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Swords, staffs and sacred pits: India's martial arts, state by state

Kalaripayattu or Gatka? Thang Ta or Silambam? India's martial arts, from Kerala's kalari to Manipur's sword-and-spear, mapped with origins, weapons and exam traps.

30 September 2026 · 9 min read

History

Puthukkuli to Madhubani: India's Craft Atlas, GI Tags and the Textile Towns UPSC Tests

Toda Puthukkuli shawls, Sujni embroidery, Uppada Jamdani sarees, the GI tag system, the Chanderi-Kancheepuram textile question, Gatka and Madhubani painting: the craft-heritage pairings and art forms UPSC keeps testing, in one atlas.

30 September 2026 · 28 min read

CSAT

Critical Reasoning for CSAT

Master critical reasoning for CSAT Paper II: assumptions with the negation test, inferences with contrapositives, conclusions, strengthen-weaken and paradox questions, with solved examples.

29 September 2026 · 9 min read

Agriculture

Irrigation and Water Management in Indian Agriculture

From flood to drip: India's irrigation data, techniques, micro-irrigation mission, groundwater crisis, Jal Shakti Abhiyan and the problems irrigation itself creates, with PYQ weightage analysis.

29 September 2026 · 35 min read

Internal Security

Kashmir After 370: Militancy and Mainstreaming

From the roots of militancy to the 2019 abrogation, the Jammu shift, over-ground workers and the mainstreaming roadmap: J&K's security story after Article 370.

29 September 2026 · 29 min read

International Relations

India-Central Asia: the extended neighbourhood

Five republics, one connectivity veto: uranium and gas stakes, Chabahar and INSTC corridors, the SCO anchor, and the New Great Game India must navigate.

28 September 2026 · 11 min read

Environment

Before the First Brick: EIA and PARIVESH

EIA is India's gatekeeper between development projects and the environment. This article explains the EIA process, the 2006 Notification, the PARIVESH portal, and the reforms reshaping green clearances.

28 September 2026 · 49 min read

International Relations

India-Canada relations: from the 2023 freeze to the 2026 pragmatic reset

The 2023 Nijjar allegations froze ties and top envoys were withdrawn; the 2026 pragmatic reset restarted CEPA talks, signed a C$2.6 billion Cameco uranium deal, and opened a first-ever defence dialogue.

28 September 2026 · 14 min read

Economy

Building the Nation: Infrastructure, PPP Models and the Energy Transition

Roads, railways, ports, airports, power: how India finances, builds and runs its infrastructure, PPP models, Gati Shakti, UDAN, Sagarmala and the 51% non-fossil energy milestone.

28 September 2026 · 69 min read

Modern History

The Other Freedom Struggle: Bombs, Martyrs and the Socialist Turn

They chose the pistol over the spinning wheel, and lost. But Bhagat Singh, Azad and Surya Sen rewired the meaning of freedom itself, forcing the Congress to think beyond merely replacing white rulers with brown ones.

27 September 2026 · 23 min read

Art & Culture

Pyramids of Stone: The Dravida Temple Tradition

Vimana, gopuram, prakara: from the Pallava caves to Rajaraja's 66-metre Brihadeeswara and Srirangam's record-breaking gateway. The complete Dravida guide.

27 September 2026 · 23 min read

International Relations

India-Myanmar: the gateway in turmoil

Act East's land bridge in a civil war: Kaladan and the Trilateral Highway, the Free Movement Regime call, refugees and the junta-engagement dilemma.

27 September 2026 · 14 min read

Governance

CVC, CBI, ED and CAG: India’s anti-corruption institutions

The CBI investigates, the CVC watches the watchers, the ED follows the money, and the CAG audits the books. How India’s anti-corruption institutions work, and why they keep tripping over each other.

27 September 2026 · 24 min read

Polity

Jammu and Kashmir: From Article 370 to Union Territory Status

The full constitutional arc of Jammu and Kashmir: the 1947 accession, Articles 370 and 35A, the August 2019 abrogation, the Reorganisation Act, and the Supreme Court's December 2023 verdict.

27 September 2026 · 30 min read

Polity

Judicial activism, PIL and judicial review: how courts became lawmakers

Judicial review, judicial activism and public interest litigation as one connected story: the doctrines, the landmark cases from Hussainara to Vishaka, and the permanent tension with the separation of powers.

27 September 2026 · 33 min read

Polity

Supreme Court jurisdictions, explained: Articles 131, 132-134, 136, 143 and 32

The Supreme Court's five jurisdictions, original, appellate, advisory, writ and special leave, mapped article by article: who can approach, who holds the gate, and where each one stops.

27 September 2026 · 37 min read