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20 Oct 2023 09:57

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✅Satavahana Dynasty- Andhra

🅾️What?- store this map- Look at the locations given in the map- Ancient port cities-this is an important theme for UPSC Prelims- often questions are asked on their history- some important ancient ports are : I told this last year as well- read this news

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24 Sep 2023 08:14

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✅108-Foot Adi Shankaracharya Statue in Omkareshwar

📍Adi Shankaracharya: Key facts for UPSC Prelims
⚜️Title: Jagatguru
⚜️Birthplace: Kaladi, Ernakulam, Kerala
⚜️Guru: Govinda Bhagavatpada
⚜️Key Texts: Gaudapadiya Karika, Brahmasutra, Vedas, Upanishads
⚜️Philosophies: Advaita Vedanta, Dashanami Sampradaya
⚜️Disciples- They were known for :
📍1. Padmapada: Devotion, Poetry
📍2. Totakacharya: Mission, "Totakashtakam"
📍3. Hasta Malaka: Child Prodigy, Advaita
📍4. Sureshwara: Householder to Disciple
⚜️Mathas:
📍Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetam, Karnataka
📍Jyotir Matha, Uttarakhand
📍Kalika Matha, Dwarka, Gujarat
📍Govardhana Matha, Puri, Odisha
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20 Sep 2023 09:17

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✅Modern sculptural tradition

➡️Example of New parliament building and the red sandstone sculptures- total 6 in number

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19 Sep 2023 08:44

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✅India club - being closed

📍India Club Location and Inception
⚜️Situated at the Strand Continental Hotel in London.
⚜️Inaugurated in 1951 by the India League.

📍India League's Initial Objective : Advocated for Indian independence and self-rule, known as swaraj.

📍Notable Visitors

⚜️Dr. Rajendra Prasad (First President of independent India).
⚜️Lord Mountbatten (Last Viceroy of India).
⚜️Jawaharlal Nehru (Former Indian Prime Minister).
⚜️VK Krishna Menon (Diplomat and former Indian Defence Minister).

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06 Sep 2023 15:11

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✅From Meluha to India: The Journey of Names of India

🅾️Ancient names of India include Meluha, Bharata, Aryavarta, Hindustan.The Constitution retained both India and Bharat as the official names.

🅾️There is a debate about changing the official name to 'Republic of Bharat'.

🅾️The change is seen as a reflection of India's ancient identity and cultural heritage.

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14 Aug 2023 08:57

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✅Govt protection of Manuscripts

➡️Bakhshali manuscript, an ancient Indian mathematical text written on birch bark, is considered to be the earliest recorded example of the use of zero

🅾️World’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum in Kerala( Thiruvananthapuram)- Click here

🅾️What are Buranjis- Click here

➡️ You can also add this as an example in how digital infra can safeguard our culture- just like how digital infra can save biodiversity- Virtual herbarium

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21 Jun 2023 06:34

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⚠️WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN HISTORY?- What is the demand of the exam?- read this very important article

👆Similarly this present article is beautiful way of narrating a topic- MUST READ for essay!


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14 Jun 2023 14:53

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VK IAS(UPSC Highlights)- History

05 Jun 2023 06:53

✅Someone said that " Direct questions" did not come from thematic tests- I STILL refrain from such claims- I did not respond on that day because I can understand - Most of us were sad, anrgy and frustrated with the UPSC paper- Now that the dust is settled - I shall respond- Here is an example WHICH IS DIRECTLY FROM THE ADVERTISMENT for this test- /channel/hinduhighlights/12536 ( you dont even have to buy the test 😄)

🅾️I Explained it in the Ad itself - Had you clicked the link and opened the article- Click here you could have found the answer in the first para itself- look above - so THEMES and not no. of months is a metric to cover issues. it requires Experience- So whatever links i will be posting- Just follow them patiently even if it takes 2-3 hrs in the beginning. Rest is upto you

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🅾️P.s. - At VK IAS the focus is on value generation, not the valuation 🙂

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03 Jun 2023 12:56

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✅Inscriptions where Ashoka's name is found : Kanganahalli
⚜️Kanganahalli, situated about 3 km from Sannati, is an important Buddhist site where an ancient Mahastupa was built. It is on the left bank of the Bhima river in Chitapur taluk, Kalaburagi district in Karnataka, India.


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01 Jun 2023 15:56

✅VK IAS Mentorship program- expression of interest -2023 mains .

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✅This is only for 2023 mains - 2024 candidates please wait till June 9th.

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29 May 2023 16:29

✅Here is the mandatory audit of work done @hinduhighlights for prelims 2023. Marked the relevant info within the pdf itself.

✅Disclaimer: this is not a claim of questions - consider this as an accountability statement. Though @hinduhighlights transformed into VK IAS - the work shall continue with new learnings ,insights and shall continue to remain free . VK IAS is a platform meant for targetted mentorship which takes time and resources beyond what i can do here for free. There can be errors in this key despite due diligence and proofs. Pls share them with me if any. Good luck.

✅ To all those people who messaged me for Mentorship program for 2023 mains as well as 2024

✅The program details for 2023 mains will be launched first and i can accomodate limited people only who can undergo the rigorous program for next 3-4 months.

✅The mentorship program of 2024 will be announced( again for a limited number) by June 12th with updated learnings - stay tuned 🙂

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19 May 2023 11:31

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✅British India education

🔰2018 Prelims question- General committee of public instruction

🅾️Read about this- the evolution of anglicist-orientalist controversy.


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14 May 2023 05:08

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✅Lepakshi temple- New indian express

🅾️Lepakshi temple is located in Andhra Pradesh, built during the era of the Vijayanagara Empire. The temple is famous for its three shrines, which are dedicated to- Lord Vishnu Lord Shiva, Lord Veerabhadra

🅾️Veerabhadra Temple was constructed by two brothers, Viranna and Virupanna.

🅾️ One important mural painting in its Natya mandapa is that of the legendary king Manu Neeti Chola, also known as Ellalan or Elara. The story of the king is mentioned in the Sri Lankan Buddhist chronicle Mahavamsa, which says Elara was of noble descent who came to Sri Lanka from the Chola country.

🅾️Lepakshi Veerabhadra Asia's biggest mural painting-Veerabhadra Swamy ), a hanging pillar in the dancing hall and the biggest monolithic bull in the country.

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13 May 2023 14:22

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✅Sub schools of jainism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_schools_and_branches

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09 Oct 2023 06:07

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✅Yom Kippur war

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23 Sep 2023 14:12

/channel/sahithya_aladakatti

One of the subscriber has sent me this audio clip from a previous ranker . Ms. Sahitya IAS has actually summed up how to use the channel.

Never met her... or had any interaction. But glad that the work done has benefitted people. Thank you Ms. Sahitya IAS for sharing your thoughts - 🙂 Like I said in the past, this is meant for everyone , and now aims to be a repository for future generations. All it takes is your willingness to unmute and use it🙂

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19 Sep 2023 13:14

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✅Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas- UNESCO World Heritage sites

🅾️What?- UNESCO added Karnataka’s Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas(10th and 14th centuries) to its prestigious World Heritage list.

🔰Which temples?

⚜️1. Chennakesava Temple in Belur- constructed by King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala dynasty in the 12th century

⚜️2. Kappe Chennigaraya Temple, Veeranarayana Temple, and Ranganayaki Temple

⚜️3. Common architectural features of the Hoysala temples-hyper-real sculptures, stone carvings adorning the entire architectural surface, large-scale sculptural galleries, multi-tiered friezes, and depictions of the Sala legend

➡️Also read about Hoyasala architecture- lakshmi narasimha temple

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08 Sep 2023 06:57

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✅World’s Tallest Nataraja Statue

🅾️Where?- at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan- to greet G20 leaders-crafted by sculptors from Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu.

🅾️Inspiration-inspiration from Nataraja idols found in Chidambaram, Konerirajapuram, and the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, all originally constructed during the Chola dynasty’s zenith in the 9th-11th centuries AD.

🔰In his Nataraja form, Lord Shiva represents both the creator and the destroyer, dancing within a circle of flames. This depiction showcases him as a force of destruction, representing death and time, while also being a guardian offering protection and removing fear.


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20 Aug 2023 06:33

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✅Megalithic site in kerala

🅾️Where?- Nagaparamba in malappuram district

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01 Jul 2023 13:26

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✅Gond Queen- Rani Durgavati

🔰Other important women in news who were from royal clans of the past :

⚜️1. Rani Velu Nachiyar

⚜️2. Kota Rani- Mother Queen of Kashmir

⚜️3. Ahilya devi

⚜️4. Rani padmini

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18 Jun 2023 04:37

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✅Teen murti complex- renamed as PM's museum and library


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13 Jun 2023 05:43

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✅Warkari sect- Just use this news to revise or know more about Bhakti period saints in Maharashtra

🅾️Who are these saints?- saint-poet Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Tukaram

🅾️The Warkari sect originated in Maharashtra, a state in western India, and is primarily associated with the worship of Lord Vitthal or Lord Vithoba, an incarnation of Lord Krishna.

🅾️The sect traces its roots back to the 13th century with the prominent saint-poet Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, who composed the famous devotional text, Dnyaneshwari, in the Marathi language.Warkaris, the followers of the Warkari sect, undertake a pilgrimage known as "Wari" to the temple of Pandharpur in Maharashtra. The pilgrimage is held annually and attracts millions of devotees from different parts of the country

🅾️Tukaram lived in the 17th century l Abhangs (poems) in the Marathi language, on Lord Vitthal

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03 Jun 2023 15:03

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✅Akhand Bharat and its background- New parliament building

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02 Jun 2023 07:53

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GS2- IR - importance of silk route and its relevance in present day- CLick here

➡️Activity for you : When and how did Tea enter india?

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01 Jun 2023 08:30

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🅾️Who is Ahilyabai Holkar?- Click here


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21 May 2023 10:38

✅This single document can help you in greatly reducing your CSAT fear 🙂

✅Good luck!
Vikas Kanukollu (VK ) - Founder VK IAS
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19 May 2023 08:46

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✅ Saint Sheikh Ahmed Karim- Bhakti period - Kashmir

🅾️As per written records, this place got its name because of a converted Hindu saint, Sheikh Ahmed Karim. Barnier Francios, the man who visited this place along with the caravan of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1665, wrote: "The saint was living here from the of Mughal king Jahangir. The saint could perform miracles by producing horrible voices. He could also bring storms along with hail stone and snow. He was an old white bearded man. He ordered the people not to create noise in this calm place of God, move silently, and also demand offerings from them.

🅾️The whole population of state still considered Sheikh Ahmed Karim as a saint of high value. Not in ancient times, but even now

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13 May 2023 14:26

The women in Buddhism - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-women-in-buddhism/article66080462.ece

Also read this- https://feminisminindia.com/2021/04/22/women-participation-in-buddhism/

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13 May 2023 07:50

⚠️Some of you are confused what Thematic test means and WHY THIS IS NOT ANY RANDOM TEST series- So I am directly posting one question from the test for you to understand🙂

As soon as you see this your probable reaction-

" How and from where am I supposed to byheart all this from- What nonsense is this ! "

But if you Solved PYQs- you know the terms prajnaparamita, Manimegalai, theravada- So you are expected to solve this question with the help of these concepts only!

So through this one question's explanation - You are going to learn

1. How to Revise High yielding PYQ themes

2. some new relevant facts ( the reasons for putting these facts out of all the other stuff in the world is Some current development)

3. Learn and practice logical elimination ( not through some elimination technique but using your existing knowledge alone)

⚠️Giving this clarity for making an informed decision - Now read this- Click here

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