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New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Shepherd's son gets word of UPSC success while grazing sheep, family gifts him lamb
BELAGAVI: Residents of a sleepy Maharashtra village erupted in joy after one of their own -- a shepherd's son -- cracked the prestigious UPSC exam. Beerappa Siddappa Doni from Emage, who secured the 551st rank, heard the news while he was grazing sheep in a field in Nanawadi, near Belagavi. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah personally called and congratulated Beerappa on his achievement. His father Siddappa, mother Balavva and other family members honoured him by performing a traditional aarti and garlanding him. The family also gifted him a lamb on the occasion. An elated Beerappa expressed his ambition to become an IPS officer. Meanwhile, the residents of another village across the border in Karnataka were also celebrating -- and for the same reason. Hanumanthappa Yellappa Nandi, the son of another shepherd from Kodliwad in Belagavi, bagged the 910th rank. His father Yellappa, mother Kalavva, wife Yashodha, brother Anand, other family members and the entire village were proud of his achievement in overcoming all odds and clearing the UPSC exam. Hanumanth studied from Class 1-7 at the Government Higher Primary School in his native village, Kodliwad. He then completed his Class 8-10 at the Government High School in Sattigeri. Hanumanthappa pursued his PUC in Karnataka College Dharwad and then passed his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT), Belagavi.
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Belagavi village erupts in joy as youth from shepherding community clears UPSC
It was an occasion of unprecedented joy for the sheep-herding community of Nanavadi village in Belagavi district of Karnataka as one of them had cleared the civil services examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Beerappa Siddappa Doni from Amage village in Maharashtra was visiting his relatives in Nanavadi in Belagavi district for the holidays. On April 23, his relatives heard that he had cleared the UPSC examination. Within no time, they organised a celebration on the grasslands where they graze sheep every day. Beerappa got the 551st rank, as per the UPSC results that were announced on April 22. Named after the family deity, Beerappa is a graduate. He wanted to join the Indian army, like his elder brother who is a soldier. But he could not attempt the officers' recruitment examinations due to various reasons. Instead, he got a job in India Post. However, he quit after a few years and started preparing for the IAS examinations. He cleared the exams in his third attempt. He hopes to join the Indian Police Service (IPS), based on his ranking, and his choice in the examination application form. His father, Siddappa Doni, does not know much about the civil service examinations. But he knows that his third son is bright and hard-working. 'Our well-wishers tell me Beerappa will become a senior police officer. I am sure that he will be happy, as he had aspired to become an army officer,' he said. His uncle Yallappa Gaddi, who stays in Nanavadi, was very happy that his nephew had cleared 'what is considered the highest examination in the country'. 'We want him to be a good officer and help poor people like us. His success will inspire other young men and women from our community to appear for such examinations,' Mr. Gaddi said.
