Meet actress who quit acting to become IAS officer, cracked UPSC exam with AIR 167, also served as..

Actors and actress in the film industry often start their careers at a high but soon realise that their calling is elsewhere. Over the years, we have seen many artists in the film industry who have given up on the world of showbiz to pursue a different career path. Today, we will tell you about an actress who started her career as a child artist, went on to work in many hit films and TV shows, but soon quit acting and decided to become an IAS officer. 

We are talking about none other than HS Keerthana who started her career in films and TV shows as a child artist but soon realised her passion lies in civil services and so she quit acting to become an IAS officer. 

HS Keerthana earned a lot of name as a child actor by appearing in many TV shows including 'Karpoorada Gombe', 'Ganga-Yamuna', 'Muddina Aliya', 'Upendra',' 'A', 'Kanoor Heggadati', 'Circle Inspector', 'O Mallige', 'Lady Commissioner', 'Habba', 'Dore', 'Simhadri', 'Janani', 'Chiguru', and 'Putani Agent'. 

She was also an important part of the film industry but after growing up, HS Keerthana decided to give a different direction to her life. After six attempts, HS Keerthana cleared the UPSC exam with AIR 167. 

As the first posting, HS Keerthana got to serve as the Assistant Commissioner in the Mandya district of Karnataka. 

Interestingly, before becoming an IAS officer, HS Keerthana also passed the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) exam and served as a KAS officer for 2 years.

HS Keerthana had no dearth of success as an actress but she was brave enough to fulfill her dream of becoming an IAS officer.

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