2015 IAS topper Tina Dabi and runner up Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan to have destination wedding in J&K's Pahalgam

Remember Tina Dabi and Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan? The 2015 IAS topper and the runner up, who caught nation’s imagination with their beautiful love story are all set to tie the knot. 

The IAS couple has chosen picturesque Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir for its destination wedding.

While Dabi is from Delhi, Khan is from Jammu and Kashmir. 

Soon after the topping the prestigious UPSC exams, Dabi was hailed as the epitome of gender equality.

Topping the list in her first attempt, Dabi graduated from the Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi University.

Dabi has been followed by Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.

 

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During her interaction with the media, Dabi had said that ‘hard work, patience, focus, discipline and family support’ worked in her favour. 

The beginning of love story 

But it was the love story between Dabi and Khan that made the two a dream couple. 

Many said that though Khan lost out to Dabi in the UPSC race, but at the end he won her heart.

‘Uske liye pehli nazar mein pyaar ho gaya (For him, it was love at first sight),’ Dabi had said about Khan soon after they announced their marriage plans.

The two met during the 2016 felicitation ceremony in North Block’s DoPT office and by the evening he was knocking at her door. 

Dabi had said that she was floored by his wit and charm, and added: “I thank Aamir every day for his perseverance. He is a wonderful person. We would be tying the knot very soon.”

 

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However, the couple also faced some criticism from those who thought that they shouldn’t get married as they both belong to different religion. 

‘I must admit that I get very disturbed when I read stuff about us. We have stopped googling our names and reading news about ourselves. I think it is a small price to pay for being in the public eye,’ Dabi had said during a media interaction in 2016.

But the latest photos uploaded by Dabi on her Instagram account shows that ‘love conquers all.’