Chaitanya Awasthi: Life in a Note-shell.

Hello everyone, will be doing a doubts session today on YT/Instagram with Upsctime. Can check out if useful to you. I also happened to find some more short revision notes I made while packing which proved useful to me, so will be uploading that by tonight. Hope you all, despite your challenges, are braving through the prep.
All the best.

These are my Revision notes of 25 or so Constitutional and other bodies (last 20 or so chapters of Laxmikanth). I had first made full notes of all these chapters and then summarised in 5-6 pages in tabular form all such notes. I had added few handwritten bodies as well but could not find that document, so you may add Law Commission etc. This is a comprehensive list, so should cover most of what is needed from Prelims and Mains perspective. I had added the functions table for Mains. Hope it helps you all. Best wishes always, C.

Hey,
1. Please find below the sample Polity (Laxmikanth) notes of a few chapters.
2. I've included some notes of Federalism, NITI Aayog, Centre State Relations which I made from internet in between to show you how later my note making was more about flow charts and shorter notes which helps in Mains (since Polity was one of the first notes I made so the earlier ones will be crude and longer)
3. Also, for chapters 42-63 (Constitutional and other bodies), no need to worry, I had made a crisp word document which covered all. I didn't get time to look for it, if I get it I'll upload that (since it has some hand written additions) else worst case I'll upload the original file so that you don't have to repeat the effort and can easily revise those short chapters and just learn the dynamic bits of it from monthly magazines.
4. I'm running way behind on Academy deadlines, let alone any social commitments, so maybe our next doubt session will be after some gap. Again, I'll try to cover as much as I can on this channel before leaving for the Academy.
All the best,
C.

1. Please find above reference notes from Spectrum chapter 1,3,5
2. See how I've extracted prelims specific info from the notes and stapled it on a small page with the main page.
3. Refer to chapter 5 (towards the end of PDF) for greater clarity on how to make notes and what's relevant etc...
4. I'll be doing an Insta live today at 7 PM for doubts received on Insta.
5. Telegram live is scheduled for tomorrow (timing I'll let you know) for doubts received on mail (those till 17 June I've addressed, if you've emailed after this, kindly turn up for the video since I'll address as many email doubts as possible on it)
Best wishes always,
Chaitanya

Hello everyone,
1. Running a bit stuck with workload, but I've begun reverting to doubts over e-mail (chronologically, first come first serve)
2. Many doubts which I am getting are already covered in the videos/talks/interviews I've posted on the group. Please go through them once (in 2x if time is a constraint) before asking a doubt. Defeats the purpose of doing the videos in the first place else.
3. For non e-mail doubts, I'd do an Insta or Telegram live as soon as I get the time. I'm trying to squeeze out tomorrow evening mostly.
4. I'd prefer if Insta is perhaps left for non academic and lighter discussions and interactions. (To tweak MLK a little about justice quote, UPSC stuff everywhere may become a threat to UPSC stuff anywhere :p)
5. Many doubts are related to notes of polity and history. So this is what we'll do, I'll try to upload 1-2 pages of as many chapters as I can from these subjects and if I've made special short revision notes/diagram notes in any chapter, will ensure that reaches you guys as well as it will save a lot of your time and you can use them directly.
6. I am truly humbled by your messages and words. Even if I didn't get the opportunity to reply, I try to go through most of them. They are the best of all felicitations I've received and truly make me reflect upon the journey in peace and define my "success" perhaps. More power to you guys and hopefully you'll continue to find commonalities in us instead of thinking you can't be a "topper" one day too.
Hope this was/will be helpful in any little way in your long journey.
Best always,
C.

Chaitanya Awasthi: Life in a Note-shell. pinned «https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjUwkJBq0w In case it's of interest to any of you.»

Hello everyone,
1. A lot many of you have asked me to share- How I made index notes of PT365/Monthly Magazines, so that you can make yours too.
2. I'm attaching my PT 365- Science and Tech index notes (Prelims only) for your reference.
3. I used pdf to word converter (free online) and then added spaces below each topic in the Index to write keywords and important details only for last minute revision.
4. Since S&T and such subjects are too vast with too much content even in PT365 form, this makes for easy revision and retention (for me at least)

Hope it is helpful. All the best. :)

https://youtu.be/eJMgEJ5NP5M

Hey everyone,
1. Two of the law optional videos have been uploaded. One will get uploaded soon. The Defacto one (attached to this reply) is pretty comprehensive and settles most of the doubts I received regarding the law optional. Please refer to the resources sent earlier and used in video to make sense.
2. DKT one is in Hindi for your consideration.
3. For GS, I'll be returning home tomorrow, so probably day after onwards whatever free time I get, I'll start uploading doubts resolutions and notes / resources.
4. On a side note, please find below a small tribute to my inspiration and a human who taught me more than just a sport. Might be useful to a lot many of you.

All the best!

https://youtu.be/6yZAOphXDYI

https://youtu.be/ejaILC7gXWc