Director (Northern Region).
The officer is also the recipient of the President’s Award for Gallantry, the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the Anna Medal for Bravery. An alumna of Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Ms. Ravichandran completed her graduation in Corporate Secretaryship and post-graduation, and M. Phil in Sociology.
