IAS topper Tina Dabi To Marry Pradeep Gawande

Reception ceremony to take place on April 22!

IAS topper Tina Dabi, who was the first SC woman topper of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015 will tie a knot today. She is going to marry IAS Officer Dr. Pradeep Gawande, a senior Rajasthan cadre IAS officer in a private ceremony. 

According to the sources the marriage ceremony is to take place today in Jaipur. The sources also said several top politicians including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, senior bureaucrats, and VVIPs have been invited to the high-profile wedding in Jaipur.

The couple’s wedding will be a private affair and the ceremony would be held at a 5-star hotel in Jaipur today while the wedding reception will be held on April 22.

As per the information, currently, Tina Dabi is serving as joint secretary in the finance department of Rajasthan, while senior IAS officer Pradeep Gawande is currently the Director of the Department of Archaeology and Museum, Rajasthan.

29-year-old Dabi was previously married to Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, an IAS officer from Kashmir, but their marriage did not last long. The celebrated IAS couple was granted divorce by a family court in Jaipur in August 2021. 

According to the statement, IAS Officer Tina Dabi wrote I'm wearing the smile you gave me." She also put a smiley with her post on Instagram and hashtagged #fiance, making it clear that she is soon tying the knot with Gawande.