I've read some of books that I think are quite useful and nurture your reading habit at the same time - 1. The cases that India forgot by Chintan Chandrachud 2. The case that shook India by Prashant Bhushan 3. Poor economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo 4. The golden road by William Dalrymple
Read these books and increase your number of attempts. Add some more adventure to your life. Or read and analyze some good toppers copies and increase your chance to make it in fewer attempts. But then life will be a lot less adventurous.
I was so much into reading but entering into this prep phase I eventually stopped it and here I was to find something relatable to my syllabus but then I saw your comment 🙂
1.Revolutionaries - sanjay sanyal 2.Incredible history of india geography 3. Challenges and strategies Rajiv sikri 4. Ten judgement 5.good economic for hard times 6. State of India environment in 2024
I can give you good suggestions about books. HISTORY 1 -Early india by romila thapar 2-"an era of darkness " by shashi tharoor POLITY 3- "The courtroom genius " by nani palkhivala 4- "we must know our Constitution " by fali s nariman ENVIRONMENT 5-"Environmentalism" by ramachandra guha INTERNATIONAL RELATION 6- "crossing the rubicon" book by c raja mohan
For UPSC, yeah you can rely on Romila Thapar and Guha. But for the sake of information, these two are extremely biased and don’t even consider their books for using as toilet papers…
@@IASStudy-xu2ye Romila thapar, tharoor and Ramchandra Guha provide extremely biased views. Romia was even taken to court for this. Their views are propaganda unfortunately. If you read them make it a point to know other side of story too, because half knowledge is poisonous
for history their is one more awesome book - From Pallasey to Partition....reading it will fulfil all requirements for modern history for all competitive examinations
Adding a bit more to it, aspirants can try and read some historical fictions like- Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh Passage to India by E M Foster Sunlight on the Broken column by Attia Hossien The last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Sir, we would like to watch such types of videos in the future. Also kindly suggest some books apart from the upsc syllabus like motivational book, biography/autobiography, and books like “Sapiens” By Yuval Noah and “48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene. Also give us the review of the book after reading. And tell us about the takeaways from that book. Thank you
Great video sir!! Please make many such videos about books. My suggestion is Why Nations fail : The origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu
For environment I would suggest "marginlands: India's environment on the brink" by aarati kumar Rao. It is environmental storytelling. Something new and different
Imo it's better to read something that goes against (or sort of against) your ideology. This way you'll constantly counter the points given in the book + it might also change your perspective on a few points. Either way it's a win for you.
@@UPSCprepIAS it will present the picture of rural in india facing distress in a way that has not been done so far...besides reading it will make one understand why government policies fail to deliver at grass root levels...or dont achieve their objectives....it makes one see real india in an unimaginable way
Sanjeev sanyal that idiot who criticises and makes fun of civil services and aspirants. No thanks there's no need to watch the full video. The first two book name is enough to not watch the full video.
I've read some of books that I think are quite useful and nurture your reading habit at the same time -
1. The cases that India forgot by Chintan Chandrachud
2. The case that shook India by Prashant Bhushan
3. Poor economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
4. The golden road by William Dalrymple
Read these books and increase your number of attempts. Add some more adventure to your life.
Or read and analyze some good toppers copies and increase your chance to make it in fewer attempts. But then life will be a lot less adventurous.
I was so much into reading but entering into this prep phase I eventually stopped it and here I was to find something relatable to my syllabus but then I saw your comment 🙂
@@kumudbartwal well said sir
For Environment - (climate change specific) - The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
1.Revolutionaries - sanjay sanyal
2.Incredible history of india geography
3. Challenges and strategies Rajiv sikri
4. Ten judgement
5.good economic for hard times
6. State of India environment in 2024
From my side - China Pakistan axis by Andrew Small and World upside down by Sujan Chinoy. For contemporary importance. Do read.
I can give you good suggestions about books.
HISTORY
1 -Early india by romila thapar
2-"an era of darkness " by shashi tharoor
POLITY
3- "The courtroom genius " by nani palkhivala
4- "we must know our Constitution " by fali s nariman
ENVIRONMENT
5-"Environmentalism" by ramachandra guha
INTERNATIONAL RELATION
6- "crossing the rubicon" book by c raja mohan
History by Romila Thapar ❎️
Brainwashing by romila Thapar ✅️
For UPSC, yeah you can rely on Romila Thapar and Guha.
But for the sake of information, these two are extremely biased and don’t even consider their books for using as toilet papers…
@@IASStudy-xu2ye Romila thapar, tharoor and Ramchandra Guha provide extremely biased views. Romia was even taken to court for this. Their views are propaganda unfortunately. If you read them make it a point to know other side of story too, because half knowledge is poisonous
Suggestion from my side, Decoding Indian babudom:- syllabus context - GS 2 Governance...
great suggestion..thanks
for history their is one more awesome book - From Pallasey to Partition....reading it will fulfil all requirements for modern history for all competitive examinations
True but it's quite dense for a first timer and not written for flow of reading.
@@UPSCprepIAS true...but for someone who has gone through basic books...it serves as a boon.....
Yes it is really good and insightful read...i read it for optional...
yes, sir kindly come up with more this kind of videos.
Thank you, great recommendations.
Love the ZenPencils poster
Johny Harris is too good. that is the real Journalism🎉
Adding a bit more to it, aspirants can try and read some historical fictions like-
Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
Passage to India by E M Foster
Sunlight on the Broken column by Attia Hossien
The last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
well I am a defence aspirant I will recommend all my brothers and sisters to please read military heroes books
🎯💎🏆 Great insightful & fruitful video 🏆💎🎯
लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु
( May all beings lead prosperous life across Globe 🌍 )
beautiful shlok
Thank you sir ! I need more of this kind of videos !
We want more recommendations Sir..
Great recommendation sir ❤ would love to hear more like this .
read from plassey to partition and an Era of darkness...u will like them
मैं इन किताबों को अपनी बुक लिस्ट में शामिल जरूर करूंगा पर मैं सोच रहा था कि अगर ये किताबें हिन्दी में भी उपलब्ध हों तो मैं अपना समय बचा सकता था।
Environment. - Animal husbandry
Pax Indica, why Bharat matters , the Indian way: strategies for an uncertain world are some other books for India's foreign policy that one can check
Thankyou so much to recommend Sanjeev Sanyal sir. Big fan of him as well as R. C Majumdar
Waiting for part 2 ❤
Biographies will be helpful, only their who have done exceptionally well or devastating bad being in civil services😊.
Thank you sir was searching for the same....keep recommending books also for different dimensions which will be helpful for essays
keep reading news papers and especially editorials and op-Eds....their is no better source or alternative for essays...nor their will be
Sir, we would like to watch such types of videos in the future. Also kindly suggest some books apart from the upsc syllabus like motivational book, biography/autobiography, and books like “Sapiens” By Yuval Noah and “48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene.
Also give us the review of the book after reading. And tell us about the takeaways from that book.
Thank you
Thank you for these reading suggestions! I am going to buy a few books for sure 😊 Love your videos as always ❤
Great video sir!! Please make many such videos about books. My suggestion is Why Nations fail : The origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu
For environment I would suggest "marginlands: India's environment on the brink" by aarati kumar Rao. It is environmental storytelling. Something new and different
Thank you so much sir ❤😊
Rajiv Sikri's book is not just dated but also reads like a Wikipedia entry. A better book for beginners would he Shivshankar Menon's "Choices".
Sir, please make more such videos.... And even recommend books which are not in any way related to cse
Thank you sir 🙏
Justice what's the right thing to do by Michael sandel.
I guess these should be read only after the syllabus is completed.
हिन्दी माध्यम वालों की सबसे बड़ी दुविधा होती है कि वो पढ़ना तो चाहते हैं लेकिन book इंग्लिश में होने के कारण पढ़ नहीं पाते हैं.... 😢
More recommendations ❤
God of small things by arundhati roy
Sir these recommendations are good ,will definitely try
And please do recommend good book for sociology too
Books on biographies of bureaucrats...
Everyone should read 'thus spoke zarathustra' by Nietzsche
Good information bro ❤❤
sir pls make video for sociology notes by using ai
I was looking for a book that follows from the first general elections until 1990. Please suggest books which cover this phase of indian polity
why bharat matters and the india way by dr S Jaishankar too are excellent books for understanding geopolitics from indian interests point of view
Sir please review book strategic conundrum by Rajiv Sikri
Sir please provide pdf link of this book please sir.
Thank you
My suggestion :- NCERT books 😂😂😂
How is 10 trillion dreams & Jaishankar sirs book ?
can say about jaishankar sir's books...they are good to understand geopolilitics from indian perspective
Essential socilogy new edition or old edition which is best optional of socilogy upsc please reply sir
Sir, please recommend some general readings helpful for essay and ethics
read news papers regularly....no other book or source can prepare you for essays as daily newspapers and especially editorials and op-Eds will
More videos
Sanjeev sanyal has orthodox/revivalist/conservative perspective.
And that's okay. Make a habit of reading all sides.
Imo it's better to read something that goes against (or sort of against) your ideology. This way you'll constantly counter the points given in the book + it might also change your perspective on a few points. Either way it's a win for you.
Everybody loves a good draught. P Sainath ( environment)
I've not read it, but so far as I know it's more a policy implementation critique than an environment book.
@@UPSCprepIAS it will present the picture of rural in india facing distress in a way that has not been done so far...besides reading it will make one understand why government policies fail to deliver at grass root levels...or dont achieve their objectives....it makes one see real india in an unimaginable way
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Dont mislead the aspirants,getting exposed to these type of conent causes FOMO among the beginners..what a non sense
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Sanjeev sanyal that idiot who criticises and makes fun of civil services and aspirants. No thanks there's no need to watch the full video. The first two book name is enough to not watch the full video.
First view bro❤❤
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Don’t read any book by sanjeev sanyal. He’s no historian and no historian worth his salt respects sanyal or his work!