IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy is just 22-years-old and belongs to Ponnekal village in Addakul mandal of Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy's father Donuru Suresh Reddy is a small-time businessman and her mother, Manjula is a homemaker.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy did her schooling In Mahabubnagar and then for her higher studies, she moved to Hyderabad.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy did her graduation, BA (Hons) in Geography from Miranda House, University of Delhi.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy started preparing for Civil Services simultaneously and except for expert coaching in Anthropology, she completely relied on self-study.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy cleared the Civil Services in her first attempt and secured AIR 3; she was the UPSC CSE Female Topper 2023.
IAS Donuru Ananya Reddy has called Virat Kohli her favourite player and also an inspiration.