Manoj Kumar Sharma is a 2005 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre. He came into limelight after the release of the biopic titled 12th Fail on his struggle to become an IPS officer in October 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Manoj Kumar Sharma was born on Thursday, 3 July 1975 (age 48 years; as in 2023) in Bilgaon Chaudhary village, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. She did her schooling in Madhya Pradesh after which she joined Maharani Lakshmi Bai Government College of Excellence, Gwalior, where she did her graduation. He then earned a Master of Arts degree in History. He has also done PhD in Journalism. He did his PhD while preparing for UPSC exam.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Manoj Kumar Sharma was born in a lower-middle-class Hindu family in Madhya Pradesh.
parents and siblings
His father Ramveer Sharma worked in the Agriculture Department of Madhya Pradesh Government. He has a brother and a sister.
Manoj with his mother outside a temple
wife and children
His wife Shraddha Joshi Sharma is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. The couple got married on 5 December 2005. They have two children, a son Manas Sharma and a daughter.
A picture of Manoj Kumar Sharma with Shraddha Joshi Sharma
A picture of Manoj Kumar Sharma with his son and daughter
relationships/affairs
When Manoj Sharma was in 12th class, he entered into a relationship with Shraddha Joshi. According to him, he was initially hesitant in proposing Shraddha Joshi due to his failure in classes; However, he proposes to her and says that if she accepts his proposal, he will work hard to change their future. He also claimed that Shraddha always inspired him to prepare for UPSC Civil Services examinations. Despite opposition from Shraddha’s family, he supported her.
Shraddha with Manoj
Indian Police Service (IPS): A Success Story
According to sources, Manoj Sharma did not perform well academically. He achieved third division in classes 9 and 10 and managed to pass his class 11 exams by cheating in the final exams. However, while he was preparing to appear for his Class 12 board exams, a new Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) was appointed in Morena. This new SDM instructed schools to stop cheating during examinations. Due to this he was not able to copy, as a result he failed in all the subjects except Hindi. In an interview, Sharma said that he realized the strength of a civil services officer after this incident and was inspired to become a civil services officer by qualifying the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) examination. After completing his schooling, he moved to Gwalior, where he pursued his graduation and started preparing for the PCS exam. While preparing for the PCS exam, Manoj came to know that there are higher posts than the ones obtained after qualifying the PCS exam, especially the posts that individuals get after qualifying the UPSC exam. He started preparing for UPSC exam with a new focus. Since he belonged to a poor family, his family could not support him financially, as a result of which he started driving a tempo to sustain himself. After completing his graduation, he moved to Mukherjee Nagar, New Delhi, where he started preparing for UPSC. During its preparation, he used to earn extra income by walking dogs for Rs 100. 400. He later got a job as a peon in a library, which helped him prepare for the UPSC exam as the job gave him access to books that he would not have been able to buy earlier. He spent Rs. Earn. 300 per month for working in the library. While staying in Delhi, Manoj contacted Vikas Divyakirti, founder of Drishti IAS, who offered to give coaching to Manoj for free as he did not have money to pay tuition fees. In his first CSE attempt, Manoj was successful in clearing Prelims but could not clear Mains. He could not clear prelims in his second and third attempts. Manoj secured AIR 121 in his fourth attempt and opted for Indian Police Service (IPS). In an interview, Manoj said that he was so confident in his fourth attempt that he did not even wait for the results and started preparing for the interview. According to him, after clearing Mains, during the interview, a bench of four interviewers asked him questions. One of the interviewers questioned him saying that a person who failed in school and did not have a good command over English cannot be a suitable candidate for civil services. However, when he expressed his opinion about this, the interviewers supported him. In 2005, he reported to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, Telangana, where he took a police training module. He completed his training on 22 August 2005.
Manoj Kumar Sharma’s photo taken after completing his police training at SVPNPA
Career after becoming IPS officer
As an IPS officer, Sharma has served in various roles at various posts in Maharashtra. During his tenure as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kolhapur, he played an important role in maintaining law and order situation by diligently handling the protests against illegal collection of toll tax on the highways as well as the increase in sugarcane prices. .
A photograph of Manoj Kumar Sharma (IPS)
He has also participated in several anti-Naxal operations conducted in places like Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia, Yavatmal, Bhandara and Nanded. In 2015, during the agitation in Maharashtra following the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) member Govind Pansare, he played a key role in calming the situation and preventing it from getting out of control.
A photograph of Manoj Kumar Sharma taken while serving in CISF
Subsequently, Manoj Kumar Sharma was posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Later, he was posted in Mumbai as Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP).
Manoj Kumar Sharma during a conference while serving as ACP in Mumbai.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Manoj Kumar Sharma has earned the name Simmba and Singham for his service as a police officer in Maharashtra.
- Before being inspired to become an IPS officer, Manoj wanted to become a clerk in the Madhya Pradesh government after completing his schooling. To do this he also planned to learn typewriting.
- After completing his schooling, Manoj came to Gwalior with just Rs. 500 and a bag of clothes.
- In 2021, author Anurag Pathak wrote a biography titled Twelfth Fail: Hara Wahi Jo Lada Nahi, which is based on the life struggle of Manoj Kumar Sharma.
A picture of Manoj Kumar Sharma taken during the release of his biopic
- In an interview, Manoj revealed that he used to sleep on the footpath because his parents were very poor and their house did not have a roof.
- According to Manoj, he was inspired to endure hardships in life after reading the biographies of Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (also known as Maxim Gorky) and Abraham Lincoln. During UPSC preparation, he also read many books written by Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh.
- While giving an interview, Manoj revealed that when he used to drive a tempo in Gwalior, the police had confiscated his car. After this he went to the SDM of Gwalior and requested him to ask the police to release his car.
- According to Manoj Kumar Sharma, his English was very weak and he did not even have a basic understanding of the language. He once revealed that while appearing for the UPSC Mains exam, he wrote a hundred marks essay on “Terrorism in India”, while the question in the English paper asked the candidates to write an essay on “Tourism in India”. Was. He said that due to his low knowledge of English, he could not understand the questions properly and he had memorized the essay on the topic ‘Terrorism in India’ even before the examination.
- In October 2023, a biopic titled 12th Fail directed by popular director Vidhu Vinod Chopra was released. Actor Vikrant Massey has played the role of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma in the film.
Vikrant Massey has played the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma in the film 12th Fail.
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