As an artificial limb was stitched in the place of her right hand after the accident, Gopakumar practised writing with her left hand.
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Parvathy Gopakumar, hailing from Kerala’s Ambalapuzha, secured 282nd rank in the civil services examinations 2023 overcoming the physical challenge of an amputated right hand following a fatal accident when she was 12. As an artificial limb was attached to the stump even as she practised writing with her left hand. She is a law graduate.