Dreams come true. When one works with indomitablecourage, grit and determination, the ambitions and goals are bound to fall inline. Every parent hopes to see their children settle with a good job, if onetalks about India, then the parents particularly want government job for theirchildren. What better than working with your parent in same job environment buthaving different role.
Shabera Ansari thinks she is lucky to work with herfather. Ansari is a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and her father is aSub-Inspector in the same police station. All thanks to all India lockdown whenthe virus was at its peak.
Ansari hails from a middle-class family and she is aresident of Indore. She is currently posted at Women's Cell in Dewas, MadhyaPradesh as a DSP. After studying in a government school at Indore, shegraduated from a government college. When she was in college, she got aproposal of marriage. As some people are wary of marriage, so she grewsuspected.
Ansari thought if she would get marry early because shewas 19 at that time, she would not be able to achieve something big in herlife. In an interview and indianmasterminds.com quoted her as sayind, “I was astudent of normal marks from school time. Once, I also failed in mathematics.When the proposal came at the age of 19, I became very intimidated. I decidedto do something in my life and have not look back since.”
Ansari set a goal to crack UPSC exam. After a lot of hardwork, she cleared one of the toughest exam in India in first go. After shecleared the exam, she was appointed as a trainee DSP in Sidhi district ofMadhya Pradesh in 2018. She said, “My mother always supported me. I always hada little interest in working for the police force, since my father had been inthe same service for many years.”
Ansari is the first woman from their entire family to haveentered civil services. Now, she is an inspiration for children in her familyand locality because they seek guidance from her. Educational institutes inviteher to speak about her journey because now she has become a talk of the town. “Ioften counsel children of Muslim families. I tell everyone to study hard andtrust themselves; hard work will definitely change things,” she added.
Ansari says her father is her idol. She also says thatshe has learnt a lot from her father. She thought she was lucky when she got toknow that she would work with her father in the same police station.
Ansari's father is a sub-inspector at Lsaudiya policestation, as per a report but Ansari and her father both struck in Sidhidistrict of MP due to nationwide lockdown. Her father had been to complete thelast rites of his mother and he got struck due to the lockdown. The DGP ofMadhya Pradesh, Vivek Johri ordered all those struck in different parts of thestate to report at the nearest police stations for duty.
The order was special for the father-daughter duo. Now hehas to report to her daughter. “He is reporting to me like other subordinates,and also mentoring and guiding me in every procedure at the police station aswell as investigation at crime scenes. I couldn’t have got a better mentor thanmy father. At home, I’m getting the warmth of my parents and food cooked by mymother.”
Ansari says it is a dream to work with her father andsometimes she has to remind him to not treat her like senior at home. Although,they go on patrol together and this lockdown changed their life.