Tukaram Mundhe recalls friend's heartbreak over Madhuri Dixit's marriage during UPSC days

IAS officer and Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe recently opened up about an unusual memory from the years he spent preparing for the UPSC Civil Services examination. During an open interview titled Unstoppable Tukaram at Pune’s Balgandharva Rangmandir, the bureaucrat recalled how his friend Pankaj, who later became a Customs Commissioner, once left him worried by suddenly bursting into tears after learning about Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit’s marriage to Dr Shriram Nene.The incident took place around 1998-99, when the two were preparing for the UPSC Mains examination. Their lives revolved around books, with both friends studying late into the night and sleeping only for a few hours.“We both used to study late into the night. He would sleep an hour or two later than me.