Beno Zephine, India’s first 100% visually-impaired person to join the Indian Foreign Service in 2015, was among 111 women felicitated by President Ram Nath Kovind for their remarkable journey as “first ladies” in their respective fields.
Currently serving in the Indian embassy in Paris, this young woman’s story showcases how willpower coupled with support at home can help overcome any physical disability. In the absence of study material in Braille, it was Zephine’s parents who spent hours reading out to her so that she could learn, revise and record information as a student. She not only passed the civil services examination but a rank of 343 ensured a place for her in the coveted foreign service.
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