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This one is straight from the heart! This post is a tribute to coffee. (What others may call an unhealthy obsession, I call love.) And…

Hi, this is Riddhima Shrivastava. I was ranked 74th in the UPSC Civil Services examination of 2019. This is the story of how I found my…

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes- Marcel Proust

Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well! The fun thing about this blog is that the moment something goes wrong, I get emails to fix it…

Dear readers,

Here are some of my GS mocks I wrote during the GS 8 Mains Test Series at Vision IAS. You can get a fair idea of my answer writing style…

Before I get down to answering some interesting CSE questions I found in my inbox, I want to say THANK YOU to all of you.

Your sense of validation should come primarily from your own self - plain and simple.

These are certain practices and concepts that I have found to be beneficial for my emotional, physical and spiritual health. I discovered…

Take the plunge and go kill it. Don't overthink.

Practise. Practise. Practise. And you'll keep getting better, faster, sharper.

As promised :)

The stereotype that highly nerdy duds who don't have a life crack civil services is of course a total misconception.

Some general tips+ my revision booklets, white board and Mains study cave

My vision mocks and my Mains 2017 attempt.

Mindset + Strategy + Hard Work + God's Grace

Strictly limit your sources and define the boundaries of your preparation.

The optional is the backbone of your Mains preparation. Don't be afraid of your optional. Become friends with it.

I recently returned from a 10 day Buddhism retreat at Tushita Meditation Centre in Mcleodganj. It was very important for me to get away…

There is a lot of curiosity about how I have managed to break into the IFS. I guess only I was certain that I would make it. The reactions…

I have this thing that I tell every aspirant I meet. I think it’s a bit scary but it’s as real as it gets. I’ll reiterate it here for the…

I got my Mains result on January 10, 2018. Clearing Mains and getting an interview call is a massive achievement in itself. Realising that…

The only expectation is to give your 100%