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1.4kViewsUpvotedbyRohanSinha,Everythingthathappensinlifeisanexperience.I
collectamazingmemories:)
Iwon'tgivehimalms.
IfIseeashopnearbyImightbuyhimfood,fruitsorbiscuits.
IfIhavesometimetospare,Imightthinkofstrikingaconversationwithhimtoknow
what'shisstory.Imightsponserhis/hereducationifhewantsmetoo.That'sallIcan
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IvestoppedgivingalmswhenIunderstoodthatmostofthesekidsareapartofmafia
andwillbeseendoingdrugsinlateevenings.Iverealisedit'sabusinessasanyother
andIdon'twanttocontributeinit.StillIfeelfeedingandeducatingsomeoneare
nobletasks.
Onasidenote,Iprefertobuythingsfromsmallvendorsevenifdon'tneeditsothat
theycouldmakealiving.It'smywayofmakingpeacewiththewaysoftheworld.I
don'twanttohardenmyselftotheirmiseryneitherIcanletthemtakeadvantageof
me.
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ArepeopleearningcroresinIndianEngineeringServicesasmy
friendssay?
AditiSaini,IES,Railways.
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Idon'tknowanyonewhois!
Andevenifsomeonesomewhereis,youshouldn'taspiretobecomehim.
It'sbettertosleeppeacefullyatnightthantohavecrorestohide.
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Iam22yearoldgirl,isittoolatetolearnkathak?
AditiSaini,Noviceenthusiast
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No,Iam28andIhavejuststartedlearning.
IllregretmoreifIhaddiedwithoutlearningit.
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Whatfictionalfoodhaveyoualwayswantedtotry?
AditiSaini,GivemefoodandIllgiveyoupraise.
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BeingafanofKungupandamovieandrecentlywatchingthe3rdonehasmademe
crazyaboutthedumplings.Ireallywanttoknowwhatmakespandassoonetrack
mindedaboutthem.Inmyimagination,...(more)
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WouldanytopMNC'shiremeifIamanIES(Indianengineering
services)officer?
2.8kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinIndianEngineeringServices.
Thatwoulddependonyourskillset,experienceandreputationgainedbyyouonthe
job.BeinganIESofficermightgetyouabitofrecognitionbutthat'sall.Iveoften
foundprivatecompanybig...(more)
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WhatisdarksideofbeinganIES/ESEofficer?
AditiSaini,Beenthere,donethat
12.9kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinEngineeringServicesExamination(ESE).
IcanwriteaboutthedarksideofbeingaIESofficerinRailways.Someofthemmight
applytoIESingeneral.AmitSinghwrotesuchagreatanswerthatididn'tfeltlike
answeringthisquestionf...(more)
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CansomeonefileaPILtotake'SasuralSimarka'offtheTv?
AditiSaini,IES(Railways)Mechdeptt
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Youneednottogoallthewaytocourtwhensolutionisavailableoncomfortofyour
owncouchinyourownroom.Excersiseyourchoice!!Justtaketheremoteand
changethechannel.Orbetterj...(more)
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Iflocaldetectivesshowupatyourdoorandsayyournamecame
upinoneoftheirinvestigationsandthey'dlikeyoutocomedown
tothestationwiththemtotalkaboutit,doesthatusuallymean
you'reasuspect?
2.3kViews
MymomisacopinIndia.IcannotspeakforallcasesbutIveseenhergetting
frustratedcoupleoftimeswhenpeoplejustfreakoutwhenshecallsthemtopolice
station.Theyimmediatelyengage...(more)
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Whichbodypartswillbefirstnoticedbygirlsinboys?
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Brain!
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Shouldoneregretaboutthetimeswhenheignoredthefortune
knockingonhisdoor?
AditiSaini,Don'tweall,myboy,don'tweall..
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Preparationfor2020cricketandtestcricketisdifferent.Botharecricketonemay
say!Trainingforsprintsandmarathonisdifferent.Bothincluderunningonemay
informyou.Writinganessay...(more)
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Ihave10hourstokillatBangloreRailwaystation.Whatshouldi
do?
AditiSaini,IliveIndianRailways...
2.8kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinIndianRailways.
GotoCubbonpark.Itawonderfulparkwithhugetreesandgoodlandscape.For
lunchorbreakfastgotoMTR.It'salmostawalkingdistanceawayfromBangalorecity
station.YoucanalsovisitTip...(more)
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WillapersonberejectedinEngineeringServicesExamifhehas
noworkexperienceandhasdropped2yearaftercompleting
engineeringforcoaching?
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No..
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WhatistheLogicbehindRAC(ReservationAgainstCancellation)
SeatsinIndianRailways,whentherealreadyisasystemof
waitlistedtickets?
Apersonwithwaitlistedticketisunauthorisedtoboardthetrain,butaReservation
againstcancellationwillgetaseattositandauthoritytotravel.Asit'snamestates,
it'stoaccommodate...(more)
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Iama28yearoldsingleIndiangirl.Ihaveagoodjob,amwell
educatedandbeautiful.Allmyfriendsaregettingmarried.As
stupidasitsounds,thisiscreatingalotofpressureonme.How
canItacklethis?
AditiSaini,Oncebitten,willnowtellhowitfeelslike.
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Ihadbeengoingthroughthesamephasesometimeback.Iresearchedextensively
aboutit.Ireadvariousresearchpapers,readalotofquoraanswers,askedrandom
peopleabouttheirthoughtsont...(more)
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Isitahugeadvantageoverotheraspirantsifonecompletesthe
NCERTtextbooksbeforejoiningthecoachingclassesforupsc?
7.2kViewsAditihas30+answersinExamsandTests.
Yes,it'sanhugeadvantage.Whenyoubegincoaching,it'sangiganticinvestmentof
timeandmoney.Firstclassononwards,ginormousamountofbrandnewinformation
willbedumpedonyou,indis...(more)
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WhetherexperiencewillbeconsideredwhileselectingIESofficer?
Itonlycountsonceyoureachinterviewstage.Eventhenitdependsontheinterview
board.It'suptothemiftheybringoutthequestionsfromyourexperienceandhow
wellyouanswerthem.There...(more)
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Isittruethatmental/emotionalpainisfarmoreworsethan
physicalpain?
AditiSaini,Isurvive..Happilymostofthetimes..
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ViktorFrankylinhisbook,man'ssearchformeaningsays
Anysufferingbehaveslikegas,nomatterhowsmallorhugeitis,ittakesupthe
wholeroomofyourlife.So,itdoesn'tmatterwhatitis...
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Whathappenswhena20yearboy(me)&18yeargirl(niece)are
aloneinhomewhennobodypresent?
AditiSaini,Ihatetosharemyfood..
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Absolutelynothinghappens!!!!YouareolderheresoIwouldrequestyoutokeepa
reasonabledistancefromher.Eventhoughyoubothareteenagersbrimmingwith
hormonespleasetrytounderstand...(more)
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HowdoIstartstudyforiesfirstpaperasofnownotmuchtimeis
theirforexamandIdidn'tstudyanythingyet?
4kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinIndianEngineeringServices.
IfbyfirstpaperyoumeanGSone,thenjustsolvetheEnglishquestionsofprevious
years.Theyaremostlyrepeated.Don'tattemptwildguessesingeneralstudies
questionsareyouaregoodtogo...(more)
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HowdoIstopgettingmessagesfromthebrandsthatare
advertisingtheirproducts?
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Justinstall"TrueMessenger"appyourmobile.Iwassickofalltheunwanted
messages.
BelowisthelinkforitinGooglePlaystore.
https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=...
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HowmanyattemptsdidAditiSainitaketoclearIES?
Ittookme2attempts.ConsideringIwasn'tawareofIESexamtillIcompletedmy
b.techin2010andabysmalstateofmymechanicalengineeringeducation,it'sa
miracleitjusttooktwo!Besides,...(more)
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HowmanyattemptsarethereintheIESforthegeneralcategory?
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There'snolimitsonattemptsinIES.Onlyageeligibility.
Soyoucanattemptituntilyouare30.
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IwanttoprepareforIES.WhatisthecourseforIESforelectronics
andcommunication?Doelectronicsandcommunication,and
electronicsandtelecommunicationhavethesamesyllabiand
studies?
4.2kViewsAditihas30+answersinUnionPublicServiceCommission(India).
Youareinyour3rdyearwithInternetaccess.PleaseGooglethesyllabusofESE
conductedbyUPSC.GENERALADVICE:...(more)
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I'minadilemmaonwhethertodohigherstudiesormoveontoa
job.WhatshouldIdo?
4.5kViewsAditihas4endorsementsinLifeAdvice.
Juststartworking!Don'tthinktoomuchaboutcompany,jobprofileorevensalary.
Thisistimetolearnasmuchaspossible.Youcandoitanymechanicalcompany.
Lateryoucanbuildupyourpr...(more)
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DidanSCRAOrAsst.MechanicalEngineeratIndianRailways
getsblueorredBeacononCar?
No..Theydon'tevengetthecarinmostcases.Notuntiltheyarepromotedtohigher
levelwhichagaindependsonindependentchargeandothersituations.Ipersonally
don'tunderstandtheOP's...(more)
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Whenitisbettertocrackies?Afterb.tech?Orm.tech?
Letmestartbysayingthateverytimeisagoodtimeforeducation.Theintellectual
maturityyouhopefullygainispriceless.IfwetalkaboutIES,Iwouldsaydoitafter
B.Tech.Firstreasonw...(more)
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Ihavegot30outof100atmadeeasycbt1recentoncivilbranch
howmuchshouldIexpectatgate2016?
AditiSaini,Madeeasystudenttwice!
7.1kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinMadeEasyCoaching(company).
PleasestopevaluatingyourGATEscoresonthebasisoftests.Youcan'tpredictthe
questions,questionlevelandyourperformanceonthatveryday.Thesetestsare
nothingclosetorealonesands...(more)
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IfIstartnowseriouslywillIgetselectedinIES?p.s.Imalsotaking
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coachingfrommadeeasyandhaventrevisedanysubject?
It'saperfectlygoodtimetostartpreparing!
Workhard..
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IsKAMEinstitutegoodforgateandIES?
ImightbebiasedbutiattributemysuccesstoMrParveenKulkarnisirandMr
SwadeshSingh..
So,iwouldrecommendKAMEtoeverymechanicalengineeringstudent!
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IhavedonemyB.Techmechanicalin2015,Iwanttopreparefor
ESEexamnow,whatshouldIdoifIwantedtoattemptESEin
2017?
StartyourpreparationRightnow!!!"Losingayear"isaillusion.Ifyoudon'tstart
preparingnow,bytheendifthisyearyouwouldhavelosetwo.Frustrationrisesat
exponentialratease...(more)
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Whatarethemostamazingphotosyouhaveevertaken?
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Itwastakeninjamalpur,bihar.Thelackofbuildings,wires,orpolesisnoticeable.
Theywereanewlymarriedcoupleandextremelyconsciousinfrontofcamera.They
wereontheotherroof.Ith...(more)
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Whataretheperksofdatingyou?
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NomatterhowmuchItry,atleastinIndiamyjobisalwaysgoingtobeoneofthe
benefitsofdatingme.Unlessyouareinsimilarposition,ofcourse.So ,insteadof
bouncingtheinevitableIllsta...(more)
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Areethicalpeoplelesshappy?
No,Ethicalpeoplewholivebytheirownconsciencearenotlesshappy.Buttheethical
peoplewhoexpecteveryonetofollowtheirstandardsorfollowethicsonlybecauseof
societalpressuremight...(more)
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Iamamechanicalengineer.IwanttobeanIES.Istheselectionin
IESalsodependonresumeeorgoodgradesandrankisenough?
Ifyouhaveextraskillslikeyouvementioned,youcanmakeagoodimpressionin
frontofinterviewboard.
Theseskillsmightbeusefulifyougetopportunitytoworkonthem.It'sanengineering
jobafterall.
Gatherallknowledgeyoucan!Itneverhurtstoknowmore.
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Howcanaditisainibemybestfriend?
11.2kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinAditiSaini(IESRailway).
Therearetwosureshotwaystomakemelikeyou.
1.Givemefood.Illrespectanyonewhogivesmefood,homecookedpreferably.
2.Laughonmyjokes.Trustme,somearesostupidthattheycankillyou.
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AmIeligibleforvariousgovernmentjobswith48%ingraduation?
3.7kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinGovernmentJobs.
Theyshortlistcandidateonthebasiofhis/herobjectivemarksonly.
Whatyouveheardisjusta(bullsh*t)rumour.
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DoesanIESofficerevergointoParliamentduringhis/hercareer
withoutreachingpostslikeGM/chairman,etc.?
Yes,theydo!
Wehavea3dayParliamentarytrainingduringourprobation.
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WhataretheplacesinIndiawhereyoucangetaccommodation
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andfoodforfreelifelong?
4kViewsUpvotedbyArindamBanerjee,proudIndian!
Prison.
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CananIES/ESEaspirantjointheengineeringserviceafterthe
completionofhisM.Tech(seedetails)?
Letmemakeatimelineforyou.It'sappoximate.EveniftimeofESEresultsvaryyou
won'ygetjoiningbeforedecember,2017.Feb2016:Gateexam.March2016:Gate
results.June2016:ESEexam.August...(more)
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Whataresomerandomthingsaboutyou?Foreg.importantlife
experiences,yourlikes/dislikes,hobbies,achievements,funfacts,
oranythingthathelpsusunderstandwhatmakesyouwhoyou
are?
ThetimeIdecidedihadtobeinsomething:Iwasin3rdclass,almost11yearsold.We
hadanacquaintancewhowasJuniorscaleofficer(sameasme)inRailways.Iloved
theirspaciousquarters,...(more)
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Whatisthebestmemoryyouhavewithyoursibling?
Littlebackground:Iamtheeldestof3siblings.Mysisteris9yearsyoungertome.My
mombeingaworkingwomananduntimelydeathofmyfathermademetheir
secondrycaregiver.Thoughnowthey...(more)
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DoQuoransjusttalkabouthighmattersandimplementjust
almostnothingwhichtheypreachhere?
AditiSaini,Iamaquoraciousreader!
2.7kViewsUpvotedbyAnjaliKriplani,Timewillteachyoueachandeverything..!
Ittookmetime.Afterallit'snoteasytoidentifyyourcorevalues.Ittakestime,effort
andpatienceandofcourselotsofmistakestofindoutwhatethics/corevaluesare
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Whatdoesitmeanwhenagirlsayssheissingleandhappy?
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Ohmygod!!IsaythisallthetimeandIknowwhatitmeans.Itmeansshe'sSINGLE
andHAPPY.Yes,it'ssingleandhappy.....(more)
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Failedalotoftimesinlife,doyouthinkIshouldholdonorleave
thedreamofclearingCivilServices?
12kViewsAditihas4endorsementsinLifeAdvice.
Icouldwriteawholeanalysisofyoureachandeverylineofyoursocalledfailures,but
itwastoomuchofeffort.ThenIreadthelastparagraphandknewyouvelearntyour
lessonswell.Don't...(more)
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HowcanIconcentrateonUPSCpreparationwheneveryoneinmy
office,aswellasmyroomies,hatesme?
6.2kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinTestPreparation.
It'syouwhohastolivewithyoursuccessesandfailures.Notyourfamily,noryour
friendsandneitheryourcolleaguesandroommates.
Yourcolleaguesandroommatesaretemporarypartofyourlife.Letthemthink
anythingaboutyou,itshouldn'tbeyourconcern,noteventiniestbit.
Youhavepurposeinyourmind.Youareprettysureaboutit.Whyareyouletting
anyonecomebetweenyouandyourgoal?Howcanyouletinsignificantpeopletake
youandyourpurposeoflifeonaride?Areyousoweak?Areyousounsureof
yourselfthatyouneedyourcolleaguesandroommatesapprovaltopursueyourown
dream?
Lifeisshort.Youdon'thaveallthetimeintheworldtothinkaboutpeoplewhodon't
careaboutyouandyourdreams.Thisismycriteriaforlettingpeopleaffectme.If
theydon'tcareaboutmetheyhavenorightaffectmydecisionsandmylife.Onthe
contrary,theyfuelmymotivation,beforetheyfadeintooblivionofmymindspace,of
course.
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Yourlifeisyourownanddon'tblameitonanybodytotakeawayyourwillingnessand
poweroverhowitshouldbe!
TrustmeIknowthis,IwashatedinschoolandIletitaffectme,Itriedtohavea
goodimageincollegeandIfailed.Evenatmyjobpeoplehateme.Ihavestopped
findingfaultswithmyselfandtryingtochange.Ionlydothingswhichmakeme
happyandliveinmyway.
Wheneveranybody'swordbegintobugme(it'saconstantbattle)think
tomyself,"Theyaregoingtodie".Iknowit'sterriblebutIknowIam
goingtodieonedaytoo.It'sallthemorereasontolivemylifeasno
one'swatching.
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WhatarethetermsofbondinIndianRailwayServicesthrough
ESE?
Oneofmybatchmateleftduringhisprobationarytraining.
Heleftwithin3months.Hehadtopayallhissalaryandtheactualmoneyofthe
journeyheundertooktoattendtraining.
That'sallIknow!!
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Whatwasthefirstthingthatcametoyourmindwhenyousaw
today'smessagefromQuoraregardingmessagepolicy?
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IfirstthoughtQuorawantstorecognisemeformyexcellentwork,topwriteror
something!!ya,Iamthatinsecureperson.Secondthoughtwaswhichanswerof
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mineisintroublenow!!Ihadalre...(more)
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WhydoIalwayshurtmyselfbylovingsomeonewithwhomI
cannotstartarelationship?
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Youknowdear,whenweareinourteenageorextendedteenagewhichItoosuffer
fromwetakeouremotions,feelings,crushestooseriously.Sadly,moviesandpopular
cultureglorifiesthesepassi...(more)
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Whatisthecontributionofparentsinthefailureofpersonnot
amountingtomuchevenat25yearsageanddependenton
them.theyconcentratedmoreonmakingmoneybutthatdidnt
makemylifebetter?
Thereisnocontributionofparentsinmakinga25yearsoldmanwhoisfailureandis
dependentonthem.Ithoughtofadding,unlesstheyspoiledhimsilly,butthenagain
it'sthefailureof25...(more)
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Myparents(whoraisedmeharshly)arenowgrowingold.Idon't
wanttohaveanybondwiththem.ButIfeelmorallyresponsiblefor
theirwellbeingastheyaregrowingold.WhatshouldIdo?
Breakingallcontactswithyourparentsisn'tthesolution.Forgivingthemis!Parents
haveaverydeepimpactonourpsychewhichwecan'teverrunawayfrom.It'savery
matureddecisionthatyou...(more)
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CanImarryaditisainibybecomingIES?
MyfriendsandIhadagoodlaughaboutthisquestion.Iwouldlovetoknowwhydo
anybodywantstomarryapersontheybarelyknow?Butitoogetcrushesallthetime
soicanunderstand.Well,ia...(more)
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WhatwasthedailyroutineofselectedESEcandidateswhenthey
werepreparingfortheEngineeringServicesExamination?
Iwasdyingtowritethisanswer.Really,Ihavedoneadequateonthistopicof
generalisationsonIESqualifiersandtheircommonproperties.Theyhaveachemical
nametoo,onecandidatemightthink,onlyifIcouldfollowthem,Iamdoingthings
right!Afterallthereisasinglesecretsuccessportion/books/routine/strategy
whichwillmakemeanIES.IfIhadIwouldlovetogivea"tips"toeveryone.
FirstofallIwanttotellyou,IhavepersonallyaskedlotmanyUPSC(IAStoo)
qualifiersdidtheyknewtheyweregoingtobeselectedwithsuchandsuchrankand
theyreplied,iftheywerehonest,"NO,no,nooooooo,no!".IhadaskedmyselfwhatI
didrightandIhadnoanswers.IcanonlymakeupastorylikeokayIdidwork
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hard,butsodidmyroommate,Ididmaintainaformulacopy,but,thenoneguyinmy
classusedgethisformulacopy/notesphotocopied,theyweresobrilliantandsoon...
IhaddayswhenIdidn'tpickupabook.InevereverfeltIhaditinme.Ihaveabad
memory,zeroinnatetechnicalaptitude,andIlearntusingcalculatorsafterIjoined
coaching.Icheckedmycalculationsatleast2timesbecauseI,knew,forsure,Iam
absentmindedandIpresswrongbuttonsandmessupcalculations.MoreoverIwas
weakinengineeringfundamentals.Ihardlyrememberedevennameofmysubjects,
leavealonebooks,whenIgraduated.Perhapsthat'swhyittookmetwoyears.IwishI
couldmakeyourunderstandthefollowingconcept.
Guysandgirlspreparingacompetitiveexamisnotaboutfollowing
certainbooks,tips,schedule,studying8hoursoranything.It'sabout
findingyourstrengthsandworkonthemandthenfindyourweaknesses
andworkonthemharder.
Yes,that'sall.Youneednottogetupat4amifitdoesn'tsuitsyou.Don'tstudyfor8
hoursifitkillsyourinterestforthenextday.Makeyourownpersonalgoalandkeep
challengingyourself.Justkeepaneyeonsyllabusandpreviousyearquestionpapers.
Forexample:Igetconfusedat5thor6thstepoftheproblemsoimadeapointto
solvethewholequestion,uptothelastpart.Iwastedalotoftime/effortonthat.I
haveguyswhomentallysolveandmoveon!Icouldn'thavelearntathingfrom
themandwouldhavestarteddoubtingmyabilities.
Irealisedthermodynamicsquestionswerenotmyarea.Theyneededspontaneity.
IwentforRACandHMTinsteadwhicharemoresuitableforsomeonewithmy
styleofthinking.Similarly,machinedesignwasalwaysoutofmyleaguesoI
workedharderatproduction.
Nowtoansweryourbasicquestion.
Manyofthemwereincoachinglikemefor1or2years,theywenttocoachingfor8
hoursandtriedtogetsometimeonweekends.Afewofthemwereworking,they
squeezedtimebetweentheirshiftsandcarriedbookstotheiroffice,andaskedleave
onlytoappearinexam,fewofthemmanagedtorunawayforamonthortwoand
devotedalloftheirverylimitedtime.Somewerejustfreshoutofcollegebuthad
excellentfundamentalsanddevotiontoIESandthusclearedwiththeir8thsemester
exam.
So,thereisnopill..Sorry:'(
Edit:Iamnotamachinethatwillhavepreparationtimeperday.No,Idon'tknow
theaverage.Iwasnotdoingworkstudy.Sorryagain!
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Youareamiddleagedman.Toyou,whosedeathwouldbemore
painfulyourfather's/mother'soryourson's/daughter's?Why?
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Ijusthadachatwithafriendonthesametopicyesterday.Nodoubt,everydeathis
painful,especiallyofafamilymember.Onekeepsonimaginingwhatthatperson
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Myroommateisveryboringandjudgesmeforhavingfun.What
shouldIdo?
AditiSaini,Boredomisastateofmind
Youmustignoreher!!Sheisn'tyourfamilyorclosefriendthatyoushouldbother
abouther.Sheisjustatemporarylivingarrangementforacertainpartofyourlife.
Heropinionshouldn'tmat...(more)
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WhatisitliketoberaisedbyanIndianfather?
AditiSaini,Iknowsomethingabouteverything..
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Iwasmoreofawildchildalways.Iroamedaroundaloneinnearbycolonies.Iplayed
withstraydogsandsometimesevenwithmonkeys.Needlesstosay,somehowIwas
neverharmedbythem.So,whenev...(more)
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Isitspoiledorselfishtoreallyonlywanttobeamother/wife?
No,notatall.It'syourlifeandyoucandecidewhatrolesyouwanttoplay.Thisof
coursecomeswithanassumptionthatyouwon'thurtanybody'sfeelingsoranybody.
People/societywillglamo...(more)
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Whatisthebestadviceyourmotherevergaveyou?
Iknowtherearelotofanswersofthisquestion.ButIhavesomethingtosharewhich
mymomtoldmeeverytimeIwasslack,ignorantoranythingIwasn'tsupposetobe.It
was
"Lifeisn'teasy,itwasn'tsupposetobe!Don'texpectittobeeasy"
Illexplain!
ButIwillshareherpicfirst.
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Yes,sheisacop!!
She'shasseentheworstofallMurders,rapes,dowryburning,younameitandshe
facesiteveryday.
Beingafieldofficer,shehasmanuallypickedupadeadbodythatwasseveredinto
severalpiecesbytrain.Shehasseenawomenwhowasgivenacidto
drink,unknowinglyandthenstabbedmultipletimes,atallthewrongplacesbyher
lover.Hell,oncesheevenexumeda2montholdburieddeadbodyinrainyseasonto
investigatethemurderpassedoffasnaturaldeathbyfamilymembers.Shewasonce
hitbystonespeltedbyangrymob.Sometimesshehastowakeupat2amtoattend
thecrimescene.Attimesshereturnshomeat5amafternightduty.Allthiswithout
properfacilitiesprovidedtoevengoontheseroundtheclockduty.Sheisjustan
inspectorinUPpoliceafterall.DidItellyou,theyhavenoholidays,atall.NoSundays,
noholi,nodiwali.Infactshehastoworkmoreonfestivals.
Andyetsheneverregrets/complains/nagsaboutherjob.Sheknowsthisjobgaveher
money,confidenceandindependencetoraiseherkidssinglehandedlywithherhead
raisedhigh.Now,whatevercomeswithitistobeendured/faced/conqueredwitha
smilingface.
Idon'tknowwhetherIamabletoexpressthisconcept.Ithinkit'sthewayshesaysit.
Itssomethinglike.
Eatthefrogwithasmilingface.OrSelfpityandvictimisationisunacceptable.Keep
abravefaceinallsituations.Dealwiththeproblemonyourhandinsteadofwishing
ittogoaway.Andinanycase,Don'texpectthebestcasescenario.
Edit:onemoreofherpic.Shelikesdressingupandlikestomaintainherselfdespite
herbusyschedule.
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UpdatedOct28ViewUpvotes
Upvote 564
HowcanIbookatrainticketinIndianRailwayssuchthatIgetto
seetheeachandeveryavailableseatineachcompartment?
1.8kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinRailways.
Noway,dude,noway..
WrittenOct3,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyKaizerDave
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Isaditisainisingle?
Yes..Iamassingleasanyonecanbe!!
Sosinglethatfollowingoffergetstomynerveswhenmywellmeaningfriends
forwardedit.Idon'tlovepizza.
CheckouttwolargePizzaHutPizzasforfree!...
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Whataresomeexcellenttoppertipsforupsccseexamforaclass
11thstudent?
9.6kViewsAditihas30+answersinExamsandTests.
Hikid!!IamgladyouhavefoundyourgoalandyouareaskingonquoratoHowto
attainit.Iwish,IhadbeensowisewhenIwasyoung.TheadviceIamgivingisthe
oneIwouldhavelovedtor...(more)
Upvote 96
ArePSUjobsandIESworththeeffortweputin?
40.6kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinPublicSectorUndertakingsinIndia.
Yes,inopinionmyIESjobwas500%worthpreparingfor!Idon'tregretitevenafter
2yearsoffrustratedcoachingandoneyearofwaitingfortheresultsandnotevensix
monthsofwaitingforappointmentdate.AndIfeelthesameduringeverymoment
ofmylifenowadays.Yes,thatis365days,12months,7days,24hours,60minutesand
60seconds.(Okay,Ididquestionmyselfonceduringmyfirstnightinspection.Itwas
3amandIwantedtogobacktocomfortablewarmbeddesperately,butthatwasit)
AndthisiswhenIhadaterribletimedoingpreparationphase,whichincludedmany
nightsofcontemplatingsuicide.Iwasclinicallydepressed,sociallyisolatedandthere
wereunnumbereddayswhenIdidn'twantedtogetupfrommybedand
unnumberednightswhenIcouldn'tsleep.
AfterGATE2012Ievengaveupeatinglunchforamonthortwotopunishmyselffor
notdoingenough.
IfIgetachancetodoitagain,Iwilldoitwithoutablink,heckeven1/1000thofblink.
ThanksforA2A..
Edit:Manypeoplehavequestionedwhyisitworththeeffort.Thoughicanwritean
entireanswerforthisquestionifsomeoneasks,butfornowyoucanreadmypervious
answersandgettheideawhyithinkitwasworthit.
AditiSaini'sanswertoCanAditiSainishareherexperienceinrailwaysandtheperks
offeredinherfirstposting?
AditiSaini'sanswertoWhyinmostoftheanswersdoesAditiSainipresentESE
servicesasfrustrating?
AndmyotheranswersatOnestopsolutionforIESaspirantsbyRahulVenugopalon
IESAllIKnow
MyblogIESAllIKnow
UpdatedOct18ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedby1person
Upvote 346
IndianEngineeringServices:WhatexperiencescananIRSME
officershareregardingthefacilitiesorperkshe/shehas
experiencedintheircareer?
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Thisisarepeatanswer.PleaseclickonfollowinglinktoknowmoreaboutIES,perks
andpostings.OnestopsolutionforIESaspirantsbyRahulVenugopalonIESAllI
KnowFinally,Iamhere....(more)
Upvote 96
WhydopeoplefollowyouonQuora?Whatdoyouthink?
1.6kViews
Therecanbeonly3reasonswhypeoplechoosetofollowme..
1)MyprofilesaysIESandyouknowourcountryhaslotsofengineerswhodream
aboutit.Theyarecurious/crazylotandwantstoknowwhatIwrite,experienceand
feel.SomemightgetinterestedinRailways.
2)BecauseIamagirl.Somepeoplewillfollowagirl'sprofilequickerthanaguy's.
3)VeryrarepeoplecouldactuallyinterestedinwhatIwriteandmakethisinformed
decision.ThoughIsuspecttheywouldhavebeeninfluencedbyabovetwopoints
heavily.
WrittenOct2,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyKrishnanandBhat
Upvoted 19
Whatwillyoudoifyouhavetodothecleaningofthehouse
alone?
1.5kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatwillyoudoifyouhavetodothecleaningofthehousealone?
IfIhavetodoitjustonce,Iwillturnupthemusicanddanceandsingmyway
throughthecleaning.IfIgetreallydirty,Iwillrewardmyselfwithshowerwithclothes
on.(Idon'tknowwhy,but...(more)
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Isfoodincludedin2ACAndhraSamparkKrantiIndianRailways?
Notincludedinfare.Availableatextracost.
WrittenSep30,2015ViewUpvotes
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WhyareonlyIES(Railwayofficers)onQuoraandmotivating
peopletodoIES?WhatabouttheotherdepartmentsofIES?
Goodquestion!
IcanonlyspeakformyselfandintrospectwhatanIdoingortrytodoonquora.
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WhenIwaspreparingIfacedmindnumbingdearthofmotivatingpeople,whoknew
howitistobedone.Madeeasyteachersseemedsurrealfortheirwords.Inmy
momentsofdesperationIsearchedInternetandfoundnothing!!Itwas2011andI
wentontowriteaboutmystrugglesandofcoursemythenobjectsoffascination,made
easyteachersinmyblog.
www.mymadeeasydays.blogspot.com .
Itwaswrittenanonymouslyandbecamepopularquickly.Mindit,atthattimeI
wasn'tsurewhatIwasdoing.ButstillIreceivedfavourablecommentsandupdatedit
wheneverIfoundtime.
WhenIgotselected,bloggeneratedmoreviewsandemailspouredinforhelp.Istill
trytoreplyall,butit'snotpossible.
Soon,duringmytrainingIdiscoveredquoraandswitchedtheplatformsfromblogto
quora.Ithelpedthatmyanswersreachedawideraudience,allatonetime.
TheonlypointIeverwantedtogetacrosswaseveryonecanbeIES.It'snotthatbiga
deal.Ihadbeingdemotivatedbymanypeopleandfoundnorayofhopeattimes.
Therewasnoonewhocouldsayanswermysimplequestions.
IhopetofillthisgapandIwasquiteokayinwritingsohereIam.
OtherIESofficersmaynotsharethesamezealordidn'tfeltthesamegap.Ithas
hardlyanythingtodowithrailwaysorotherwise.
WrittenSep27,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyOmVenkat
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DoesworkinginanITcompanyfor34yearwillreducemy
chancesininterviewofIESorPSUinMechanicalBranch?
2kViews
No,notevenabit.
WrittenSep26,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedby1person
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HumanBehavior:Peoplesaytheyaretornbetweentheirheartand
brain.Howdoyoudistinguishyourheartfromyourbrain'svoice?
4kViews
IagreewithVinitathatheart'svoicedoesn'texist,butstillweknowthepopular
contextsoIlltakeadiveinansweringthequestion.
Heart:Thisvoicehasnoreasons,notinyourconsciousbrainatleast.Thereareno
logics,noconsequences,noinferredfutureincidences.
Whensomeoneasksyouwhydidyoudothis,youhonestlystruggletocomeupwith
logicaljustifications,it'syourheartorlet'ssaygutfeeling.
Ifyougodeeperyoumightfindyourunconsciousbrainguidingthisvoice.
Mind:Whenyouweighprosandcons,pastmistakesandfutureconsequencesand
thendecidesomethingwithreasonableassurancetoyourlogicalbrain,it'syourmind.
Myexperienceisbothcanberightandbothcanbewrong.It'stheinterferenceofboth
voicesinourheadthatguidesus.
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Didaditisainiattendedthisyear'scseprelims?Ifyeshowwasit?
Whatwasthedailyschedule?
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No,Ididn'tappearforprelimsthistime.Iwouldhavelovedtooattenditbecause
questionsareverythoughtprovoking.IamafanofUPSCthatway.ButIfellsickjust
beforetheexamanditwa...(more)
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CanIwriteESEEngineeringServiceswhiledoingmyfirstyear
ME/M.Tech?
Yes,whynot!!
Pleasegoaheadbyallmeans.Bythetimejoiningcomesyourmtechwillbeover.
WrittenSep24,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyJotheeswaranKuttiyappan
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WhydoesRamayansay"Dhor,Gawar,Shudra,Pashu,NariYesab
tadankeadhikari?Isthissentencenotbiasedagainstlowercast,
animal&women?
1.9kViews
Well,Ihavereadadifferentinterpretationofit,whichmaybetheintendedmeaning.
Infact,Ihavetwo!
First,Inoldentimes,bookswerenotprintedbuthandcopied.Thustheonesrewriting
themoftencommittedmistakesoreveninsertedtheirownlines.So,itcouldbeoneof
thoselines.
Secondone,whichmakesalittlemoresenseisitsacaseofmisplacing"comma".The
originallinewasdhor,gawarshudra,pashunaari,yehaipratandankeadhikaari.
Whichdoesntmakesmuchsensebutabettersensethanbefore.
Upvote
Whyshouldn'tsweeping&moppingbedoneatnight?
4.5kViews
Ibelievethereisadifferentreasonthananswersgivenhere.It'struethatthispractice
wasprevalentwhenelectricitywasnotpresent.
Ithink,sweepingandmopingwasdiscouragedafterdarkbecausetherearemore
chancesofdisturbing/gettingbittenbyvariousinsectslike
snakes,scorpions,spidersetc.
Icurrentlyliveinahousefilledwithlizards,spidersandotherinsectswhosenames
don'tknow,theyareprettyscary,Icanassureyou.Frommyexperiencetheyprefer
darkcorners,darkspacesandwillonlycomeoutwhendisturbedorhungry.Andat
nighttimetheyareusuallyout.So,sweepingormopingwillmakeyoususceptibleto
theirbitesoreventhateekyfeelingoftheyrunningoveryou.Plusyoullneverknow
whatbityouandyouwon'tbeabletotakecareofthebite.
Atnight,Iwon'tstepthefloorIcan'tsee.LeavealonemovingaroundwithJhaadu,
unlessIamlookingtokillsomething,obviously.
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Thisonewasasbigasmypalm.Iwassothankfulforthenet.
UpdatedSep28,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 33
HowdoIstartpreparingforIES?Ihavecollectedallthenotesand
otherstudymaterialsbutIdontknowfromwheretostart?Ihave
notjoinedanycoachingclassesandtopofitIamworkinginan
MNC!ButthepositivesideisIhavegotloadsoftime:)
1.9kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinExamStrategies.
Iappreciatethatyouhavedoneyourhomeworkbeforeaskingthisquestion.
1)TakeaprintofESEyourbranchsyllabusandpasteitonyourwall.Memoriseit.
Ituswirehalfdone.
2)Buyathinformulacopy,colourpensandathickeronesforeachsubject.
3)Preferablepattern:
1.ReadNotes:Firstreading,casually.Ittakestimetoabsorbthenewwords.In
secondreading,trytoassociatetechnicalwordswiththeirmeaning.Inthird
refine,godeeperfindtheimplications,applicabilityoftheconcept.
2.Readbook.Notesonlygivesimplifiedversion.Booksiswhereyoubuildyour
knowledge.Followtheruleofrepeatedredinggiveninstep1.
3.Writeconceptsinyourownwords(Notescopy)Thisisthemostcrucial
step,whereyouinternalisetheknowledgegainedandputitintotangibleform.
Considerityourmemory/thoughttankfromHarrypotter.
4.Attacksolvedquestions(withyourownbarehandsandcalculators,no
cheating)Gotstruck?Don'tworry,Gotostep3,2,1,insameorder.Updateyour
ownnotescopy,ifyoufindanythingmissing.
5.Writeformulas/units/tipsdown(Formulacopy)Againavitalcomponent
ofyourpreparation.Withoutformulacopy,youareasoldierinforeignterritory
withoutamap.Youmightnotuseitirreaditbutyoucanexploreitwhenever
yougetlost.
6.Trytosolveunsolvedquestions.Weread,weforget,wewrite,weforget,but
wedo,weremember.Visualisetheneuralconnectionsinyourbrainbeingmade
whenyoustrugglewiththeapplicationoftheconceptsyoujustread.Thesewill
helpyoufightquestionsinexam.
7.MarktheonesyoufindinterestingTheseareyourenemieswhichwill
destroyyouinbattlefielduntilconquered.Encounterthem,beforeyougoto
battlefield.Afterallyouwanttosavetimefornewenemiesinexam.
Atanypointiftime,don'tgetfrustrated.Pickupyourselfandhitagain,thistimereal
hard,harderthanthelasttime.
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ThanksforA2A,itwasfunwritingthisanswer.Iwentforawalkinthememorylane
DoreadmyblogespeciallymadeforIESaspirantsPageonquora.com
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WhatisIndianRailwayPersonalService?
ItisnotbetterthanIASinanyway.
Onafterthought,Icouldsaylessworkpressure,lesspoliticalinfluence,blahblahblah..
WrittenSep20,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyGajendraSingh
Upvote 12
WhatistheretirementageofanIRSMEofficer?
2kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinIndianRailways.
It's60years,sameforallgovernmentservices.
But,therehavebeenrumoursofmakingpeopleretireafter35yearsofserviceortill
theyare60,whicheverisearlier.
WrittenSep20,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyMohmmedNawaz
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Howdoesitfeeltobebothhighlyattractiveandhighlyintelligent?
AditiSaini,Iknowsomethingabouteverything..
27.6kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Howdoesitfeelliketobeamostbeautifulandintelligentgirl?
Ahh!!IamsogladforA2Atomyself,ofcourse!!
It'samazing.Iwakeupinthemorning,lookingallprettyandsee435missedcallsand
1778messagesonwhatsappofpeoplewhoaredyingtoadmiremeformybeautyand
intelligence.Mybedgetsmade,homeiscleanedandfoodiscooked(Idon'thaveto
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getfreshorsomething,causeIamsobeautifulandintelligent)bythosesamepeople
Ihadgivenasmile,someday.TheytellmeIamprincessandIbatmyeyelashesand
theyswoonandfallonmyfeetaskingmewhenshallbestowthemgoldenopportunity
todomychores.Idismissthem,sayingIhaveaqueuewaitingoutside.Igetdressed,
costliestandbest,obviouslygiftedbymyadmirers,whowantnothingfrommeexcept
meacceptingtheirgifts.Don'tevenaskthenumberofcardoorsIrejectforgoingto
office.Ijustlovethewaytheroadtrafficleavesthewayformycar,everyday.Inoffice
peopledomyallwork,whileIfeelallpleasedwithmyself.Iftheyhaveanydoubts,I
quellthemfrommyintelligence.Icomeupwithwittyquickreplieswhichmakes
peoplelikemeallthemore.Iamextremelygoodatmyjob,onlyifmyadmiresletme
doit.IamtiredofshopkeepersaskingmetakewhateverIwant.Iget43dinner
invitationsdailyandIjugglemydateswithmysuiters,andallaresuperamazing.
Thereareguyswhoaredyingtomarrymeandhavemybabies,onlyiftheycould,
somehow,anyhow!OnthetopofitIfeelamazing,everyday,everyweekandevery
monthandhopefullyI,beingsointelligentwilldiscoveracureofnotbeingoldand
dying.DidItellyou,heatandcolddon'tbotherme?
HARSHTRUTH:Nomatterhowintelligentorbeautifulyouare,nobodygivesa
shit,untilyoucanbeusefultohim/herinanyway.Peoplearesweet,becausethey
areobjectifyingyou,tosayinamildwayandyoucaneasilyimaginethewildway.
Intelligenceisagainadoubleedgedsword.Itmakesyoudeepthinkalotandthus
troubleyoumorewithworld'sparadoxes,ironiesandpeople'sidiociesandhypocrisy.
Youcanseethroughpeople,futility,themeaninglessnessofrunningafter
materialisticgoals,andmoreoveryoucannotevenlietoyourself,likeothers.Using
intelligenceforyourself,givesyousatisfaction,onlywhenyouchooseto.And
anyonewithnormalintelligencecanhavethissimplepleasureofdoingthingsright.
Moreover,weallhavemoodswings,ourowninsecurities,demons,pastmistakesand
battleswhichwefighteverydaytosurvive.Weallfindinnumerablereasonstohate
ourselves,ourlooks,ourlivesandwantdesperatelytobecomesomeoneelse.Weare
cursedinaway,byvirtueofhavingafeelingofselforperhapsbeinghuman.
Evenifyouarethemostbeautifulandintelligentgirldoesn'tmakesyouthe
happiestgirl,atleastbydefault.Infactnothingcanbefarfromthetruth.
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Isthereaplaceforgoodpeopleonthisearth?
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Awwww..Howchuweet!!Melabachha,chonamona...kitnasochtahaina,abhise!
(Wipestears,ofhappinessofcourse)Badahokesaariduniyakedukhdoorkarega.
Ifyouare5yearsoldorlet'ssayevenlessthan18,pleasedon'treadanymore.I
appreciateyourwayofthinking.Butifyouarenotpleasereadon!
Youarenotborninaperfectuniverse.Nobodyisoreverwillbe.Justbecauseyouare
good,universeowesyounothing,absolutelyNada,shunya,anda.Whatwouldhave
yourworkifyouhappentoborninaperfectworld?Nada!
Eachoneofuscandecidetotakeupacausetomakethisworldalittlebetterplaceto
live.Allthesesincereofficersdiedforacausewhichwasclosetotheirheart.Andthere
aremany,manyofficers,lawyersworkingwiththesamedevotionwithoutgetting
killed.Justbecausetheyarenotmartyr,youwon'treadaboutthem.Keepaside
officers,therearesocialworkers,commonmanworkingforaethicalcauseandmaking
adifferencetotheworld.OneofwhomInoticedrecentlyonquoraisChandramouli
Chandrasekaran,forexample.
Ifourfreedomfightershadwishedtheywereborninfreecountryandnotworkedfor
itwithoutsacrificingtheircomforts,familiesandevenlives,weperhapswouldbe
languishingbehind.Butthechoosedtocreateaworldtheydreamtoffandasaresult,
wearefree.
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Youhavenoticedtheimperfections,sofarsogood,nowthinkhowcanyoueliminate
them.Youcannotjustwishthemtodissappearandthattoowithatime
line.(youdidasked,"when").
UpdatedOct4,2015ViewUpvotesNotforReproduction
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WhatdogirlsinrestofIndiathinkaboutBihariboys?
14.5kViewsUpvotedbyRohanSinha,Indianbybirth,Indianbychoice
IknowIamgeneralisingbasedonstate,butIcan'thelpbecauseIhaveoftenfound
themveryintelligent,passionateandproudoftheirrootsnomatterhowfartheyare.
MaybeIhavemetonlyafew..
Theyareextremelyproudoftheirculture,stateandatthesametimetalkabouthowit
wasruined.Mostofthemhavestudiedoutsidethestate,andarestilldeeplyattached
totheirfamilyandhomeland.
Theyarenotafraidtocomeoutoftheircomfortzonesandtakeriskstocreateabetter
livesforthemselves.Theypursuetheirdreams(whethercareerorrelationships)till
thelastdropofblood.Theyhaveseentheworstandarenotafraidtolookatlifeand
standupforthemselvesandthepeopletheylove,causestheysupport.
Theygetcallsfromhomeeveryday,oftenaskingthemnottoeatchickentodayorkeep
fast.
Youcanseepainintheireyeswhentheyseepoorpeople,especiallybihari.
Theyhavethisburningdesiretomakesomethingoutofthemselves.
Nomatterhowmuchabusivelanguagethey'lluseamongfriends,withelderstheywill
beextremelysweet,softspokenandrespectful.
Theywillbringsattufrombiharandpesteryoutotryit.
Chattpoojaistheultimatefestival.
Theywon'tletyoutravelalone,ever.Ifyouareagirl,theyllprotectivetotheextentyou
llgetirritated.
Theyhatelaloo.
Theydon'tcaremuchabouttheclothes,fashionbutaskthemtheirviews,onanything
intheworld,they'llbeready.
Youcanneverstoplisteningaboutbiharidelicacieslikelittichokha,khaajaandmany
more.
Getirritatedwhenyoumakefunoftheiraccents,language,musicandstate.It'sfunto
watchthemdefenditandthenlaughwiththem.
Respectisutmostvirtueforthem.Trymisbehavingandyouaredone!
Thereisthisoneincident,whichiparticularlyremember.Iwaswalkingonapoorly
litstreetinJamalpur,Biharwithmysisterwhenateenageguyonbicyclesortof
touchedmysisterwhilestumbling.InDelhi,iwouldhavemouthedabusesbutin
Bihar,iknewbetter.Iwasquietforamomentwhenthatguystopped,andprofusely
apologisedsaying,"Didi,galtisehogaya,maafkardo",repeatedlytillitoldhimto
go.Somehowijustcouldn'timaginethishappeninganywhere.
Edit:
OneControversialpoint:
Forthem,it'sisindisputablefactthatBihar,it'sculture,it'speopleandallthatit
standsfor,isbestintheworld.Trytoavoidcriticisingit.Theyarequitetouchy,feelyon
thisissue.Sometimesitalsomeanstheybelittleothercultures,especiallypunjabis.
Inanutshell,theyaresweet,nicecaringfriendsbutdon'tpissthemoff.Theyare
foundeverywhereivebeen.Irespectthemforeverythingtheyhaveencounteredand
fought.RealfightersImustsay!!Inhindithereisabetterword"Jeevatt".
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AbhishekSinghRajpoot13votesShow
Overallitisnicegeneralization.(Inmyview,Abihariiswhohavelivedinatleastthree
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states,oneforprimaryedu,twoforgraduationandthirdforjob):)
Reply... UpvoteDownvoteReportSep19,2015
AditiSaini:Nice!!!and1other
AmirNasir3votesShow
YoutouchedeverysingleaspectofaBihariboy.Awesome!
HarshChanchal3votesShow
ManishMishra3votesShow
ThanksAditi,itwasworthreadinganditalsoprovesweallhavesameviews&respect
foreachother,yesitsabigfactthatnotallofus(bihari)aregood,tolerantandrespectful
everywhere,iadmiretounderstandthatnoteveryonewhoarefrombiharisbad.Thank
Youagain!:)
VishalThakur1votebyAditiSaini
IalmostconvincedpeopleinmygymtoreplacetheirproteinsupplementswithSattu.
YoucanimaginetheamountoffaithIhaveinit:P
RajKumar2votesShow
Sattu...yeah..myalltimefavourite!
SnigdhaJaiswal:Minetooo!!!
PradeepJha1votebyAditiSaini
Excellentpiece
SatyaMurti1votebyAditiSaini
HumhBihari,poketmelambigun....cheers....
SnigdhaJaiswal1votebyAditiSaini
Woohoofinallyreadingapositivereview:D
AshishSah1votebyAditiSaini
"Gardaudadiye"!!
ThisisarareactofrecognisingtruespiritofBihari's.
Reallycommendable!!
RajeevSingh1votebyAditiSaini
Everylineofyoursdeservesapplause.That'sit.
AshishKumar1votebyAditiSaini
Can'tdenydoinganyofit.WishIcouldupvoteittwiceorsuperupvote.ThankYou.
Reply... UpvoteDownvoteReportMar26
SankalpSinghChauhan1votebyAditiSaini
HappyBeingapartofBihar:)
AnujKumar1votebyAditiSaini
ThankYou!
NeerajRavi1votebyAditiSaini
Finallysomerationalviewsaboutbiharis.Thanksforthisanswer.Itwillimmenselyhelp
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inchangingthegeneral(andIshouldsaywrong)perceptionaboutus.
AshutoshSankrityayan1votebyAditiSaini
thiswasawesome,thankzzalot.
RahulKumar1votebyAditiSaini
DidiThankYou.
DhirendraDubey1votebyAditiSaini
thanksalotforthisbeautifulstatementsforbiharis,....
DhirendraDubey1votebyAditiSaini
feelingsomuchproudasabihari...
AvinashPandey1votebyAditiSaini
thanksaditiyoujusttouchedthesoulwithurword.reallymproudtobeabihari.
MoreComments
ESE2016willbemy2ndattempt,andaftercomingbackHOME
fromDelhicoachingdaysIfindithelldifficulttocontinuemy
studiesinhomeduetoits"unfavourableenvironment".What
shouldIdo?
IfyouhavereadmyanswerHowdidAditiSaini,onceacarelessgirl(astoldbyherself
inherpreviousanswer),transformherselftobecomeanIESofficer?Ihavementioned
aunfavourableincidentwhichleftmeshakenanddazedduringpreparation.Though
ican'tsharethepersonaldetailsletmetellyouitwasextremelyterrible.Thepeople
withwhomihavesharedithaveunfailinglygapedinhorrorwithaskingHowdidyou
concentrated?
Iwanttoshareherethathowcanyouturnthe"unfavourableenvironment"asa
motivatingfactorinsteadofdisturbingone.
Firstofall,realisedeeply,marinatrenchdeep,thatthistheMOSTIMPORTANT
TIMEOFYOURLIFE".Youcan'tjustnevereverwillbeabletohavethisgolden
opportunitytodosomethingremarkable.Youwilllookbackonthistimeinyourlife,
aslostopportunity.Youwillregretbitterly,foryouralmostwholelifeifyoudon'tget
successful.It'sisjustaexamwhichhasthepowerthedetermineyourwholelife.
Now,internalisethatYOUARETHEMOSTIMPORTANTPERSONOFYOUR
LIFE.It'sincrediblehowmuchpowerwegivetoothers,includingourfamilymembers
toaffectourmood,motivationanddecisions.Justletthemallgotohell!It'sonlyyou
whomatters.IfyouwanttobecomeanIESofficer,noonecanstopyou.
Inthecombinationoftwoofthese,beselfishandthinkwhatisgoingtotakeyou
closertoyourgoal?Thinkingaboutdepressingstuff?lettingpeopleaffectyour
mood?orshuttingeverythingoffandstudyingyourassoff?
Wheneveryourmindwanders,chooseLONGTERMHAPPINESS/goalOVER
SHORTTERMONE.Justshakethatnegativemood,ignorethatyelling,ignore
peopletelling,"youcan'tdoit"andprovethemwrong.Infactbettervisualisetheir
expressions,whenyouprovethemwrong.Orbettervisualiseyourselfgetting
awayfromallthedramaandbeingfree.
Inmycasethismotivatedmetoriseupfromthetemporaryissuesaffectingmeand
thinkaboutlongterm.
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Wheneveriencounteredanynegativethought,offsetitwiththinkingwhatwouldi
tellmyfutureselfwhyiamnotthere!(Ireadthequotemuchlater)
Theotherpractiseisfollowedwasnomatterwhat,iopenedthebookandstarted
reading.Sometimesevenwheniwasintears.,Icriedwithopenbookwettingthe
pages,wrotemyheartoutatthebackpages,sometimesevenstareditforawhile
beforethewordsstartedmakingsense.Usuallyitwastimebeforeicouldleavemy
worldlyproblemsbehindandenterintomechanicalengineering.Visualisationhelped,
aidedwiththefeeling,ifidon'tdosomethingnowmylifewillstaythesame,iwillbe
doomedandifichoosetostudynow,iwillbefree,perhapsevenfromgravity.And
trustmethisistruenow!!Ifeelfree!!
ToStartandconcentrationcomeslater.
Iknowyouaredoubtful,doubtfulofyourself.Youwillgiveyourselfreasonwhyyou
won'tbeselectedlikeyouneverstudiedincollege,youarenotfromIIT'setcetc.Just
stopthisnegativetalk.Juststudy,andleavethedecisiontoUPSC.
MyIESBlog:IESAllIKnow
Bestofluck!!
UpdatedSep23,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedby1person
Upvoted 43
IsthelifeofanIASofficerboring?
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Thisisprobablymyfirstrudeanswer,butIstronglybelieve,Ihaveapoint.Reality
checkismoreappropriate,perhaps.It'snotyourjob'sjobtomakeyourlife
interesting.It'syourperogativeto...(more)
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Whydon'tMumbailocaltrainsmaketheirfirstclassticketrates
halftheirpriceorreducethemforweekendsorholidaysforthe
familiesthattravelonthosedayscanusethoseemptyfirstclass
compartments?
Firstclassisemptyforthereasontheyarecostly.
Ifindianrailwaycutsit'sfaretohalfasyousuggesttheywon'tbeemptyanymore..
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InIndiaarethereanyspecialbogiesreservedforladiesinlong
routetrainsornightjourneytrains,especiallyfortheoneswhoare
travellingalone?Andwillitbesaferthanthesleeperbogie?
7.8kViewsUpvotedbySiddharthPathak,fromthisland
Onceuponatime,IndianRailwayhadladiesspecialcompartmentforsleeperclass
whichhasbeendiscontinued.Butifyouarealadytravellingalone,youcanbookyour
sleeperticketon"ladiesq...(more)
Upvote 97
IhavebookedaticketfromanaccountwhichIamnotableto
accessnow.AndnowIwanttocancelmyticketforwhichIneeda
transactionID.HowdoIgetthat?
So,youarenotabletoaccessyourIRCTCaccount,Isuppose.Whatabouttheemail
accountfromwhichyouloggedinintoIRCTC?Ihopeitisstillaccessible.Ifnot,you
canalwaysuseforgotpass...(more)
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IsthereanIESofficeronQuora?
Ihavebeenaskedthisquestionagainandagain,andhereiamagain!!
Overallworkexperienceisgood!!Atleastitlooksgoodtome!
Igetadecentsalary,haveadecenthouse,althoughinasmalltown,whichidon't
mind.Ihavearoomformyofficeandpeoplecometomefortheirproblemsrelatedto
work.Sometimesit'stechnical,sometimesit'smanagerialorevenegoissues.Andit's
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funandexcitingtosolvethem.It'snicetoexplorevariousavenues,howthingcanbe
donewithingovernmentrulesandexcersing,socalledpower.Iaminthefield,ifyou
knowwhatimean,andit'ssatisfyingtostriveforthetargetshigherauthoritiesfixes
withlotsofconstraints.Beingaofficer,youhavetheuniqueopportunitytoseethe
biggerpictureandapplyyourmindaccordingtoit.Youhaveenough
power/time/resourcetomakelittlechangesinyourfieldtomakeitbetter.Youthink
oflongtermimprovementandtrytocreateamoreeffectivesystem.Itmaynotdirectly
dealwithpeople,whichmayimplymorepowerinconventionalsense,butifindthe
soundofwelding,compressedairpump,metaltinkering,engines,smellof
dust,grease,dieselandpresenceofoverheadcranes,toolsverysoothing.
Mycomfortzone..
Moreover,therandomlatenightinspectionsareadelighfulbreakinroutine,ifinitial
discomfortinignored.Ienjoythestarlitsky,coolnightairandcountryside,deserted
stationswithaairofnewlyfoundfreedom.
Myworkplace..
It'smyfirstposting,andworkwiseiwouldn'tcomplain!!
Itengaging,challengingandmeaningful.Ilearnalotoftechnicaltricks,human
natureandmanagerialprocesses,everyday.Infactalearnalotandgrowthasa
personmattersthemosttome.It'snotmonotonousforthelargepartofthedayandi
believeiamblessedwithagoodteam.Ifindmyselflookingformoreresponsibilities.
Ifyoulookatwiththeapproachwhatmyjobdoesforme,itmaynotbe
thebestjob.Butifyouseewhatcanidoformyjob,itsanextremely
fulfillingjob.
MyblogforpeoplepreparingforIESIESAllIKnow
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Whyaretheprepaidcabcountersoneveryairportandrailway
stationinIndiaoverpricedthricetheactualfare?Isitfairtothe
commuters?
Beingaavid"alone"traveller,ihaveusedtheprepaidcabsavailablearoundthe
railwaysstationsandairports.Iveusedthemfrequentlyincitieslikebangalore,
chennaiandkolkata.
1.Ihavefou...
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Upvote 23
ShouldsomemishaptakeplaceatarailwaystationinIndia,doI
approachtheGovernmentRailwayPolice(GRP)ortheRailway
PoliceForce(RPF)?
Incaseofamishap,youneedtoreporttotheGRP.Formoreinformation..
ThecommonperceptionisthatRPFisresponsibleforallaspectsofrailways
security.However,thisisnotthecase.R...
(more)
Upvote 14
Isitanyoneorjustmewhowantstogetawayfromhomeat17?
Iwanttorunawayfrommyhometoo.Iamsureeverybodyfeelsthesameatsome
pointortheother.Weallhavenaturalinstincttorebelfromrules/parents/society
whenweareinteens.Itsthen...(more)
Upvote 21
WhichisthebestandcheapestwaytogofromtheHazrat
NizzamudinrailwaystationtotheNewDelhimetrostationforthe
airport?
ComeoutofNZMstationfromSaraiKaleKhanside.Askpeople,theywilltellyou.
Keepwalkingwiththetrafficinthedirectionofmainroad.Don'tlistentoautodrivers
andtaxidrivers.Keepapokerfaceandwalkonby.
Somewhereinbetween,stationandmainroad,youwillfindnormalautosaskingyou
ifyouwanttogometrostation.Theyarecountyautosandyouwillbesharingitwith
otherpassengersgoingtosamedestination.TheywillbechargingRs20.Youcan
confirmitbeforesittinginittomakesure.
TheywilldropyoutoPragtiMaidanmetrostationwhereyouwillhavetotakeablue
linemetrogoingtowardsDwarka.GetdownatRajeevchowkandaskthewayto
boardyellowline.NowboardthemetrogoingtowardsJahangirpurior
Vishwavidylaya.DeboardatNewDelhiMetroStationandlookforairportline.
Atanypoint,don'thesitatetoask,Delhiwalasareveryhelpfulthatway.
Forhelpinmetro,here'sthemap:
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UpdatedSep6,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyAnandShah
Upvote 32
CanAditiSainishareherexperienceinrailwaysandtheperks
offeredinherfirstposting?
Finally,iamhere.ThankstoYashAudichya,partiallyforincitingmeenough.
SpoilerAlert:ThisanswermightbreakyourmisconceptionsaboutIES,Railways.
Disclaimer:Alltheseexperiencesandopinionsareofmyown.Pleasedonot
generalise.Theycanvaryforpeopletopeople,placetoplace,zonetozone,moodto
moodandperhapsevenweatherp.Iamprettynewtothejob.Theseperceptions
mightgetrevised,Uturnedorimproved.
Perksofferedinfirstposting:
1)IamthankfultoIndianRailwayformyQuarters.Mindyou,mypeersinothercities
andstillstrugglingtogetone.SomeareevenwaitinggorthenewonestogetPage
onconstructed.it 'saprivilege.Igotearly,becauseiaminasmallcity.
Theyarequiteold,butnotasoldasBritishtimes,thoughtheytooareavailableat
places.It'sa2BHK,withquitesmallroomsandarecompletelyunfurnished.Igotit
painted,repaired,lightedwitheffortandpatience.
Myonlyvisitor!
Ihavehugespaceoutsidemyquarterswhichhaslotoftreeslike
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neem,mango,jackfruit,curryleavesandevenlemon.Iamyettodiscoverallbecausei
aminofficealldayanditsfullofvariousinsects,spidersandsnakesatnighttime.
Peoplesayduringrains,snakesoftenvisithome.Bestpartisitisfullof
birds,squirelsandyes,peacocks(Theydon'tletmesleepafter530am)which
ismychildhoodfantasycometrue.That'sthereasoniamhappyinmy
quarters.Ilivesidebysidewithspiders,lizards,mosquitos,cockroachandother
insects.Yesterdayifoundaspidersoexoticarmbig,ihadtoclickapic.Peoplefind
myquarterspoorlymaintained,shabbyanddefinitelynothighclass.
2)Ihaveboughtmyhondaactiva3gwhichisusedforbothpersonaland
professionaltransportation.Mydieselshedhasaofficecarwhichisusedbymyboss.
Hehasnobodyguards,nored/blue/yellowbeacontoo.Therearetwodrivers,fortwo
shifts.Onemightopenthecardoorortakeyourbag,giveyoulittlesmilebuttheother
onewon'teverdoanythingevenwhentold.
3)Iamgratefulformyownseparatecabin/office.
Myworkplace...
I tisnonairconditionedwithpoorlycirculatedairwithonly1ancientceilingfan.This
isthereasonihavetokeepthedoorajaredwiththehelpoffootcarpetwhileiamin
topreventitfromstinking.Ithinkitworks,buticanhardlysaybecausenowiam
accustomedtothathumidclosedspacesmell.
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CanIcallitaluxury?
Myofficeroomhasapartitionwhichhasoldtiltedmirrorandwashbasinbehindit.I
keepsoapandtowelhere.Soyes,icanwashmyhandsandfaceinprivacy.Infact,
everydayitellmyselfthatatlasiamnotsittinginacubicle.Thedoorcannotbe
locked,butidohavearedlighttoonwheniambusy.usuallywheniamtakinglunch.
Notallseeitbeforeenteringandihavetooblige.
4)Ihavenoservant.Icook,iclean,packmylunch,washmyclothes,buymygroceries
withownmoney,likeeveryoneoneofmyage,albeitinmy2bhkquarters.
5)Idogetcertainrespectfrompeopleinmyworkplace.Butthesearethesame
peoplewhofollowmyeverymove,everywordandeveryactiontojudgemeandgossip
aboutme.Everythingido/say/evenwearwillbealmostlockedineternitywhichwill
betoldtoeveryplacewhereigettransfersinthenameofHowisshe?Ihaveno
personallife,asthereisnotaplaceinmyzoneatleastwhereiamcompletelysureno
oneiswatchingme.Trustme,iamnotparanoid.Igettoldveryoftenwhosawme
where,withwhom,doingwhat.Andit'sjustafractionofnewsireceive.Rumoursfly
highallthetimewhichnobodywilltellme,andillhavenochancetoexplain.Though
italldoesn'tbothersmeassuch,butidohavetobeonmyguard/best/socially,cultu
rallywidelyacceptedbehaviour/atALLtimes.It'snotonlyaboutmebeinga
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girl,iamsureguysfaceittoo.Recognitionandbeingtalkedabout/judged
,accordingtome,isessentiallyistheothersideofthesamecoin.
IdorejoiceandbaskinglorywhenpeoplerecogniseRailwaysandthatiama
governmentofficer.
Idolovethewild,oldbutphotogenicpremisesofmyoffice,whereIcanpracticemy
photography(whennoone'swatching)
DidImentionIam2500kms/40hoursawayfrommyhomeinaplace,whose
culture,norms,peopleandmostimperativelylanguageIamstrugglingto
understand???Ipracticallyastrangerhereandasoutofmycomfortzoneas
possible.
IamhappyonlybecauseIwasmentallypreparedforallthischange.
Edit:
6)Icangetaroombookedforme,withpriorintimation,almosteverywherearailway
stationexists.IndianRailwayhasofficersresthouseatvariousplaceselseretiring
roomwillbealloted.Thereisnothingascharmingaslivingonthefirstfloorofrailway
stationandgettingdown5minutesbeforedepartureoftrains.Somestationsare
simplypicturesque.
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Somegoodoldworldcharm..
DocheckoutmyblogforIESaspirantsIESAllIKnow
Upvote 575
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Aregirlfriendsorwivesreallyaslovableandsupportingasthey're
showninTVFPitchers?
AditiSaini,Finallyqualitydesientertainment..
27.3kViews
Twopeopleinrelationship,areasnice/lovable/supportingastheother
person.
Saumyafirst..
HaveyouseenJitu?Howmuchadorableandfamilypersonheis!!
1.HowsweetlyhetriestopleaseSaumyabeforeaskingherwhethertoleavehisjob
andjoinstartup?Hehelpsherinherhouseholdworkandseeksherapprovalbefore
hefollowshisdream.
2.Evenafterhisfatherleavesafterknowingthesecret,Heisprobablyterriblyupset
overit,(Afterallhewasstayinghomeinsteadofgoingto"allimportantinvestors
meeting"andgoingoutofhiswaytokeepthepretextofjob)butheimmediately
forgetshisdisappointmentwhenSaumyastartscryingandtakingtheblamefor
everything.Nowhestepslikeaman,forgetsabouthisownemotionsandsaysinhis
ownway"Youdidgood,kid".Youguysdon'tknowhowmuchgirlsneedthis
affirmationfortheirefforts.Agirl,atleastme,willgoanylengthtokeepherguy
happy,aguywhodoesn'ttakesitforgranted.
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Hetalksonphonewithherfortwohoursbeforehisagainallimportantseed
fundingmeeting,encouragingher,supportingher,pushinghertoeatbeforeher
importantjobinterview.Hesimplyplacesherneedsoverhisownandshedoes
thesameforhim.
usttakealookatother'sreaction.OnlyNaveencanunderstandthe
J
situation,probablybecausehehasagirlfriendtoo.
Andtogethertheycreateaperfectcouplewhounderstand,respectandloveeachother
andcooperateininterestoftheirpartneralmostselflessly.Youcanonlybeas
happyasyourpartner,inlongerrun.
Shreya..
LetsnotevengointodetailsofthequalitiesNaveenpossesses/developed,butforsure
hedeservedagirlnotlessthanhisgirlfriend.Apartfromhisqualitieslike
leadership,passionate,smartetcetcheisaperfectpartnerbecause:
1.Heisnotanhypocrite.Whenheputshiscareerabovehisrelationship,heexpects
hertodothesame.Therearenodoublestandards.
2.Heisclearaboutwhathewantsandconvincesher,insteadofforcinghiswishes.
WhetheritwastoconvincehertogotoBangaloreinsteadofGoaorhowmuch
hisjobmeanstohim.ThoughShreyaisnot,perhapsTHATseriousabouther
career,butsheknowsdeepinsideNaveenwon'texpectanythinglessoutofher.
AfterallshediddecidetofollowhimtoRio.Andperhapsevenwantedtostay
back,onlyifNaveenhadinsisted,strongly.
3.Hegivesherspace,trustandfunp.Andshegivesitrightback.
4.Heissuperhonestabouthisfeelingstoher.Thereisnogameplay,nohidden
agendas,noinsecuritiesandofcoursedrama.
5.Hedoesn'texpectshertomakesacrificesbecausesheisagirl.Hedoesn'ttreats
herashissupportsystemthatmustbealwaysthereforhim,nomatterhowmuch
hefeelsforherandneedsher.Hetreatsherasanindividualwhohasherown
life.
Iamglad,TVFbrokethestereotypesandgaveussensibleandsmartfemale
characters.
Mypointhereisto"Strivetobetheperfectpersonforsomeone,before
expectingthesamefromyourbetterhalf".
Upvote 764
Eunuchsareseenineverystateandtheyfightfortheirrightsin
everystate.IfIndianRailwaysprovidesjobstoalleunuchsas
securityguardsinladiescoachtrainsallacrossthecountry,would
itsolvethedualproblemofwomensafetytravelintrainsandearn
respectfortheeunuchcommunity?
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Wow!Youdothinkaboutsocialproblemsboy..Thissuggestionofyoursimpliesso
manyinterestingpremiseslikethefollowing..
1.Youareimplyingwomenarenot"safe"fromthe"evilman"in...
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Upvote 32
WhatisthesalaryofanIES(Indianengineeringservice)officeron
atrainingperiodandafterthetrainingperiod?
Thereisnodifferenceinsalaryintrainingperiodandafterposting.It'sthetime
boundincreasedetailsofwhichyoucanGoogle,Iamsure.
WhenIjoinedinDecember,2013itwas39kandlastmonthieJuly,2015mycredited
salarywas45k.
Hopeyougottheanswer.Iamnotsurewhetherthiswilldiscourageyouormotivate
you.
DocheckoutmyblogforIESaspirantsIESAllIKnow
UpdatedSep23,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbySuyogTrivedi
Upvote 74
Downvote Comments 2
Life:Howdoyouknowthatyourofferofhelpisnotselfish?
1.2kViews
Iamalwaysreadytohelpoutpeople.Evengoingoutofmywayineverypossibleway.
Itwasearlywhenirealised"myhelp"canbeselfishtoo.
Thenimadearule.Icallit"VestedInterestPrinciple".Now,beforejumpingoff
tosomeone'srescueiaskmyself,iftimepermitsthroughly,
Doihaveany,any,anyvestedinterestinhelpingthem?
Amiexpecting,anything,outofthem?
Inshortwillibehurtiftheydisappearsuddenlyaftergettinghelp!
Ionlygoforwardwithit,iftheanswerisBIGNO!!!!Evenifit'smutualhelp,i
imaginethescenariowhentheyarenotdoingtheirpartandwouldIfeelingbad
extendinghand.Inthiscaseitreadcautiously,asmuchasmysituationpermits.
Well,this"vestedinterestprinciple"worksevenbetterincaseofotherpeople
advising/helpingme.Ifidetectanyvestedinterestintheiradvice,idon'tattach
muchimportancetoit.Trustme,ithashelpedmetoseparatechafffromthegrain
andviceversaacoupleoftimes.
WrittenAug31,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 11
WhatisthestartingsalaryofanIESofficerandhowmuch
maximumsalarycananIESofficerendupwith?
WhenIjoinedmyfirstinhandsalarywaslittlemorethan39k.
ThemaximumsalaryofaIESofficerinRailwayswillbearound1.7lakh.Iamnot
verysure,butjustforanidea.
Buttogettothisposition,youwillneedtojoinyoung,havevacanciesasyouare
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promoted,haveagoodreputationandmanymoreotherfactors.
DocheckoutmyblogforIESaspirantsIESAllIknow
UpdatedSep23,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyVivekVardhan
Upvote 197
Downvote Comments 2
HowcanyourecoveraplatformticketfromIndianRailways?
AditiSaini,OfficerinRailwaysandofcourseavidcustomerofit'sservices
Innovativesuggestions...Iamimpressed.Interestingquestion..ThanksforA2AIn
strictlymyopinion,Platformticketischargedtosortofdiscouragetherandomvisitors
justloiteringaroundp...(more)
Upvote 62
Downvote Comment 1
Uptowhattimebeforetheactualdepartureofatraincanonebuy
awaitingticketfromtherailwaystation?
Youcanbuyaticketofreservedclasstillthechartisprepared.Itsisusually3to4
hoursbeforethedepartureofthetrain.Andfortrainsbefore12oclockinthe
morning,chartisprepared...(more)
Upvote 12
Whatisacosmeticproductthatmakesmyhandswhite?
AditiSaini,Itrytobebeautyqueen,butthenotherintereststakeprecedence..
2kViews
Can'ttellyouaboutcosmeticproduct..Butdippingyourhand'sinwaterbowlwith
freshlemondomakesyourhandfair!Pickedupwhiletravellingandeatingouton
dailybasis.)Perhapsdirec...(more)
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Downvote Comment
My20friendsbookedreservationticketsforajourneyandoneof
themdecidednottotravel.Ihadnotbookedareservationyetfor
thetrain.CanIgounderhisname?
AditiSaini,Worksorbettersaytravelsforandinrailwaysandseeingcountry
sideande...
997ViewsAditihas4endorsementsinTrains.
Yes,youcan.
Pleasegotoreservationcountertochangehisnametoyours.
WrittenAug5,2015ViewUpvotes
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Downvote Comment 1
Iletgoaonceinalifetimeopportunitywithoutknowingitsvalue.
HowdoIgetoverthisandfeelbetter?
Iknowitsucks!Beenthere,donethat...Iwasinmy4thyear,whenIwasselectedfor
SSBinIndianNavy.Trustme,Itrulybelieved,Iwastheidealgirlforthisjob.Iwas
physicallyveryact...(more)
Upvote 152
ImnorthindianandIworkinacompanylocatedinPondicherry.
AlmosthereallpeoplearesouthIndianinadditiontothatIdonthv
anygirlfriendanddon'tknowanyonehere,howtolivehappilylife
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here?
907ViewsAditihas4endorsementsinLifeAdvice.
Iamanorthindian.IamlivinginTiruchirapalli.Idon'thaveaboyfriend.Idon't
knowanyoneheretoo.IcanonlytellyouhowdoIcopeup.Imanagebyengrossing
myselfinwork.Thelittle...(more)
Upvote 11
Iloveagirlwho'salreadyhad3to4boyfriendsinthepast,should
Iapproachherornot?
5.8kViews
Firstofall,youdon't"love"her,youare"attracted"toher.Youmightloveheronce
sheagreestobeinrelationshipandyouhavespentenoughtimewithherasacouple.
So,Youwanttopursueherforrelationship.Butherpreviousrelationshipsarered
flagsforyou.
Sitsomewhereinapeacefulplacewithplentyoftimeinyourhand.
Nowinbestcasescenario,Imaginebeinginrelationshipwithherforquitesometime.
Allthelovehormoneshavedesertedyouandtheinitialeuphoriaofbeingin
relationshiphasgivenplacetostabilityandcontemplationoverminorthings.
Doyouseeyourselfhavingdoubtsonhercharacter?
Doyoufeelyouwillfinditdifficulttotrustherorheremotionsforyou?
Wouldyoubeworriedwhenshewillbewithhermalefriendsandspeakto
themoften?
Wouldyoukeeponvisualisingherwithherpastboyfriendsandgetirritatedout
ofnowhere?
Wouldyouwonderifherbehaviourandexpressionsweresamewhenshewas
withthem?
Wouldyouweighyourselfagainstthemandfeelinsecureateverylittletriggers?
Incaseyouactuallyfallinlovewithher,wouldyoubeinagaininsamedilemma
beforemarryingher?
Willyoubedefendherwhenyourfriendsmakeasnideremarkaboutherpast
andnotletherfeelresponsibleforit?
Iftheansweroftheabovequestionsis"yes"inmajorityandyoufeelypuwon'tbeable
todealwithit.Don'taskherout.
Ifit'smostly"no",oryourealisesheisworthhavingevenafteralltheseissuesandyou
consideryourselfmatureenoughtodealwithyourowninsecuritiesand
jealousies,whichwillarise,goforwardwithyourrequest.
Ifyougoforher,pleasekeepherhappy.Don'tletherpastsabotageyourandher
happiness.Everyonechoosestoactinhis/herbestinterestswithlimitedwisdomand
withoutknowingthefuture.Everyonehasrighttolivelifeaccordingtotheirown
standards.Eitherdealwithitormoveon.
UpdatedAug3,2015ViewUpvotes
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Upvote 66
Whydowegetsoattachedtoapersonthatlifebecomeshell
withouthim?
Askyourself"Whydidyougetattachedtoanotherpersoninthefirstplace?"What
attractedyou?Washe/shefulfillinganyneedofyours?...(more)
Upvote 42
Girlsgenerallydonottakemechanicalengineering.Whyisthat?
5.5kViewsAditihas10+answersinEngineering.
Letmeaskyouonequestion.Whatimagedoesyourmindconjuresupwhentheword
"MechanicalEngineering"isuttered.
Moreoftenthannot,itwillbemenworkinginagaragewithbigengineswithgrease
stainedpantsprobablyshirtless,muscled,oopsthatismyimaginationrunningwild.
Butstillsomethinglikethis..
Ormaybeyouimaginesomeonedoingsomethingvaguelylifethreateninglikethis.
Itisunfortunatebutourcareerchoicesareusuallybasedonperceptionsoratbest
maybeexperienceofsomeoneinsocietyatsomepointoftimeinsteadofpassionand
ambition.
It'susuallygirl'sparentswhodecideherfutureandobviouslytheydon'twanttheir
daughtersatsuchgreasydustyplacesinaphysicallydemandingjobwithloadsof
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men.
Theywantherinasafe,protectedplacesprobablyinanairconditionedofficewith
somephysicallylessdemandingworkinametropolitancity.
Iamafraidtosaybutstillgirlsaregiveneducationtoincreasetheirdesirabilityfor
marriageoraddtofamilyincomewithoutanyinconveniencetotheinlaws
family.Icouldexplainthispointindetailbutthenitwouldincludealotof
politicallyincorrectstatementsquestingthepatriarchalsocietyandit'sexpectations
fromitssocalledweakersex.Inshortsomehowanimagemechanicalengineer
carriesastigmawithit.Itcouldbeverywelljustmyobservation.So,pleaseignoreif
youdon'tagreeandifyouagreepleasecomment.
WrittenJul24,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 79
WhatistheworklifebalanceinIRSMElike?Iknowthe
responsibilitiesarehigh.DowegetatleastSundayoff?
It'sbeenamonth,Ihavebeenposted.Iamindieselshed,supposedly,difficultone!
Disclaimer:Allthoughtsandexperiencesaremyown.Anygeneralisationsarestrictly
discouraged.Afterall,...(more)
Upvote 184
PsychologyofEverydayLife:Whataresomeofthegreatest
examplesofabsenceofmind?
36.3kViews
Iwaspursuingmymasterswhenthishappened.
Ihadsecuredthefirstrankinmyfirstsemesterexams.
Aftertwodays,mybestfriendpreeticasuallymentionedthatamongthegirlsshe
stoodsecondintheexams.
Ispentthenextfiveminutesthinkinghard,veryhard,whoisthegirlwho
stoodfirstintheexams.
InthesefiveminutesIrecollectedallgirlsandtheirmarks.Itwasonlywhenthe
entiregirllistgotovertherealisationdawnedonme!
Upvote 1.2k
Whatqualitiesdoesagirlwantinherhusband?
8.4kViews
Beingaworkinggirl,allmydesireslikeprettyhouse,handsomesalaryanddecent
livingconditionsaretakencareoff.Ithinkthisgivesmerighttobemorechoosyand
hencedemandinginanunconventionalway.Icanearn,cook,cleanandentertain,
takecareofmyselfindependently.Ineedsomeonewhowillstillfindwaystobea
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valueadditioninmylife.IamsureIwilldothesameforhim.
1.Firstandforemost,hemustsharemycorevalues.Icannotrespectandbewith
someonewhodoesnothaveasimilarworldvieworanideaoflifetogetherlikemine.
ThisrespectwillcomehandywhenIgetirritatedwithhimoutofnowhere.
2.Oneofthemostvitalqualitywillbetoholdlong,interestingandintelligent
conversationswithme.Spendingalifetimetogetherwithapersonwhoseminddoesn't
bafflesmeisnotanoptionforme.Thisqualityisbasicallybeingthoughtfulwitha
fairdegreeofintelligence.
3.Idon'tneedhissalarytotakecareofmyluxuries,butIneedhisemotionalsupport
togooutintheworldandconquerit,everyday.Ineedhimtotellme,wheneverI
encounterresistance,thatIamawonderfulpersonandwilldofine.WhatIdespise
himtellingmeisthatIdon'tneedthisjoborthatIamgirlafterallandthusit's
impossibleformetohandlethepressure.
4.TherewillbetimeswhenIwon'tbeabletotakecareofthehouseorputfoodonthe
tableorcomehomeearly.InthosetimesIwanthimtohelpmeoutasmuchas
possible,withoutwhiningorshowingoff.Themanwhodoesthiswillhavemyloyalty
andheartforever.
5.Iwanthimtobeselfsufficient.Idon'twanttoberesponsibleforhislostsocks,
emptyshavingcreamorironedclothesondailybasis.Itakenoprideinmakingmy
mandependentonme.ButyesonceawhileIwillindulgehim.
6.Idon'twanthimtobehardcorefeministbutyeskeepingthegenderrolesliquid
willhelpinmycase,whereItendtoplaytheroleofmanveryoften.Iwanthimtosee
whatIdoforhimandwhatdoIneedhimtodo.Iwantsomeonewhocompletes
measIam.
7.Iwanthimtohavealifeandfriendsofhisown.Hispassionorhobbywillbeduly
appreciated.AsIwouldgetbusy,Iwon'thavetheguiltofmakinghimwait.
8.Oneofforemostpoint,whichshouldhaveappearedintop3atleast.Iwanthimto
acceptme,mychoicescompletelyandperhapsifpossibleevenrespectandappreciate
mefortakingthem.Iknowmychoicesaren'tconventionalbuttheymakemewhatI
am,andIamthatpersonwithwhomyouarewillingtospendyourlife.
9.Ineedhimtobetotallyhonestabouthisfeelingsnomatterhowunpleasantitisor
howitcouldmakemefeelcheated.Icanunderstandalmosteverything,intermsof
situationsandfeelings,asIamnotajudgementalperson.
10.Someromanticgesturesnowandthenwon'thurteither.)
11.Iwanthimtohavedesiretosustainahealthylifestyle.Iwouldlovetohave
someonetogooutonlongwalksandshareunsavourygourdcurry.
12.Itwouldbebrilliantadditionifhelovestravellingandbookslikeme.
Imightrememberalotofthingslater,butfornowthisisit.DidImentionthatIam
readytofulfilALLOFTHEABOVEconditionstoo?
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Loveisnotaonewaystreetafterall.
UpdatedOct10,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 155
WhatdoesthetrainingattheIndianRailwaysInstituteof
MechanicalandElectricalEngineering(IRIMEE)feellike?
5.9kViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinRailways.
IthinkthefirstthingyounoticeanoutIRIMEEthatitisareallyoldbuilding.Infact
mostofthebuildingsinjamalpurareratherBritish.Italmostfeltliketravellingback
intime.IRIMEEhaslargecorridorswithnumerouspillarsandlotsoflecturehalls,out
ofthemfewareairconditioned.
Inthenameoffacilitiesithasaresonablywellstockedlibrary,reasonablecomputer
centerandvariouslaboratorieslikedisel,electronicsetc.IthasaBritishtime
auditoriumtoo,sohereisthepictureoflatestfunctionheldthere.
Itlooksmostbeautifulwhenitrains,withitscrimsonwallscontrastingwithbright
greensofitgardens.
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Ithaslotsofoldclocksandremnantsofoldengineslikethisone,excusemeformy
picturehere,butitisquiteuniquebackgroundtoclickpictures.
Ineverypartyouwillfindoldtimeswellpreservedwithmodernamenitiesenthusedas
muchaspossible.Iknowtherearemanytraininginstitutionswhichboastofmany
morefacilities,buttobeinIRIMEEfeelstobeapartofhistoryofIndianrailways..
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Upvote 79
Downvote Comments 2
WillasummertraininginanECErelatedtopicaffectmyprospect
inanIES,MTechandPSUrelatedinterviewifIamanelectrical
engineer(EEinsteadofEC)?
810ViewsAditihas10+answersinEngineering.
Thereisnolossassuch.
Ifyouwantedtodoitgoforit.Justdoitproperly.
WrittenJun6,2015ViewUpvotes
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Whatistheperquestionweightage(marks)intheEngineering
ServiceExamobjectivepaper?
It'ssimple...
Ans:Eachquestioncarriesequalmarks.
Totalmarks=200
Numberofquestions=120
Weightageofeachquestion=Totalmarks/noofquestions
=200/120
=1.666667.
Hence,eachquestionisof1.66667marks.
P.S.Thanksfora2a.Itwasfun...
UpdatedSep23,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyMadakasiraPradeepKumar
Upvote 23
Downvote Comments 2
HasanyonestruggledalottocracktheESE(IES)examinmore
thanthreeattempts?
Ihavewrittenmysuccessstoryelsewheretoo.Foradifferentquestion.Illtrytogive
differentperspective.Iamnotfromanyofthetopcolleges.Thisconcernusetohaunt
mealot.Ididn...(more)
Upvote 331
IsIEStherightoptionforme,orshouldIgoforaPhDin
mechanicalengineering?
4.5kViewsAditihas10+answersinEngineering.
Franklyspeaking,Iamneithergoodattheoriticalorpracticalwhenitcomesto
mechanicalengineering.JustbecauseIcrackedsomeexamdoesn'tmakesmean
expert.ButIknow,Iwilllearn!!Wha...(more)
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AreIESofficersworkinginrailwaysallowedtotravelinthe
MaharajaExpressforfree?
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No....
Theseluxurioustrainshaveforeignersandrichpeopleastheirpotentialcustomer.
Indianrailwaysisacompanywhosetargetistomakemoney.
Itwouldbeunethicalonourparttoevenexpectsuchperks.Indiaisnotinsucha
position,norisIndianrailways.
WrittenMay29,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyMehreenKhan
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WhatshouldIdoifIlostthemessageonmyphoneafter
borrowinganonlineticketfromanIRCTCaccount?
Youmusthavereceivedemailtoo.Youcantakeaprintout.
ElseyoucangotoyourIRCTCaccountbookedhistoryandtakeaprintout.
Ifyouhavesmartphone,evenshowingtheabovewillhelp.
WrittenMay24,2015ViewUpvotes
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Shesuddenlywantstoseparate.ShouldItrytosavegiventhis
situation?
Ifeelit'syouwhoneedtoletgo!Whyareyoufindinghardtounderstandthatshe
really,badlyneedssometimealonetofigurethingsout.Herpastrelationships,orhow
shebehavedinthemisn...(more)
Upvote
WhataretheproblemsfacedbyAditiSainiinanIESofficefroma
mechanicalbackground,andasagirl?Howdoesshehandle
them?
16.5kViewsUpvotedbySourabhAnand,Rank3,IES2013,ElectricalEngineerin
Railways
CanIshockyou??Ifacenoproblemsatallonaccountofbeingagirlandmechanical
engineer.AtleastnotmorethanIhadbeenaguyandamechanicalengineer.I
oftenwonder,whatkindofpro...(more)
Upvote 318
IfItrytosecurethetopranksfortheUPSCEngineeringServices
Exam,willIgetapostingtoaplaceaccordingtopreference?
Iwanttosettlethisquestionforonceandforall!!IfyougettoprankinESE,you
might(dependsonvacancy,inyourpreferencezone)getapostingofyourchoice.
But,notforlong!!Perhaps...(more)
Upvote 62
WhydoAditiSainialongwithotheriesofficersavoidquestions
relatingmadeeasy?
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927ViewsAditiisaMostViewedWriterinIndianEngineeringServices.
So,youaretheonewhoistaggingmeinallstupidsoundingquestions!!
FirstofallIamnotsupposedtoanswerALLthequestions,especiallynotthe
onesinwhichIamtagged.ItfeelslikeIambeingstalkedandpointedat!Thepolite
thingtodohereistoasktoanswerorevendropamessageincaseyoudon'thave
credits.
Secondly,Iamnotavoiding"MADEEASY"questions.Ihaveandwillattribute
mysuccesstoMadeEasyteachers.ButIamdoubtful,ofit'scurrentstatus,new
branchesofmadeeasy,newteachersandevenwhichcoachingisbestforwhich
branch.IhavemovedonwithmyjobandthoughItrymybesttohelppeople,Iam
notauthorizedtoguideyouininsuchmatters:
1.Whetheryoushouldleaveyoujobtoprepare?
2.Whichcoachingyoushouldjoin?orshouldyoujoincoachinginfirst
place?
3.Whatkindofnotes/booksyoucanfollow?
4.ShouldyougoforIAS/IES?
5.Whereshouldyouprepare?
6.Sometips?(IhavewritteneverythingIknowoff,repeatedly).AndIhaveno
specialtipsforanybody,personally.
AndmanymoreofsuchquestionsandIhavetriedtoanswertheminappropriate
manneraspossible.Andignoredtooasmuchaspossible.
It'syourlife,yourjourney,IcantellyouhowIdiditbutthosethings
won'tbehelpfultoyou.YouhaveyourstrengthsandweaknessesandI
hadmine!Ican'tgiveyousureshotwaytoclearESE/orto
anything,becauseIdon'tknow!Youneedtofindityourself!Iamsorry.
Andthethingaboutmadeeasynoteswillgetyourailwaysornot?Idon'tknow!!
LeavingaloneyourIQ,fundamentals,etcetcIdon'tknowyourbranch,future
vacanciesinrailways,futurecutoffs,etcetc.
IfyoufindIESmastersoranysuchcoachingnotesuseful,readthem.Whyaskme?
Whydon'tyoureadbooks/notesetcforfewdaysandthenaskyourselfarethey
helpingyouornot??
Whyareyouwastingyourtimeandmine,whetherIamansweringmadeeasy
questionsornot!!!AsfarasIknowithasnothingtodowithyour
preparation!!!
P.S:Thisiswasthelaststraw!!
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Whyisn'tthereadifferentialinatrain?Whathappenswhenatrain
takesaturn?
2.9kViewsAditihas4endorsementsinTrains.
Pleaseread@Krishnanadbhat'sanswerto"whataresomethingswhich
mechanicalengineerknows?"
Iamjustquotinghimhere.
"RailWheelDifferentialDesign
Becausetrainsdon'tmakesharpturnslikeautomobiles,addingadifferentialwould
beapotentialwasteofresources.Instead,therailwheelsthemselvesaredesigntoact
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likeadifferentialwhennegotiatingturns.
Thetrainwheelsareconicalinshape,thewholewheelsetshiftsabittotherightif
thetrackcurvesleftandvisaversa.
Giventhepreviousexampleofturningleft,thepointofcontactfortherightwheelis
atalargerdiameteroftheconecomparedtotheleftwheel.Therefore,iftheright
wheelnowmakesonecircleittravelsfurtherthantheleftwheelsandthetrainmoves
alongthecurvesmoothly."
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DorailwaysIESofficersuseIRCTC?
No,wecan't!Thoughwedearlywishtoo.
Actuallydutypass(unlimitedtravelonlyonduty)andprivilegepass(6setsinyearfor
presonaluse)haveanumberandothervitalinformation.Itisdulycheckedbyticket
counterpersonandonlythenheissuesaticket.
Upvote 96
AreAditiSainiandRomanSainirelatedsomehow?
632Views
No.Period.
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AsanESEofficer,whatkindofcontactgrownwithresourceful
personslikepolice,administrationorpoliticiansinhis/hercareer?
Yaar,youdon'tsuddenly,automaticallystartmeetingwithinfluentialpeoplewhenyou
joincentralgovernment!Yes,IdohavefewIAS/IPSasFacebookfriendsbecausethey
wereearlierinrailways...(more)
Upvote 79
IstheproposedWomen'sReservationBill(33%reservation)good
forIndia?
3.2kViews
Franklyspeaking,iamwritingbecauseididnotlikeDeepakMehtaandAbhiramIyer
answers.Atall..Pleasedon'ttakeispersonally,ihavenothingagainstyou,ijustdon't
subscribetoyourviewsandexercisingmyrighttoopposethem.
Firstofalllet'srevisitthepointofDummycandidates.Seriously?Malesarenot
dummycandidates?RahulGandhi,AkhileshYadavarenotfamilymembersof
influentialfamilies,controlledbytheirFathers/Mothers,ButDimpyYadav
,PriyankaVadrawillbeadummycandidates?AssuggestedbyBalajiViswanathan
ManmohanSinghwasadummycandidate,andhewasmale.AnddoyoufeelSonia
Gandhi,eventhoughinherpositionisbecauseofherfamilyties,isadummy
candidate?SheistheironhandedladyinCongressman!
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Andhowdoyouknowmalesarenotcontrolledbytheirwives/mothers?Their
decisionsarenotaffectedbytheirfamilymembers.Justbecausewehavea
perceptionthatmalesareIndependentthinkersandnotpronetoinfluence?
Andwomenaremeek,mildandorderfollowers.
Let'sassumeasmallnumberwillbedummycandidates,butnotall.I
wouldhopethatsooneventhedummycandidateswilleventuallyfind
theirvoiceandfeet.
Let'sassume,theywillremainthedummycandidates,andfollowtheordersoftheir
malefamilymembersinshorttheywillbedoingthethestufftheir
fathers/husbandsweredoing.
So,what'sthedifference.Whatconcernsyou,thatwomen(dummy)
willbetheface.Asgoodaspresentposition!orthatatleastoneman
hastocontendwithhiswifebeingmorepowerfulthanhim.Atleast
officially.
TakealeafoutofPanchayatiRajinstitutionswhenwomenhaveassertedthemselves.
Secondly,AsDeepakclaims,amanwillhavetoelectedafterawomen,itsnottrue.
Onceshehasbeeninposition,thepeoplewillchoosewhethersheisreinstatedornot!!
Ifshe'snotperformingothercandidatesofwhatevergenderwillclaimtheirrightful
throne.Ifthiscyclecontinues,wemightevenhavecompetitivewomenfightingamong
themselvesfortheelections,forreservedorunreservedseatsandpeoplewillbethe
winnersforhavingmorechoice.It willbringlotsofwomeninpolitics,whowere
untouchedbyit.Imaginethemorenumberofchoicespeoplewouldhave!!
Thirdly,theissueofReservation.Ifeeltheimportandissuehereis
representation.MP'Sarenotmostskilled,talentedlot.Theyaretherebecause
theyrepresenttheirconstituencies,notbecauseoftheireducationoranything.So,the
issueof"degradingquality"doesn'texists.Weallnowhowthesepeopleprocure
ticketsfrompoliticalparties,Theirattendanceinthehouse,howtheybehavein
parliament,extentoftheirGK/EQ/IQ(checkcommentmademythem,anyday)or
evemextentoftheirparticipationindebates.Nothingcompetentaboutit.So,ifthe
issueisrepresentation,awomenisequallyqualifiedtorepresentherpeople.
Thekindoftreatmentgivenbysocietywhereonehastofightforbeingborn,being
educated,notprematurelymarried,keepingjob,steppingoutside
home,restrictions,rulesetcdoimposeseriouslimitationsonwomen.Thisstepwould
encouragewomentocomeforwardandwouldhaverippleeffectsinallfields.I
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thoughtwesupportgenderissues!
Fourthly,,thereformsthatDeepakMehtaendorseswillbebetterexecutedoncea
womenisontopbecausesheunderstandseveryaspectofdifficultyawomenfaces
muchbetterthanamale.Ifeelanappealbyafemaleforfemaleissueslike
stoppingfemaleinfanticide,enrollmentinschools,domesticviolence,femalehigher
education,childmarriagewillbeheardmoreseriouslybecauseshehas
"WALKEDTHETALK".
Furthersheistherolemodel(AskaroundwhethergirlsareinspiredbyKalpana
ChawalaorRakeshSharma)thanjustbyliterallybeingthefaceofwomen
empowerment.ThisisthereasonwhycelebritieslikeAmitabhBacchhan,Vidya
Balanareropedinforsocialissues,beingthefaceofthecampaignandinspiring/
remindingpeopleofwhatmatters.
Further,Ifeel,parliamentariansaresupposedtoberepresentativeofus,thepeopleof
Indiaand50%populationsiswomen.Shewilladditionallytakecareof20%(infants
andteenage)populationofthecountryasshewillinherentlyfeelstronglyabout
children.
Inanutshell,wearegivingvoicetoapproximately70%ofpopulation
through33.33%reservation.Tomeitsoundsafairdeal.
FinallyIfeelinaDemocracy,govermentshouldhavemaximumrepresentationfrom
it'sdiversegroups,whetherit'sman,women,disabledortransgenderes.Giving
reservationtowomenforrepresentingthemselveswearehelpingthemtocontributeto
nationbuildingwhichincludes50%ofthem.It'sacorrectionnotafavor!!
Weneedtochangeourmindsets.
P.S.Iamnotsayingamalecandidatewon't/can'thelpwomen/childrenissues.Buthe
willneedtofindempathyforwomen,somethingthatwelackasasociety,which
comesnaturallytoawomencandidate.
Upvote 33
WasAditiSainiamadeeasyclassroomstudent?
Yes,twice!OnceatnoidaandanotheratHyderabad.
ButIseriouslydon'tunderstandtheneedofyouknowingit.
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isitnecessary?imeantifistudyfromtheirnotesisitokayforgoodscore?and
pleasetellmetheotherthingswhatishoulddoalongwithit...
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andalso..itisheardthatnewcenterslikepune,kolkataetcarenotasgoodasdelhi..is
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ittrue?iftruinwhatextent
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Whyistherenorefundforcancelingaconfirmedtatkalticket?
So,thatthetoutsdonotbuytatkalticketsandsellitforapremium!
Itdoesn'tstopsthatpracticebutatleastdissuadesthemfromtakingahugerisk.
WrittenFeb26,2015ViewUpvotes
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WhatwasthepaperwisebreakupofmarksobtainedbyIESAditi
Saini?
Ifirsttriedtoignorethisquestion.Butthe"wantanswers"numberkeptonclimbing.I
don'tknowthereasonwhy?,butIassumeditmightmotivatesomepeople.
So,hereisthedeal.Ihadnotsavedmymarks!Iwastoohappytomakeitin.I
thoughtmarksarenotbigdeal.
Itriedtofindtheoldlink,butIamhavingtimecrunch.
So,pleasecouldanyonefindthelinkwhereIfillmydetailsandIwillpostmymarks,
Promise!!!
P.S.itwasESE2012exam
WrittenFeb25,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedby1person
Upvote 24
AreIndianRailwayofficers(GroupA)notgiventheoptionof
takingtheirhomestate/city(asfilledupintheDAF)astheir
posting?Ifyes,whatruleappliestothis?
RailwayisdividedInto17zones.Afteryoujoinyouaregivenaformtofillyour
preferencechoiceofzones.Asyouguessedeveryonefillstheirfirstchoiceastheir
homeplace.
Nowitdependsonyourrank(UPSC)inyourbatchandvacanciesinzonesinthat
yeartodecideyourposting.
Thereisa1/3rdruleswhichmeans1/3rdtopcandidatesinthirdrespective
categories(General,OBC,SC,ST)willgettheirchoiceofpostingandotherwillhaveto
fillupwhat'sremaining.
Upvote 39
WhatstrategywouldAditiSainisuggesttoprepareforIES2015
mechanical?
ThanksforA2A..
ItriedtorecallwhatIwouldhavedoneinthiscaseandIvecomeupwithfollowing
plan.
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As80%ofsyllabusisalreadyover,Iwouldhaveconsolidatedthisknowledge
insteadofaccumulatingmore.Inanycasewedon'thavetimetofinish100%
questionpaperthusthiscouldbeawisedecision.ForthisIwouldrecommend
readingthestudymaterialandmakingveryshortnotesandnotingdown
importantformulas.AfteritIwouldsolvepreviousyearpapersofsamesubject
andnotedownfewmoreimportantthingsthatcameup.Theseshortnotes
andformulacopycomesveryhandyinlastdaysofexamsfor
revision.
Forconventionalpaperfollowtheabovestrategywithlittlehelpfromsolved
examplesgiveninbooks.Youmustdevelopapracticetowriteassumptions,
notationsandifpossibleexplanationsoftheanswers.Solvingconventional
questionsfromstartingtoendisextremelyvitalnowtoeliminatesillymistakes
andgettheunderstandingofconceptsinnumericals.Thispracticehelps
immenselyinobjectivestoo.
Forpaper1thatisEnglishsolvingpreviousyearpapersisenoughasquestions
arerepetitive.ForGSmadeeasy(thecoaching)notes,bookletsandiftimeisleft
CurrentAffairmagazinewilldo.
Revisingandsolvingasmanyasquestionspossibleisthegoldenrule.Youcanjoin
testseriestooiftheirlocationsallow.Butdon'ttaketheirresultstooseriouslyandpay
heedtoanyrecurringmistakeyouarecommittinginexamhall.
Willedit.Gottogoforclass,lunchbreakover!!
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HowdoIstartcareerinIndianRailwaysasfresherincomputer
scienceengineering?
Sorryfriend!!!Wehavenoopeningforbrilliantguyslikeyou.Yet.
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IhavebeentryingtopreparefortheIESforthelastsixmonths,
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butIamnotsuccessful.Whatadvicecanyougive?
Yourstatementof"Iamnotsuccessful"meanstwothingstome:1.Youaretryingto
prepare,butyouarenotmotivatedenoughtotryharder.2.Youaremotivated
enough,butyoudon'tgetthecon...(more)
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