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UPSC History and Culture Notes
Indian heritage, art and culture, and modern history for Prelims and GS Paper I: the laws and bodies that protect monuments, UNESCO lists, and the people and movements UPSC keeps returning to.
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Caste System in India: Key Concepts, Constitutional Safeguards and Caste Among the Diaspora — UPSC Notes
A one-stop GS1 guide to caste in India: its features, the key sociological concepts compared, Ambedkar's views, the constitutional safeguards, and why the debate has reached campuses abroad. Includes verified PYQs, MCQs and Mains questions.
· 11 min read
Ancient Monuments in India: AMASR Act, ASI, NMA and Adopt a Heritage — UPSC Notes
A one-stop UPSC guide to monument protection: the AMASR Act, 1958, the 100 m and 200 m zones, the ASI and the NMA, Adopt a Heritage 2.0 and the debate on concerts at protected monuments, with PYQs, MCQs and Mains questions.
· 7 min read
