BREAKING ALL TRADITIONAL BARRIERS

or someone who knew at a young age that a serious career requires singular focus, it was no mean feat to give up the idea of studying medicine or engineering, despite having the marks, to pursue economics honours. But, then, for that, too, she had a reason. She wanted to pursue a career in the civil services. In fact, Chief Economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), loved athletics as a child. She gave up sports to focus on academics. “Sports is a tricky