# "Everything I Am, I Owe To My Mother": Ragpicker's Son Makes It To IIT, IFS

> Her son Gautam reached IIT Madras and later became an IFS officer.

- Published: 2026-09-23T11:32:20.160Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T11:32:20.160Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Gautam, IFS, IIT Madras

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T11:32:20.160Z - NDTV: ["Everything I Am, I Owe To My Mother": Ragpicker's Son Makes It To IIT, IFS](https://www.ndtv.com/education/everything-i-am-i-owe-to-my-mother-ragpickers-son-makes-it-to-iit-ifs-12086667#publisher=newsstand)

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