Milkman's daughter who studied under cowshed, cracks judicial services exam

In a remarkable story of grit and determination a girl who has studied under a cowshed all her life emerged as a topper in BA LLB and LLM and she will soon become a judge as she cracked the Rajasthan Judicial Service ExaminationAlthough it sounds unbelievable but it is true that Udaipurs Sonal Sharma 26 daughter of a milkman who studied in a cowshed on a table made of empty oil cans will now be posted as a firstclass magistrate in a sessions court in RajasthanThe routine of this brilliant girl since she was 10 has been the same waking up at 4 am helping her father in milking cows cleaning the cowsheds collecting dung and distributing milk in the neighbourhood in Udaipur However in between she cycled to her school and then to college from where she visited the library and made elaborate notes as affording any renowned coaching for judicial exams was a distant dream for herEven while studying for her judiciary exams she continued helping her father in his dairy in Pratap Nagar area of UdaipurHowever on December 23 Sonal received the best gift of her life in the form of a notification regarding her selection in the Rajasthan Judicial ServicesThe notification sent Sonal on cloud nine I always wanted to be a judge as I considered delivering justice as a rewarding job Since childhood I have seen poverty and am aware of the challenges being faced by poor people Hence I am confident that I will be able to serve my job with honesty she saysSonal will be posted as a firstclass magistrate in a sessions court after a years training at the judicial academy in Jodhpur The girl with grit and determination used to attend her classes in schools and colleges in footwear smeared with cow dungInitially it was embarrassing for me to share the profession of my father that he was a milkman However today I am proud of him as well as my family background she saysComing from a humble background Sonal faced numerous financial challenges and hence could not join any coaching centre However she prepared for the exam on her own and studied for 1012 hours daily She cycled to her university library and made elaborate notes to save herself from unnecessary expenses of buying expensive booksShe says she never had any distractions I have never logged on to any social media site as I was focussed to attain my goal she saidAfter appearing for the RJS 2018 exam she missed the general cutoff list by just one mark and was on the waiting listFailing by one mark left me depressed says Sonal however she later found out that seven candidates who cleared the RJS exam did not join She later filed a petition in the High Court in September 2020 for waiting list candidates to be inducted on seven vacant seatsOn December 23 her wait concluded after she received a notification from the High Court informing her of her selectionSonal in class 12 CBSE exam had topped the state in Economics and was the allIndia topper in HindiPursuing her postgraduation from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University she topped her BA LLB and LLM exams and received two gold medals and the Chancellors medal at the convocation held on December 22Sonal is the second among four children of Khyali Lal Sharma her proud father who says My friends used to advise me that there is no need to educate daughters and they should be married off However parents should support their children I am proud of SonalSonal now aims to provide a comfortable life to her parentsMy father has worked hard since years to give us a good life and education and has even taken loans for our education We have seen him waking up at 4 am and sleeping around midnight as he has been engaged in milking cows and selling milk So now it is my turn to take care of my parents she saysSonals elder sister is a translator with the CAG office in Agartala while her brother and sister are pursuing their graduationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever