yes, there is a hope...

बाणभट्ट की आत्मकथा -पंडित हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी “जलौघमग्ना सचराचरा धरा विषाणकोट्याखिलविश्वमूर्तिना | समुदधृता येन वराहरूपिणा स मे स्वयंभूर्भगवान प्रसीदतु ||”       बाणभट्ट की आत्मकथा पढने का सबसे पहली बार विचार मन में तब आया जब कुमुद जी से “गुनाहों का देवता” के विषय में बात हो रही थी | बातो-बातो में जानकारी मिली की उक्त पुस्तक अपने ह्रदय में असंख्य मानवीय संवेदनाओ को समाहित किये हुए है और मूलतः वो बाणभट्ट की आत्मकथा  की पाण्डुलिपि का हिंदी अनुवाद है जो कि अपूर्ण है और जहाँ कही कोई सन्दर्भ उपलब्ध नहीं है वहां पर लेखक ने अन्य उपलब्ध समकालीन साहित्य का सहारा लिया है|      इस लघु आलेख का उद्देश्य पुस्तक या लेखक की अलोचना या मूल्यांकन करना नहीं है| यह एक प्रयास है हिंदी साहित्य की महान विभूतियों और उनके कार्यो को आमजन के बीच में लाने का| वैसे भी जब से अंग्रेजी माध्यम के विद्यालय बहुल हुए है तब से हिंदी और अन्य लोक भाषा के साहित्यों और जानकारों का अकाल सा पड गया है| एसा नहीं है की युवा पीढ़ी को यह पसंद नहीं है बल्कि मुख्य कारण ये है की उन्हें ...

The results of CSE Mains 2016 have been announced and the Personality Test is scheduled to begin very soon. Though I have been like a rusted Iron block after working in the field in the last years, still the announcement of Mains result gives me a kick reminding my own days of UPSC CSE preparation where the everyday we used to wait for results along with the mighty ORKUT group which was source of all nonsense rumours and offcourse some sensical information. Once thing which happens first in the field is that you stop reading THE HINDU which is as boring as it could be in fast changing and flooding Whatsapp Gyan era. Though I opted for Businessline which in tone and tenor smells like its elder The Hindu so I will be suggesting few topics which may appear during the course of discussion in Personality test.  1.         GST               Tops the chart only due to the fact that during last year it has occupi...

So, when I look back exactly 1 year back in the mirror of past, I grin as to what you think, what others guess and what the reality has to offer... It was 7-8 April last year, someone from the batch was shouting as I stood in front of swanky new mess building, that posting orders have been uploaded on IRS website. I was not pretty sure as to what lied ahead for me but as my 4 choices were “not-so popular” ones so I was pretty sure that I would be landing in any 1 of those options. However, the eagerness of 1 st posting has its own curiosity so I logged on to IRS website and downloaded the file. God knows as to why the said list was not Roll no./ Civil List wise which is otherwise sacrosanct. Suddenly my eyes glanced through that someone got posted in West Bengal and Sikkim. To my memory, none in our batch has given the same as preference. Scrolling through the row to figure out the name of our batchmate I was amazed to see Anurag Daria’s name. However I again r...

For those who are planning to appear CSE Prelims on 24th, either for 1st time or otherwise... 1. Maintain speed from 1st question itself and keep bubbling the answer sheet in duration which you feel convenient but don't keep it for the last moment. 2. In these 5 days revise Polity, Freedom  struggle, Environment, Geography and Economy as majority questions come from these areas. 3. In other portions do Buddhism and Jainism well as they are most asked portion from Ancient. 4. For those in hindi medium, if u can't grasp question from it, try reading in English version as it may be more clear in that. 5. Above point is applicable to to those appearing in English medium too, you can look in HINDI version. 6. Don't panic if you are facing tough questions first, it may appear normal as u approach latter part or it may be possible that paper in general may be on tougher side, then also be calm as the merit would definitely be discounted by that factor. 7. In comprehension...

As discussed in part-1, we are continuing from next point from summary sheet of CSM DAF, 1-      Particulars of prizes and medals etc.-       In this column if you have made an entry and now after going through your DAF you find it silly or not worth mentioning then you can’t undo that, so better thing is just try to justify that honor in 25 minutes ,if question is raised from that topic like generally any winner in district, state, national championship in Extempore, Debate, Quiz or any Talent search exam like  NTSE or scholarships like Olympiads then most probably they may ask you about contribution of such schemes for scholar development and academics , your topic for the event like in debate, essay etc. they may even ask you to speak for 2 min. on any random but weird topic ,if extempore, debate or public speaking is your hobby, then don’t try to speak impromptu but take few seconds ,make  few points in mind and then speak,...

Since it is the last stage for any aspirants journey for CSE, it becomes very crucial to excel in this stage as irrespective of the past performance there can be 3 outcomes of personality test of UPSC CSE, namely - 1.        Goods score in mains exam - If you score good marks then chances are that you may get your 1 st service preference and even preferred cadre but if score are less then chances are that you may land up in central services and have to again appear for CSE and whose outcome will be still unpredictable (like in 2012 CSE Mains 808 and PT -156)  CSE 2010 interview   2.        Average marks in mains - if you have good marks in PT then you can get your 1 st or 2 nd preference of service but getting average marks in PT will land you in last ranks and even getting you out of list and thus wait for reserve list and appear again. 3.        If Mains marks are just above ...

There have been queries on approach to few newly introduced topics in General studies paper like Social sector initiatives/schemes by Centre (CSS- Centrally-sponsored schemes) and States. Though they were even earlier also but over a period of time their weight-age has increased. secondly one of the important change observed in last 4-5 yrs of  CSE is that earlier there used to be question on the salient features of schemes/policy but there has been shift to analytical aspects of it. Here i am putting few observations of mine on how to tackle these issues so as to focus on qualitative aspects of the schemes and policies. these touch points have been summed after interaction with  senior officers and administrators behind those initiatives. While making notes or studying any particular scheme following things have to be seen upon:- Firstly, in what circumstances or contexts the scheme was framed or evolved as this questions many a times answers the basic question a...