Dr. Vikas Divyakirti is a teacher preparing for the UPSC exam, but he has been embroiled in controversies due to one of his statements. Let us know more about them.
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If you ask the aspirants preparing for UPSC, do they know Dr. Vikas Divyakirti? They will answer this question quickly. The reason behind this is that Dr. Vikas Divyakirti UPSC Exam The most familiar names are among the teachers preparing for. However, this time Divyakirti is caught in a controversy. Actually, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti of UPSC Coaching Center Drishti IAS is seen comparing Sita Mata to ‘dog licked ghee’ in a video going viral. People are criticizing him ever since this video surfaced.
A campaign is being run against him on the social media platform Twitter. People have demanded closure of their coaching center Drishti IAS. People are saying by tweeting that their feelings have been hurt due to the remarks made about Lord Ram and Mata Sita. In such a situation, the question arises that after all Dr. Who is Vikas Divyakirti and when did he start his coaching center?
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— Dr. Prachi Sadhvi (@sadhvi_prachi) November 11, 2022
Dr. Divyakirti is the founder of Drishti IAS.
People watching educational videos on YouTube must have seen the video of Drishti IAS at some point or the other. It is a major coaching center for the aspirants preparing for UPSC. Its teacher is Dr Vikas Divyakirti. Divyakirti is the founder and managing director of this institute based in Delhi. In the last two decades, he has created a star-like status. Divyakirti, who was once an IAS officer, left the job and then started his new career as a teacher.
special love for hindi
Dr Vikas Divyakirti was born on 26 December 1973 in a middle class family in Haryana. Since childhood, he was very fast in studies. Both his parents were professors of Hindi literature. Because of this, Divyakirti has a great affinity for Hindi. He did BA from Delhi University. Due to his love for Hindi literature, he did MA, MPhil and then PhD in this subject. Not only this, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti has also obtained a post-graduation degree in English to Hindi translation from DU and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
Started coaching center leaving IAS job
Divyakirti, who started his career as a teacher in Delhi University, cleared the UPSC exam in his very first attempt in 1996. As an IAS officer, he got a job in the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, he did not like the job and showed more interest in teaching children. He resigned only after working for a year.
Because of his interest in teaching children, he decided to open a coaching center. In this way in 1999, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti laid the foundation of ‘Drishti IAS’ coaching institute. Today this institute is very popular across the country. Along with Delhi, it also has branches in Prayagraj in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Vikas Divyakirti’s coaching center Drishti IAS has more than 95 lakh subscribers on YouTube.
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