[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

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I think we can talk in quite some detail after mains. Would love to pick the brains of fellow aspirants on these issues. :)

If everything is so hopeless, why should we even try? I mean, we should just shut away our books, find a job, make some money and live an enjoyable life insulated from the troubles of those whose lives are so different. 

You might not be able to save the entire system; the politicians will interfere in your work, you will find obstacles every step of the way. Your life might be at risk. That is why saving the system is work. It is a service. This exam shouldn't be important because of the position you would get to be in. It is important because of the powers you would have to attempt to ameliorate conditions for those much less privileged than you.

To me, saving the system means saving the people who are worst affected by it. When the news came out, the first thought in my mind was "If I were in a position to help, I would've given my best." I might have been successful, I might not have been. But at least there would be a chance if someone was willing to try.  Hathras is only one of the hundreds of such cases happening in India every other day. The others don't make the news. If you can ever use your education, your values and your powers to prevent even one of such incidents from happening, if you can save even one human life, I'd say it's totally worth all the sacrifices.

When we say the system failed, we musn't forget that it is actually the people inside the system that failed. Their hands were not tied; they chose not to act. It wasn't the system that made them do it. The system had conditioned the errant officers into believing that their inaction and complicity was acceptable.

Of course things are not good. That is why it needs saving. 

If we want to stay true to our ideals of helping those whose voices aren't heard, we must also learn to accept that this is just the beginning of our struggles. Our struggles might not be fruitful, but our right is to the struggle. We must have it.

https://caravanmagazine.in/law/death-penalty-execution-delhi-gang-rape-anup-surendranath

Agreed. There is so much that a civil servant can do in the long term to ensure less of such incidents happen. :)

If this happens during the exam, toh attempt count hoga?

Sirf media trial dekhkar aur suni sunayi baato par bharosa krke kisi ko bhi culprit maan lene walo k liye -----

जलते घर को देखने वालों फूस का छप्पर आपका है
आपके पीछे तेज़ हवा है आगे मुकद्दर आपका है

उस के क़त्ल पे मैं भी चुप था मेरा नम्बर अब आया
मेरे क़त्ल पे आप भी चुप है अगला नम्बर आपका है.

 the high opportunity cost of UPSC preparation had started to haunt me at the wrong time... stumbled across this video to remind myself why I am here

have been trying to follow the Phil. of nishkam karmyog and stocism , however, it is humanly impossible to achieve it given how fickle our existence is.

now that I look at my life, in retrospect, I realise that each and every conscious/subconscious decision of my life has forced me to be here (i am sure this must be the same with everyone)..the old adage that everything happens for a reason makes much more sense to me than it ever did. probably it will make more sense on the 4th 

All the best guys.....

I m not investigating anything but i dont judge a book by its cover only.....the accused are already declared guilty (even after knowing that even forensic report refutes any rape attempt)