So Mains 2021 has begun. Essay Paper is here
1. https://blog.forumias.com/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper/
2. GS Paper 1 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-1-question-paper
3. GS Paper 2 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-2-question-paper
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How was your paper? How did you approach the paper?
Book recommendation for history buffs: Nehru & Bose: Parallel lives by Rudrangshu mukherjee
well researched, lucid narrative, and easy to read. Traces the political life of two giants of national movement and demolishes a number of politically motivated narratives of this century.
Per Aspera
Ad Astra
Guys and Gals, I will tell you the best flicks for watching
Action-thriller : Fauda
Action-Comedy-Drama : Barry
Horror Zombie : Kingdom (Japanese)
Cold War spy battles : The Americans (but it is way too big)
Short-series : Chernobyl
Special mentions : Bodyguard (UK)
Light-headed : TinTin movie by speilberg
Comedy : Catch me if you can
Romance : Mere ko nahi dekhna fomo hota hai
Bhai kingdom is korean
I feel very outdated here, but which channel / OTT / platform do you get these? I have not even heard of ANY of them!
Sir no single source;Netflix mostly, otherwise prime/ hotstar.
Have already read GGS really liked it a lot and already downloaded China Challenge. I like IR and history related stuff
Although there's a plethora of suggestions already, I still wanted to pitch in some more considering that I read from both of these genres primarily as well. You might have read some of these, but l hope you find something new and fun.
Here it goes:
- The Revenge of Geography: Robert Kaplan
- Great Game East (Myanmar-India-China): Bertil Lintner
- My Enemy's Enemy (Afghanistan-India-Pakistan): Avinash Paliwal
- Choices: SSS Menon
- The India Way: S Jaishankar
- Land of Seven Rivers: S Sanyal
Have read the last 3 a long time ago and have been meaning to check out revenge of geography for a while now. Thanks for reminding me about this book 😅
Have read the last 3 a long time ago and have been meaning to check out revenge of geography for a while now. Thanks for reminding me about this book 😅
Here's some asla barood from my side as well :
1) India and the world: Through the eyes of Indian diplomats- Amb. Surendra Kumar
2) The long game: Rushdoshi (I don't remember his full name)
3) India & Asian Geopolitics: Shivshankar Menon
4) The avoidable war: Kevin Rudd
5) A new cold war: Henry Kissinger
6) Kathmandu Dialogue
7) Do morals matter: Joseph Nye
8) Power and diplomacy: Zoravar Daulat Singh
Guys and Gals, I will tell you the best flicks for watching
Action-thriller : Fauda
Action-Comedy-Drama : Barry
Horror Zombie : Kingdom (Japanese)
Cold War spy battles : The Americans (but it is way too big)
Short-series : Chernobyl
Special mentions : Bodyguard (UK)
Light-headed : TinTin movie by speilberg
Comedy : Catch me if you can
Romance : Mere ko nahi dekhna fomo hota hai
Bhai kingdom is korean
I feel very outdated here, but which channel / OTT / platform do you get these? I have not even heard of ANY of them!
Most of these are on Netflix.
Anyone preparing for rbi grade b?I intend to give it. last year closely missed pre due to shocker of a quant and reasoning. The new pattern seems perfect for cse guys with subjective qsns and ethics etc included in the paper
Yes. Comparatively, SEBI is far tougher, different, and needs a very specific demand. In a constant dilemma because of that, whether to proceed with the prep or not.