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IAS officer Tina Dabi welcomes her first child

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Celebrated IAS officer Tina Dabi welcomed her first child, a boy, with her husband Pradeep Gawande in Jaipur on Friday.

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This comes a year after Dabi and Gawande's wedding.

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Before her maternity, Dabi was the first female district collector of Jaisalmer and later opted for a non-field position in Jaipur due to her impending pregnancy.

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Tina Dabi, a 2015 batch IAS topper, was also a joint secretary in the Rajasthan finance department.

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Dabi met her husband Pradeep during the Covid pandemic and they married in front of a photograph of BR Ambedkar.

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Her previous marriage with batchmate Athar Amir Khan ended in divorce. Dabi's achievement as the first Dalit female UPSC topper has earned her widespread recognition.