By Pallavi Priya

‘We don’t have control over our destiny, everything is written and pre-decided’. These are very strongly held thoughts, especially in our country. However, we have seen many such stories where individuals have changed their fate with hard work. One such story is of former IRS officer turned UPSC CSE mentor, Mr. Ravi Kapoor. He was never a studious student, but when it came to sports, his passion & dedication were unmatched. Yet, life had other plans for him, and he landed in the civil service.

Indian Masterminds reached out to him to learn more about his story and how, after being a passionate powerlifter and rugby player, he got into the civil service, which led him to quit the IRS and become a full-time UPSC mentor.

SPORTS JOURNEY

Born and brought up in New Delhi, Mr. Kapoor was an average student. After passing out of Class 12th in 2004, he got admission in engineering. Unlike many, college was not a very happy phase of his life. He put on weight and lost confidence in himself. During that time, he was introduced to bodybuilding and powerlifting. It became his life and he began his training in 2005. There was no turning back after that. Simultaneously, he also played rugby for his college and slowly moved to the national level.

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