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Model essays on quotes and previous year UPSC Mains topics, written to show how an abstract prompt turns into a structured argument.
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Philosophy
44 essays- 01'The past' is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.
- 02A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
- 03A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
- 04A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ship is for.
- 05A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities.
- 06All ideas having large consequences are always simple.
- 07Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.
- 08Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.
- 09Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success.
- 10Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.
- 11History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man.
- 12History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.
- 13Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.
- 14It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
- 15Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
- 16Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right.
- 17Mathematics is the music of reason.
- 18Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self.
- 19Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
- 20Not all who wander are lost.
- 21Personal Agency in Social Transformation
- 22Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.
- 23Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
- 24Quick but steady wins the race.
- 25Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.
- 26Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
- 27The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
- 28The doubter is a true man of science.
- 29The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.
- 30The real is rational and the rational is real.
- 31The Transience of Glory and Power
- 32The years teach much which the days never know.
- 33There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.
- 34Thinking is like a game, it does not begin unless there is an opposite team.
- 35Thought finds a world and creates one also.
- 36Truth is of no Color
- 37Truth knows no color.
- 38Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.
- 39We may brave human laws but we cannot resist natural laws.
- 40What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!
- 41Wisdom finds truth.
- 42Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.
- 43You cannot step twice in the same river.
- 44Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
Ethics
13 essays- 01A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both.
- 02A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
- 03Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhiji).
- 04Crisis faced in India - moral or economic.
- 05Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man a more clever devil.
- 06Is sting operation invasion on privacy?
- 07Justice vs Charity in Modern Society
- 08Life is long journey between human being and being humane.
- 09Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- 10Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed.
- 11Ships don't sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into them.
- 12Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be.
- 13With greater power comes greater responsibility.
Governance
10 essays- 01Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy.
- 02Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
- 03Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality.
- 04Dreams which should not let India sleep.
- 05Is the colonial mentality hindering India's success?
- 06Is the criticism that the governance structures are running on the wheels of a free economy justified?
- 07The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
- 08There are better practices to 'best practices'.
- 09Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed India down?
- 10Water disputes between States in federal India.
Polity
1 essaysEconomy
9 essays- 01Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
- 02Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality.
- 03Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
- 04GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the well-being of a country.
- 05Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
- 06Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.
- 07Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms.
- 08Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.
- 09Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?
Environment
3 essaysCulture
2 essaysEducation
3 essaysInternational Relations
5 essays- 01Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world?
- 02Management of Indian border disputes - a complex task.
- 03Technology as the silent factor in international relations.
- 04Technology as the silent factor in international relations.
- 05The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Technology
4 essays- 01Cyberspace and Internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run.
- 02Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling.
- 03Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation.
- 04Technology cannot replace manpower.
Society
14 essays