The universe is huge: millions of stars and endless space.

Your little “did-I-sound-weird?” moment is just a tiny speck in all of that.

Take a breath, let it pass, and keep shining your light.

@UPSCneil

Once you learn Sherlocking, every stage of UPSC feels like a continuation of the same skill, just applied in different ways.

One check-in feels small - 365 look unbeatable.

But UPSC bows to the aspirant who sits down, pens a line, and ticks the day - every day. ✔️

@UPSCneil

For UPSC, you need a dash of “delusion”—the stubborn faith that the cat poring over Laxmikant can, with enough pages and persistence, roar like a topper on result day.

Dream big, study hard, transform.

@UPSCneil

Unlock IAS wishes all Sherlockers a heartfelt Independence Day!

Let the soaring tricolour echo our martyrs’ courage and kindle in every heart the resolve to script India’s next chapter.

@UPSCneil

🇮🇳 India’s Journey — From 1947 to 2025
A story of freedom, resilience, and relentless progress.
Every milestone matters. Every moment inspires.
This Independence Day, let’s revisit the path that brought us here.

Watch the post on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNXhoLuRxVJ/?igsh=Mm11bzIzcHdoZnBk

Unlock IAS wishes you a blissful Krishna Janmashtami.

May the music of His flute dissolve every worry, the peacock plume remind you to dance through change, and the playful blue child within your heart guide you toward joy and dharma.

@UPSCneil

Missed your stop? Maybe life just upgraded your route. 🚂➡️🏁

@UPSCneil

What I would tell my past self!

Why you should be off social media asap.

Desire = Root cause of suffering. Something we have observed first hand, and is propounded in Buddhism.

Being on social media causes what I like to call “Induced Desire”. A desire which was not there initially but is caused due to being exposed to it on social media.

eg. I never knew Whoop band existed until I saw some shorts about how Indian Cricket Team uses it, and it has the best sampling rate and whatnot.

Now deep in my heart, I know that most wearables if not all is pure consumerism play, but I did waste 3-4 days pondering over whether I should buy it or not.

In the end, better sense prevailed and I ended up saving that money, yearly subscription and constant data anxiety, but that desire still often knocks in lows to fill a void.

In my experience, a desire once it takes the root, is hard to completely remove, can be managed and negotiated at max.

Solution, rid yourself of the stimuli, there’s no FOMO. If there’s something I really need to know, I trust the universe to find its way to me.

@LIFE_neil

Spoiler from the cosmos: your effort already has an address. Relax and keep grinding. ✨📚

@UPSCneil

Flip Murphy on its head: trust the hiccups, because everything that can go right just might - often in ways you never scripted. 🌱

@UPSCneil

What if I fail?”
Flip the page -
What if it all works out?
Hold that thought and keep moving. 🚀

@UPSCneil

Sending loads of wishes and blessings I asked for over past few personal Spiritual Trysts!

St Teresa:
https://t.me/Neil_You/1517

Bapu’s Abode:
https://youtube.com/shorts/LYWxGa2Tr2E?si=xSz4JnNCQJAK19FT

Adiyogi:
https://t.me/Neil_You/1487

Tirupati Balaji:
https://t.me/Neil_You/1128

Mindrolling Monastery:
https://t.me/Neil_You/1960

Almighty will get you your due. Do your best!

@UPSCneil

If your mock scores hit the same ceiling, your 12-hour ‘study’ days feel déjà vu, or you’re still juggling five newspapers - recognize the loop and snap it.

Change the pattern: trim resources, switch to active recall, rewrite one answer daily.

Break the habit, break the barrier. UPSC rewards the one who rewires.

@UPSCneil

UPSC can floor even the toughest.

A stumble or a breakdown doesn’t mean you’re weak - it just means the exam is doing what it does best: testing limits.

Breathe, patch yourself up, and open the book again tomorrow. The final list is full of people who kept standing back up.

@UPSCneil

Write two essays, choosing one topic from each of the following Sections A and B, in about 1000–1200 words each. 125×2=250

SECTION—A
1. Truth knows no color.
2. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
3. Thought finds a world and creates one also.
4. Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.

SECTION—B
5. Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
6. The years teach much which the days never know.
7. It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
8. Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.

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UPSC’s affinity for Philosophical Essays continue.

Before I give you my take on the essays, let’s do a mini exercise.

1. Choose one essay each, and tell me why you chose what you chose.

2. Give a structure and overarching themes you would touch.

3. Later you can write and use https://t.me/UpscAWE_bot for feedback.

@UPSCneil

Parkinson’s Law for UPSC: shrink a day’s syllabus into tight 2-hour blocks. Finish the chapter, not the clock.

@UPSCneil

GS1 2025:


1. Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture. (Answer in 150 words)
2. Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism. (Answer in 150 words)
3. “The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life.” Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)
4. How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
5. What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words)
6. Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words)
7. What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
8. How does a smart city in India address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice? (Answer in 150 words)
9. The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness—Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)
10. Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer. (Answer in 150 words)
11. Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss. (Answer in 250 words)
12. Trace India’s consolidation process during early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations. (Answer in 250 words)
13. The French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain. (Answer in 250 words)
14. Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (Answer in 250 words)
15. How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning? (Answer in 250 words)
16. Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. (Answer in 250 words)
17. Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil and water resources. (Answer in 250 words)
18. How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience. (Answer in 250 words)
19. Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India—Comment. (Answer in 250 words)
20. Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion. (Answer in 250 words)

@UPSCneil

UPSC GS1 2025 Live Breakdown I Generating points using Common Sense, Actual Question and Frameworks

https://youtu.be/jypkuiuEQJ8

UPSC CSE Mains GS2 2025 Live Breakdown: Generate Points with Common Sense Frameworks

https://youtu.be/L_8iKICxWpc