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2020
1. Life is long journey between human being and being humane
2. Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self
3. Ships do not sink because of water around them , ships sink because of water that gets
into them.
4. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Section B @DailyAWP
1. Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have
2. There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity
without social justice is meaningless
3. Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality
4. Technology as the silent factor in international relations
2019
1. Wisdom finds truth
2. Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be
3. Best for an Individual is not necessarily best for the society
4. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success
SECTION – B @DailyAWP
5. South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and
identities.
6. Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness
7. Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy
Essay @DailyAWP @Kalyanz 1

8. Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities
through reskilling and upskilling.
2018
1. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India
2. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
3. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
4. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task

SECTION – B @DailyAWP
5. Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life
6. “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values
7. A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both
8. Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it
2017
1. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
2. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
3. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
4. Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multi polar world?
Section – B @DailyAWP
5. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
6. Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.

7. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
8. Social media is inherently a selfish medium.
2016
1. If development is not engendered, it is endangered
2. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed
3. Water disputes between states in federal India
4. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare
Section B @DailyAWP

5. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality
6. Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run
7. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms
8. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality
2015
1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
2. Quick but steady wins the race.
3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.

4. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.
Section B @DailyAWP
5. Technology cannot replace manpower.
6. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
7. Dreams which should not let India sleep.
8. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
2014
1. With greater power comes greater responsibility.
2. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?
3. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?
4. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.
Section B @DailyAWP
5. Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of
our country?
6. Is sting operation an invasion of privacy?
7. Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India?
8. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?
💡 Article By @Kalyanz

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Isaac Newton
UPSC Notification:
250 Marks
Time 3 hours -- 1000-1200 words each
Essay:
Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their
ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely.
Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.
Essay: Model Question Cum Answer Booklet

12 sides 0r 6 pages
4 Pages for Rough work

Keywords of the essay syllabus
Multiple topics: Depth of knowledge
[Dehumanize] [Humanize] -

[Soul/ Value System]
Closely: Relevance
[ Intro- body-conclusion]
[Dimensions/examples/sentence/quotes/]
[Yes-Minister approach]
[write what is asked not what you know]
Arrange:
[Ghat Road Approach] -- "Brainstorming" --
[Structure] [Intro -Body -Conclusion]
Orderly: Flow and [Sub-dimension]
Concise: Clarity of thought and brevity of expression
Effective and Exact:
Every sentence,
Every paragraph [Hindu content in the TOI language] -- [10 class sister/brother]
Coherence: Every line, paragraph, dimension- making sense.

How to Choose a Topic:
1. I am special, I will write something "Hatke", irrespective of my strength. [Base camp

approach -- 130+] -- 1450-150-175.

2. Topper in-front of you, even then you should impress, so confidence--Content Clarity
[quality dimension]
Quality (Dimensions + Examples)
One-dimension, multiple examples is not quality
Based on one article is risky, book is little risky.
One quote, forget it.
Recently prepared or wrote similar topics better. [safe but interpretation of topic
should be apt]
3. Quality of GS preparation - "Perspective" reading anything. newspapers.
4. "Be You" Approach Entire life - Son/Daughter, student, friend, thinker, observer,
member of a group. [prepare Outside and Inside]
5. Essence! not key words.
6. Taking a stand, firm opinion, if you believe in it, you can convince others.
7. Avoid- Optional Bias [example: PSIR tilt]
Brainstorming! Hero of the story.
Thesis statement

Put Everything you can think of and then re-order.
Blue print. Intro - Body - Conclusion
Even more important for Philosophical essays.
Causes, factors, problems. solutions, interlinking -- Best opportunity to analyze.
Sub dimensions with in the dimensions.
Don't contradict yourself and take extreme premise to work on brainstorming.

Introduction

💡 GIVE COOL DRINK TO THE (FRUSTRATED) EXAMINER! ~ PRINCE
DHAWAN
Primacy and recency effects
1.1 Story
Most easy and preferred.

1.2 Anecdote - Avoid apocryphal
Why was the code word to announce the success of Pokharan- 1 in 1974 “ Buddha is
smiling”? My friend and former colleague Vinay Sitapati ( look for his fine biography of P V
Narasimha Rao, Half- Lion, next week) finds the answer in his research.
It seems Raja Ramanna was also aware of the history of Vaishali’s destruction by Magadha.
The legend is, Buddha was upset about it and thought the war could have been avoided if
Vaishali too had deterrent military power rather than its so- called direct democracy so
nobody would take hard decisions.
“ You can only have peace between equally strong or equally weak nations,” he is supposed
to have said; that’s why Ramanna told Indira Gandhi “ Buddha is smiling” as India had
acquired its deterrence.
1.3 Quote

1.4 Couplets/ Poem [New Trend]

I wrote the essay on “Water Disputes between States in Federal India.” This is how I began:
“I have learnt a new word today. It’s called paradox.Meena says the
water in her house is muddy,But they put up a new fountain in my
building last week.Meena says there is no water to take bath on some
days,I sometimes bathe three times a day.My mother says there might
be wars on water,Wars – now that is a word I learnt long time
back.”——-The “water world” of a 9-year old. Mittali Sethi, IAS
(Essay -160 marks)

Apurva Pandey, Rank 39 UPSC CSE 2017: HIGHEST MARKS IN ESSAY (175)
1.5 Shock and awe with facts, data [P. Sainath Approach] / Paradox /
“Every apartment is a dream come true — the coronet that tops the king-sized lifestyle of
true-blue blood.” So, run the ads. Yup. The blue bloods do it big. Each apartment has its own
private swimming pool. These are, after all, “super-luxurious, supersized designer

apartments.” The kind that “match the royal lifestyles.” There are also the villas the builders
proudly announce as their “first gated community project.” And yes, each of them ranging
from 9,000 to 22,000 square feet also offers its own private swimming pool. In yet other
buildings coming up, the duplex penthouses will each have, you guessed it: private
swimming pools.
These are just in Pune alone. All of them with other amenities needing still more water. A
small but proud trend — with the promise of more to come. All of them in regions of a State
lamenting their greatest drought in 40 years. In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Prithviraj
Chavan’s view, one of our worst droughts ever. In a State where thousands of villages now
depend on visits from water tankers. A daily visit if you’re lucky. Once or twice a week if
you’re not. Yet it’s as if there is no connection between the swimming pools and the drying
lakes. There’s very little discussion about it, for sure. As little as there was during two
decades when the State rejoiced in the spread of dozens of “water parks” and water-theme
entertainment parks. At one point, a score of them in the Greater Mumbai region alone.
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/sainath/how-the-other-half-
dries/article4456130.ece
1.6 Questions

“My onions are big, aren’t they?” Chris Pawelski asked our group of visitors at his farm 60
miles from New York City. “Any idea why?”
Because of consumer demand, we wondered? Perhaps bigger bulbs caught the customer’s eye
better? “Nope,” said Pawelski, a fourth-generation farmer whose family arrived from Poland
in 1903 and has worked this land for over a century. “The size is set by the retail chain stores.

They dictate almost everything.”
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/sainath/Knowing-your-onions-in-New-
York/article12438011.ece
1.7 Dialogue approach

1.8 Context based

1.9 Don't GS it! What is it ?
Be fluid/innovative/creative/ but relevant --- mix or any of the above have one goal that
is to provide a context/ tone / base framework to the given topic.

Body:
1.1 Past - Present- Future
1.2 Issue identification, cause, consequence, solution/way forward and conclusion

approach.
1.3 Life cycle or situation approach
1.4 Layers - Individual to Vasudiva kuktumbakam and Stakeholders approach
1.5 For and against -- balanced.
What makes body part better?
Dimensions
SPECLIH –
Social (Education, Health, Women, Children, other vulnerable groups),
Political, Philosophy,
Environment, Economic,
Cultural (beliefs, attitude, values, ethics),
Linguistic/Local,
International,
Humanistic, history,
Governance, Administration
Temporal [ History / Culture] - Society - Economy

Stakeholders
1. To Analyze from different perspectives, Individual, Family, Community, Society, Nation,
Humanity
Solutions:
1. To be done
2. Realistic
3. Adaptation from best practice [ International and others]
4. Dhoni's approach there is always scope for improvement of existing things.
5. With in parameters of Constitution, laws and Your role.
Opposite dimension/ Alternative dimension if applies.
Conclusion:
1. In conclusion, to summaries, as discussed above

2. Link back to intro
3. Optimistic.
a. Looking forward for a better future.
4. Firm, logical and inclusive, last man in the line.
5. Quotes
6. Compare. what s/he went through, how things are better now ! etc. or how.

Things to keep in mind
1. Simplicity is appreciated.

2. If you use technical stuff, dumb it down or explain.
3. Write from your heart, natural flow and essence is important. [Dehumanize]

[Humanize] -[Soul]
4. You have practiced good number of essays and gave your best efforts, so believe in
yourself.
5. Strong arguments, backed by empirical data. [Old + New CA]
6. Compassionate, honest, truthful, from your eyes.
7. Don't be emotional/personal.
8. S/he, she/he, him/her, underline.
9. Not only X but also Y, not only Y but systemic, Structural, ethical changes— all stake
holders.
How to prepare for UPSC Essay? Sources for

essay

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others:
read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that
I’m aware of, no shortcut… If you don’t have the time to read, you
don’t have the time or the tools to write.” —Stephen King.
“You can’t be a good writer without being a devoted reader.” —J.K.

Rowling.

🔥 The quality of our thinking is proportional to the models in our head and their
usefulness in the situation at hand. The more models you have the bigger your
toolbox the more likely you are to have the right models to see reality. It turns out
that when it comes to improving your ability to make decisions variety matters. -
Farnam Street blog
1 Newspapers
Articles - Stories, Introduction, anecdotes, dialogue format, comic strips, weekend
magazines, book review and movie reviews. [Good and Bad]
The Gold mine, the problem lies with us.
Saving lives under the long shadow of the pandemic
ChildLine fielding calls against abuse
As mark of gratitude, adivasis name new village after former Collector
In Nagaland, an itch for reviving prickly cages for offenders
Bilara villagers mobilise against addiction
Nirmal Collector spends night in village
World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, says ESA
The Platform movie review: This Netflix horror fest is timely | Entertainment News,The
Indian Express
Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons | Books and Literature News,The Indian Express
The divided city | The Indian Express
Explained: India, Israel and Palestine | Explained News,The Indian Express
2 Yojana and Kurukshetra

http://yojana.gov.in/Recent_archive_main.asp
https://www.vajiramandravi.com/yojana-summary.php

3 Books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Anecdotes
http://iksa.in/upsc/suggested-non-fiction-for-upsc-interview-and-essay/3616/
Book reviews.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02x9yG9ZFF_VZp1VnMoptg
https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/
4 Movies
Series
Documentary
Discovery plus +YouTube
TED talks
Vox - YouTube
TED-Ed - YouTube
3Blue1Brown - YouTube
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell - YouTube
TEDx Talks - YouTube
Faizan Mustafa's Legal Awareness Web series: LAW's - YouTube
Mir A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrG9jqaHIy1IHvi3PsQM74A
CGP Grey
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w
5 Podcasts
https://www.pocketcasts.com/

The Inquiry The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas
shaping the world.
https://pca.st/podcast/cfdf3eb0-403c-0132-c63f-5f4c86fd3263
Grand Tamasha Milan Vaishnav
https://pca.st/podcast/3795b410-184c-0137-f265-1d245fc5f9cf
In Focus by The Hindu A podcast from The Hindu
https://pca.st/podcast/40691330-1e0a-0138-9fbc-0acc26574db2
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
https://pca.st/podcast/49eef180-b483-0134-106e-25324e2a541d
How to Be a Better Human takes a look within and beyond ourselves.
https://pca.st/podcast/ec3a1f40-21ce-0139-32b5-0acc26574db2
6 Other sources
6.1 Awards in the news: To whom and why

Harekala Hajabba, Padma Shri:
Unable to afford an education because of poverty, Hajabba took to selling oranges in the
dusty village of New Papdu in Harekala, which is around 25 km from Mangaluru.One fine
day, when some tourists asked about the price of his oranges in English, he couldn’t
understand a word. The duo left, and Hajabba was left humiliated. Not wanting anyone else
to undergo the same sort of embarrassment that he went through, Hajabba worked towards
setting up a school so that the poor children in his village had access to education.He started
with only 28 students in a school attached to a madrasa in 1999, and saved every rupee he
earned towards building a proper school.Today his dream has come true—there stands a
school on 1.5 acres of land in the village with more than 150 students from low-income
families across all religious and caste backgrounds.Hajabba, who is fondly known as
‘Akshara Santa’ or ‘Saint of Letters,’ can undoubtedly look back at his incredible work with
pride.
#Respect: Meet the 11 TBI Heroes Who Won the Padma Awards This Year
Meet These Inspiring Farmers Who Received Padma Shri Awards 2020
Meet The Women Who Were Awarded With Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020
Inspiring stories of Our Padma Shri Awardee of 2020 — Episode : 1 | by Gaurav Bansal |
Medium

Inspiring stories of Our Padma Shri Awardee of 2020 — Episode : 2 | by Gaurav Bansal |
Medium
New Pathways : This is a Coffee Table Book consisting of significant details of 28

successful Innovations and 34 Success Stories relating to implementation of Priority
Programmes viz., PMAY- U, PMAY-G, DDUGKY, PMFBY and Promoting Digital
Payments in Districts shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Awards, 2018.
6.2 Topper stories Fighting all odds.

Miracle man builds people's road | Deccan Herald
These 5 IAS officers are leading social change in India
Inspiring Journey Of B Abdul Nasar, An IAS Officer: Orphan At 5, He Is A District

Collector Now
IAS Officer's Zero-Cost Model Educates 20,000 Battling Poverty, Trafficking
Bihar DM dispels superstitions by eating meal cooked by widow, gets her job back |
Patna News - Times of India
Kannur rolls out Satyameva Jayate in govt schools to combat menace of fake news |
India News, The Indian Express
Kerala: District Collector Of Kannur Fights Fake News By Educating Children In 150
Govt Schools
6.3 Bureaucrats [IAS/IPS]

Lead by example
/emhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-dm-dispels-superstitions-
by-eating-meal-cooked-by-widow-gets-her-job-back/articleshow/50247738.cms
https://twitter.com/rahulias6/status/677842089103638528
https://twitter.com/rahulias6/status/677842089103638528
IAS Association on Twitter
https://twitter.com/iasassociation
Better India

https://www.thebetterindia.com/253438/ias-hero-nandurbar-district-collector-
maharashtra-second-wave-coronavirus-vaccination-oxygen-plant-beds-ventilator-
pandemic-india-inspiring-gop94/
The print
https://theprint.in/india/how-this-ias-officer-a-former-chicago-risk-analyst-is-making-
tirunelveli-oxygen-smart/660748/
6.4 Mann ki baat
6.5 Speeches and memorial lectures
6.6 ARC Summary
6.7 Economic survey
6.8 NITI Aayog report summary
6.9 Philosophical essay:

Thinkers for ethics, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Tagore.
Indian Mythology and religion.
7 Make notes as topic wise

Topics are Important, not months, days or sources.
Mocks During this time segregation and consolidation of data is very important.
Previous UPSC Essay Questions Topic wise !

@DailyAWP

Health:
1.1. Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its
backwardness.
1.2. The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the haves of our
society.
1.3. Fact sheet
Media:
2.1. Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy
2.2. Social media is inherently a selfish medium.
2.3. Role of media in good governance
2.4. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
Environment/ Climate Change

3.1. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India
3.2. Protection of Ecology and Environment is Essential for Sustained Economic

Development.
3.3. The country’s need for a better disaster management system.
3.4. Ecological considerations need not hamper development.
Security
4.1. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task
4.2. Food security for sustainable national development
Economy @DailyAWP
5.1. There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity
without social justice is meaningless
India is trying to be the first country to become an industrial giant with an illiterate and
unhealthy labour force -- Amartya Sen
5.2. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in
India

5.3. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in
India.
5.4. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms
5.5. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality
5.6. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
5.7. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
5.8. Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the
growth of our country?
5.9. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness)
would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country
5.10. Is the criticism ‘Public-Private-Partnership’ that (PPP) model the for

development is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified?
5.11. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death?
5.12. Special Economic Zones: Boon or Bane
5.13. Urbanization and its hazards
5.14. BPO boom in India.
5.15. Globalization Would Finish Small-Scale Industries in India.
5.16. The implications of globalisation for India.
5.17. Resource management in the Indian context.
5.18. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
5.19. Multinational Corporations—saviours or saboteurs.
5.20. Economic Growth without Distributive justice is bound to breed Violence.
Education
6.1. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
6.2. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever
devil.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society —
Theodore Roosevelt.
6.3. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?
6.4. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?
6.5. Credit-based higher education system-status, opportunities and challenges.
6.6. Independent thinking should be encouraged right from childhood.
6.7. “Education for All” Campaign in India: Myth or Reality.
6.8. Modern technological education and human values.
6.9. Privatisation of higher education in India
6.10. Irrelevance of the classroom
6.11. Value-based science and education.
6.12. Literacy is growing very fast but there is no corresponding growth in education.
6.13. Restructuring of Indian education system.
States:
7.1. Water disputes between states in federal India
7.2. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in
India.
7.3. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality
7.4. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative, economic and
developmental implications.
7.5. Evaluation of Panchayati Raj System in India from the point of view of eradication
of poverty to empower to people
7.6. Is autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization?
7.7. India- Vision- History/ Post Independence
Vision
8.1. Dreams which should not let India sleep.
8.2. My Vision of India in 2001 A.D.
8.3. India’s contribution to world wisdom.

8.4. Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? [Sports]
Post-Independence @DailyAWP
9.1. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success?
9.2. Why should we be proud of being Indians?
9.3. The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India.
9.4. What we have not learnt during fifty years of Independence.
9.5. The VIP cult is a bane of Indian democracy.
9.6. The language problem in India: IT’S past, present and prospects.
9.7. Water Resources Should Be Under the Control of the Central Government
9.8. National Identity and Patriotism
Democracy:
10.1. Whither Indian democracy?
10.2. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods?
10.3. What have we gained from our democratic set-up?
International Relations: @DailyAWP

11.1. Preparedness of our society for India’s global leadership role.
11.2. Are we a ‘Soft’ state?
11.3. Importance of Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement.
11.4. India’s Role in Promoting ASEAN Co-operation.
11.5. Polity/Administration/ Governance
Civil servants, Transparency, Corruption

12.1. Need for transparency in public administration.
12.2. How should a civil servant conduct himself?
12.3. The Challenge before a Civil Servant Today.
Judiciary/Rights/Judgements:
13.1. Judicial activism.

13.2. Judicial Activism and Indian Democracy.
13.3. Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the
country?
13.4. Is sting operation an invasion of privacy?
Politics:
14.1. Politics without ethics is a disaster.
14.2. Politics, Business and Bureaucracy—a fatal triangle.
14.3. Reservation, politics and empowerment.
Tourism @DailyAWP
15.1. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?
Society/Culture/ Values
16.1. From traditional Indian philanthropy to the Gates-Buffet model-a natural
progression or a paradigm shift?
16.2. Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses?
16.3. Indian Society at the crossroads.
Culture: @DailyAWP
17.1. Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have
17.2. How has satellite television brought about cultural change in the Indian mindset?
17.3. Globalisation and Its Impact on Indian Culture.
17.4. Indian culture today: A myth or a reality?
17.5. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.
17.6. Youth culture today.
17.7. Mass media and cultural invasion
17.8. The composite culture of India.
17.9. Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it?
Religion @DailyAWP

18.1. True religion cannot be misused.
18.2. The modern doctor and his patients.
18.3. New cults and godmen: a threat to traditional religions.
Philosophical/Quote based/ Subjective and Open ended @DailyAWP

19.1. Wisdom finds truth
19.2. Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be
19.3. Best for an Individual is not necessarily best for the society
19.4. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success
19.5. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
19.6. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
19.7. Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life
19.8. “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values
19.9. A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both
19.10. Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it
19.11. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
19.12. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
19.13. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed
19.14. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
19.15. Quick but steady wins the race.
19.16. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/nhrcs-remit-human-rights-
body-has-an-incredibly-important-job-praising-govt-is-not-part-of-that/
19.17. With greater power comes greater responsibility.
19.18. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword
19.19. Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi)
19.20. In the context of Gandhiji’s views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary

scale, the terms ‘Swadhinata’ ‘Swaraj’ and ‘Dharmarajya’ Critically comment on
their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy.

19.21. Geography may remain the same; history need not.
19.22. Good Fences make good neighbours
19.23. Discipline means success, anarchy means ruin.
19.24. Attitude makes habit, habit makes character and character makes a man.
19.25. Justice must reach the poor
19.26. The hand that rocks the cradle
19.27. What is real education?
19.28. As civilization advances culture declines.
19.29. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
19.30. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem.
19.31. If youth knew, if age could.
19.32. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
19.33. The pursuit of excellence.
19.34. Truth is lived, not taught.
19.35. When money speaks, the truth is silent.
19.36. Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life-blood of real civilization.
19.37. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
19.38. Youth is a blunder. Manhood a struggle. Old age a regret.
19.39. Modernisation and Westernisation are not identical concepts.
19.40. A useless life is an early death.
19.41. “He who Reigns within himself and Rules his Passions, Desires and Fears, is
more than a King”.
19.42. Compassion is the Basis of All Morality.
“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung.
Women @DailyAWP
20.1. Managing work and home-is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal?
20.2. Women’s Reservation Bill Would Usher in Empowerment for Women in India.

20.3. Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.
20.4. Whither Women’s Emancipation?
20.5. Empowerment alone cannot help our women.
20.6. Women empowerment: Challenges and prospects.
20.7. Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight.
20.8. The new emerging woman-power: the ground realities.
20.9. Men have failed; let Women take over.
20.10. Woman is God’s best creation.
20.11. If women ruled the world
20.12. If development is not engendered, it is endangered
20.13. Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social
inequality
International Perspective: @DailyAWP

Organisations/ Bodies:
22.1. South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural
cultures and identities.
22.2. Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multi polar
world?
22.3. Restructuring of the UNO to reflect present realities.
Security:
23.1. Terrorism and world peace
Global Oder /Vision /
24.1. The Masks of New Imperialism.
24.2. The world of the twenty-first century.
24.3. The emerging Global Order, Political and Economic.
24.4. Globalisation’ vs. ‘Nationalism’
24.5. My vision of an ideal world order.
24.6. Technology as the silent factor in international relations

Science @DailyAWP
Technology
26.1. Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities
through reskilling and upskilling.
26.2. Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run
26.3. Technology cannot replace manpower.
26.4. Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation
26.5. The cyberworld: Its charms and challenges.
26.6. Computer: The Harbinger of a Silent Revolution.
Innovation
27.1. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare
Security
28.1. In the Indian context, both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial
in combating terrorism
Space:
29.1. The Lure of Space.
Spirituality/ Mystic/ Values/ Ethics @DailyAWP

30.1. Science and Mysticism: Are they compatible?
30.2. Spirituality and Scientific temper
30.3. The march of science and the erosion of human values.
30.4. Increasing Computerization Would lead to the Creation of a Dehumanized

Society.

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2. Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self

4. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

1. Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have

4. Technology as the silent factor in international relations

4. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success

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3. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere

4. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task

5. Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life

6. “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values

3. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.

5. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

6. Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.

8. Social media is inherently a selfish medium.

2. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed

3. Water disputes between states in federal India

4. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare

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7. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms

8. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality

2. Quick but steady wins the race.

3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.

5. Technology cannot replace manpower.

6. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.

7. Dreams which should not let India sleep.

8. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?

3. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?

4. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.

6. Is sting operation an invasion of privacy?

7. Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India?

8. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?

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Time 3 hours -- 1000-1200 words each

Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.

Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

Essay: Model Question Cum Answer Booklet

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4 Pages for Rough work

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Keywords of the essay syllabus

Multiple topics: Depth of knowledge

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[write what is asked not what you know]

[Ghat Road Approach] -- "Brainstorming" --

[Structure] [Intro -Body -Conclusion]

Orderly: Flow and [Sub-dimension]

Concise: Clarity of thought and brevity of expression

Effective and Exact:

Coherence: Every line, paragraph, dimension- making sense.

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How to Choose a Topic:

1. I am special, I will write something "Hatke", irrespective of my strength. [Base camp

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Quality (Dimensions + Examples)

One-dimension, multiple examples is not quality

Based on one article is risky, book is little risky.