Mains Marathon

Day 7: "A caste-based census is a necessary step for ensuring equity, but it also risks entrenching caste identities."Critically examine the merits and demerits of conducting a caste-based census in India. (250 words)

Day 7: In a multilingual society like India, the issues of language dynamics often oscillate between identity assertion and national integration. Examine with reference to recent debates on Hindi imposition and regional assertion. (250 words)

Day 7: Discuss the role of technology in both empowering and endangering the rights and safety of women in contemporary India. (150 words)

Day 7: “Indian society is simultaneously a mosaic of tradition and a crucible of modernity.” Analyse the implications of this sociocultural paradox. (150 words)

Day 6: Essay

Day 5: Analyze the role of superpower rivalry in prolonging the Vietnam War. What were its long-term socio-economic impacts on Southeast Asia? (250 words)

Day 5: "While the First World War was primarily driven by nationalism and imperial rivalries, the Second World War was shaped by the rise of ideological extremism.”Compare and contrast the underlying causes of the two World Wars. (250 words)

Day 5: How did the American and French Revolutions contribute to the emergence of constitutional governance and democratic institutions in the modern world? (150 words)

Day 5: "Industrial capitalism was both the motive and mechanism behind 19th-century European imperialism." Critically examine how industrialization influenced the nature and expansion of European colonial empires. (150 words)

Day 4: "India’s foreign policy during the post-independence decades projected the image of a moral power abroad but struggled to assert it regionally." Discuss.(250 words)

Day 4: "The Indian republic had to be imagined in fragments before it could be consolidated as a whole." Elucidate with reference to integration, reorganization, and post-colonial challenges. (250 words)

Day 4: Discuss the role of social movements in strengthening Indian democracy in the post-independence era. (150 words)

Day 4: “The idea of planned development in post-independence India was both a tool of transformation and a source of structural rigidity.” Comment.(150 words)

Day 3: "The Gandhian era coincided with the emergence of socialist, revolutionary, and communal streams, reflecting a shift from elite-led to mass-based politics."Evaluate the interplay of these diverse ideological influences in transforming the character of Indian nationalism. (250 words)

Day 3: “The engagement of women in the Indian freedom struggle served as a foundation for post-independence gender reforms.”Analyze this continuity and its limitations. (250 words)