The “Wrong Kind” of Gen Z !!!
Written by : Umakant Sir (Ex-OAS) Gen Z toppled governments in Nepal and Bangladesh. Many people now ask if India is next. The honest answer is no. It will not even create a dent here. […]
2026-10-15T15:33:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Essays, Reflections|
Written by : Umakant Sir (Ex-OAS) Gen Z toppled governments in Nepal and Bangladesh. Many people now ask if India is next. The honest answer is no. It will not even create a dent here. […]
2026-10-08T10:25:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Reflections|
Written by : Umakant Sir(ex-OAS) America did not win World War II only because of its generals or its politicians. It won because of physics. […]
2026-10-07T15:53:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Essays, MOTIVATIONAL, Reflections|
Most seagulls fly for one reason. Food. They fly from the shore to the sea. They search for fish. They return. For them, flying is only a way to survive. Jonathan Livingston Seagull wanted something else. He wanted to fly for the joy of it. […]
2026-06-18T18:55:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Analysis, Reflections|
UPSC Prelims 2026 had some weird Current Affairs Questions this year. And few questions were way too old to be asked as part of Current Affairs. Nonetheless, our RATTAFY magazine managed to cover good deal of current affairs (70%) from UPSC Prelims stand point. Here are the details. https://upsctree.com/upsc-prelims-2026-vs-rattafy-our-ca-magazine/ Thank [...]
2026-04-13T19:48:02+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Reflections|
Technology & History (Written by: Umakant Sir) Flattery in the Age of AI: Flattery has ruined more empires that the wars ever could. Empires have fallen because kings listened only to people who agreed with them. Mughal courts crumbled. Stalin’s generals told him what he wanted to hear. Hitler’s inner [...]
2026-02-03T22:03:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Reflections|
Written by: Umakant Sir (Civil Servant & Mentor) Come to think of it, There is a huge degree of similarities between training an AI model and preparing for civil service, at least at the fundamental level. Let’s see how? An AI model does not begin by “thinking.” It begins [...]