With Rangan Datta sir, IAS 1966 batch, Assam cadre.

He was trained in LBSNAA by the legendary MG Pimputkar, the last ICS officer to head LBSNAA. Then served in northeast India during the times of Indira Gandhi and knows the whole tribal history and NE history by heart. Moving to Delhi he served for extended duration in the Ministry of Defence. Here he knew another legend K Subramanium personally. It was the time when India's nuclear doctrine was being created for the first time. He also had some external stints in Afghanistan (before USSR invasion) as well as World Bank.

More importantly, he belongs to that dwindling species of IAS officers who are called as scholars administrators. Widely read, interested in World history, follower of Economist and lover of Oxford dictionary, this 2 hours discussion was indeed a rare opportunity to peek into the past World of mid 20th century.

With so many anecdotes, aise laga jaise India that had just come out of British rule stood in front of us, spoke to us.

Nikhil

In the Mapping book released yesterday, we have included a section for practice (kind of a workbook). There are 30 practice maps given in there, some topical and some comprehensive.

This is the solution file to those 30 practice maps.

It's today at 5 pm 🔴 AIR 3, Archit Dongre (UPSC CSE 2024 Topper) will share an effective, practical and workable strategy to crack UPSC CSE in just ONE attempt.

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Archit sir will also share his notes, studyplan and mindset. Don't miss this one.

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This will be the session that changes everything.

What is the difference between Sunday Live and HOT500? Which course you should be joining? Here is a very short video that discusses the essential difference.

https://youtu.be/sL-XJhVTx0w

This is our History Optional Mapping Book. Finally it is published. It's took more than 4 months of efforts. Love of labour, labour of love...

https://youtu.be/R2D-6Jw8Syc?si=fGwVyGyFvKERrPTW

It's a major intervention in History Optional space. 16 highly dense, analytical and targeted lectures in the crash course along with 8 tests to be completed in 11 weeks.

https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-cse-history-optional-test-series/

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• Learn the craft of high-scoring answer writing
• Strategy to score 300+ marks
• Understand what UPSC really expects

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It was a long expected reform. Already many state PCS do this. It took entire Pooja Khedkar scam to ge the UPSC moving in this direction. A welcome move indeed.

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Hello students,

These are the solutions to Mapping questions asked by UPSC earlier in History Optional. Since 2013 till 2024.

We have used the official upsc maps of each year directly to give the feeling.

The site identification we believe is largely correct. In case where we are not sure (about 2 or 3 places in 220 sites asked in 11 years), we have said 'possibly'.

Along with the release of our Mapping book and Mapping Modular course, we think this would add a great value to students preparation.

https://www.levelupias.com/upsc-cse-history-optional-mapping-pyqs-solution/

Starting today....

I will be live today on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/live/_NOre4VBN6w

Here,

I have identified major themes from Ancient India and Culture for Main Examination. Era by era I have traced important themes for the exam.

https://youtu.be/FUlqaQlMCAI