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Mission Mains 2021: GS 1

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culture remains an intrinsic part of human existence,.according to James Taylor we are culturally defined and  without culture we  feels rootless ,liable to be uprooted .

indian cuture is unique for it has sustained its basic elements by assimilating them with existing time and space.

Uniqueness comes from-

1.Way of life=major cultural elements were not rigid and were flexible enough to stay relevant as per its requirement

2.Asian values=Lee kwan yew describes asian values as value of obedience culture and community life.This sort of life is also evident in our culture as well.it makes us easier to follow and relate with our ancient culture and tradition

3.Another unique aspect of indian culture is that it  appeals easily to common sense and is not perceived as a threat to non-followers.eg yogic tradition is currently followed  by major religion around the globe

4.Indian constitution itself is a harbinger of the indic way of life.various part of DPSP ,FR's promotes what our tradition teaches us,which further has sustained our cultural beliefs.

5.Assimilation=various aspect of Indian system  have been incorporated from other culture .indian architecture, languages and modern dressing approach is not overwhelmed by other cultures rather is incorporated in a unique way.

Finally, Indian culture has followed the Gandhian approach of letting the wind of a thousand culture blow above our home but not letting them uproot our own ideas.


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According to plfs  women workforce participation remains at 23% this is much more pronounced in Stem field.
Unesco 2018 report shows that 44% of bachelors grad. and 41% doctoral are women in India however they are limited in field of education and medicine
Issue=
Demand side
1)Societal norms= pushes toward caregiving role-limited option to work - Feminisationof workforce,eg teaching nursing
2)Stem field calls for demanding work hour-lack of enabling infra such as safety standards last mine connectivity.
3)Family roles are seen as duty of women-perpetuated by govt policies-Maternity leave act but no paternal leave act
Supply side
1)Skills -acc to skill India report only 49% graduates employable; only 4% women chose benefit under skill India mission showing a pervasive gap in skills
2)Corporate culture seen as unsafe-only 30 % corporates have institutionalized vishakha guidelines  and js verma recommendation on sexual harassment (NITI aayog)
3)wage gap-wb reports shows that women are 10 times underpaid than men

All this has institutionalised biases against women narrowing their opportunity to grow in STEM field

IMF report have shown that if women are to get equal opportunity of work India gdp would grow 2-3% faster.
Need a joint and concentrated effort.
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Please suggest some high yielding material for world history, that area is quite messed up for me.

https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib/GA01000549/Centricity/Domain/5939/TextBook.pdf

do American revo; french Revo; industrialization;2 world wars&post-war independence. rest of the topics a few days prior to mains, only if time permits.

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Guys! Can you list the most concise yet covering-all sources for the subjects of GS-1 World/Indian History, Geography of India, and Society? Would be grateful to you!

http://dl.forumias.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MGP-2019-Brochure-Final.pdf 

use any coachings test series syllabus like the one above

or else ;

https://blog.iasscore.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Syllabus_Update_C.pdf


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Omensaid

Has anyone read mudit jain book on world history? 

no. but his gs 2 notes are great.

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