When 1983-batch IAS officer Keshni Anand Arora Sunday took over as Haryana’s new Chief Secretary, she made history by becoming the third sister from a family to hold top administrative post of the state. Bureaucrats in Haryana believe that in no other part of the country, three sisters have ever risen to the post of the Chief Secretary of a state.
Keshni’s eldest sister, Meenakshi Anand Chaudhary, a 1969-batch IAS officer, was first woman Chief Secretary of Haryana. Later, her elder sister Urvashi Gulati, 1975-batch IAS officer, also held this position. Chaudhary retired from the post of Chief Secretary in 2005, while Gulati had held the post till 2012. Their father, Prof J C Anand, taught Political Science in Panjab University and all three daughters were also his students.
Each of the three sisters not only topped their post graduation in Political Science, but also cleared the Civil Services Examination in the first attempt and were allotted the Haryana cadre.
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