{"id":11174,"date":"2025-07-01T02:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groundreportindia.org\/books\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:40:22","slug":"essay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groundreportindia.org\/monthly\/upsc\/essay\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Essay Self-Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[tcb-script async=&#8221;&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7077717426343688&#8243; crossorigin=&#8221;anonymous&#8221;][\/tcb-script]<!-- Skyscraper Max 20260217 -->[tcb-script]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});[\/tcb-script]<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">To proceed with the submission of your essay, please confirm that you are using the Google Form that has been embedded here below. It is essential that you carefully consider and make a choice from the designated topics before you proceed with submitting your essay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.&#8221; (Focus on sustainability, consumerism, and the &#8216;Gross National Happiness&#8217; concept). \u2014\u2014 &#8220;\u0938\u0902\u0924\u094b\u0937 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0915\u0943\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0927\u0928 \u0939\u0948; \u0935\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092e \u0926\u0930\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964&#8221; (\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0930\u0924\u093e (Sustainability), \u0909\u092a\u092d\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0914\u0930 &#8216;\u0938\u0915\u0932 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093e&#8217; (Gross National Happiness) \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0935\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e \u092a\u0930)\u0964OR<\/li>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">&#8220;The doubter is a true man of science.&#8221; (Focus on critical thinking, scientific temper, and the dangers of dogma).\u2014\u2014&#8221;\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0947\u0939 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e (\u0938\u0902\u0936\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940) \u0939\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0915 \u0939\u0948\u0964&#8221; (\u0906\u0932\u094b\u091a\u0928\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e\u0915 \u091a\u093f\u0902\u0924\u0928, \u0935\u0948\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u0943\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0915\u094b\u0923 \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u0942\u0922\u093c\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u093f\u0924\u093e\/\u0915\u091f\u094d\u091f\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0924\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930)\u0964OR<\/li>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">&#8220;Artificial Intelligence: A catalyst for empowerment or a mirror for existing biases?&#8221;\u2014\u2014&#8221;\u0915\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092e \u092c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f\u092e\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e (AI): \u0938\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0930\u0915 \u092f\u093e \u092e\u094c\u091c\u0942\u0926\u093e \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923?&#8221;OR<\/li>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">&#8220;The Blue Economy: India\u2019s next frontier for sustainable and inclusive growth.&#8221;\u2014\u2014&#8221;\u0928\u0940\u0932\u0940 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e (Blue Economy): \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0924\u0924 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0935\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u092e\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091a\u093e\u0964&#8221;OR<\/li>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">&#8220;Is the &#8216;Trickle-Down&#8217; theory a myth in the age of extreme inequality?&#8221;\u2014\u2014&#8221;\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u0905\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0917 \u092e\u0947\u0902 &#8216;\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0932-\u0921\u093e\u0909\u0928&#8217; (\u0927\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u093e) \u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u093f\u0925\u0915 \u0939\u0948?&#8221;OR<\/li>\n<li \"=\"\" style=\"\" tve-droppable\"=\"\">&#8220;Urbanisation in India: A blessing in disguise or a ticking time bomb?&#8221;\u2014\u2014&#8221;\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0939\u0930\u0940\u0915\u0930\u0923: \u090f\u0915 \u091b\u093f\u092a\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0935\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u092f\u093e \u091f\u093f\u0915-\u091f\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u092c\u092e?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9NkHQejVStnQMEYJ8\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Link for Essay Submission Form<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(please ensure your essay should be around 5000 words) <\/em><em>Last date of submission: 2026-03-07<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tcb-script async=&#8221;&#8221; 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