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A video analyzes the 2025 UPSC Mains essay paper, which featured eight "simple but mind-bending" topics. The analysis is intended to help future exam-takers understand the nature of the topics and the kind of essays UPSC expects. The speaker emphasizes that UPSC is looking for candidates with a "critical mind" and "maturity of understanding," not a "walking encyclopedia" with a lot of facts and data. The topics are abstract and metaphorical, requiring a person to think "beyond the obvious" and provide "interconnectivity" in their essays.

The video provides a brief interpretation of each of the eight topics:

Truth knows no color: This topic is about the universality of truth and can be connected to ideas from Plato, Mahatma Gandhi, and the doctrine of Brahman.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting: The speaker relates this to Sun Tzu's Art of War, diplomacy, geopolitics, and even personal and professional life. It can also be connected to Gandhian philosophy of nonviolence and Chanakya's teachings.

Thought finds a world and creates one also: This abstract topic explores the creative nature of thought, which can lead to action, movements, and revolutions.

The best lessons are learned through bitter experiences: This definitive topic is linked to Indian folk tradition, historical references, contemporary issues, and philosophies like Nietzsche's Amor Fati and the book Antifragile.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone: This topic on crisis management is described as counterintuitive, as it suggests inaction. It can be connected to Buddhist and Daoist philosophies, as well as Adam Smith's idea of laissez-faire.

The ears teach much which the days never know: The speaker interprets this as a topic about the wisdom of time and experience versus immediacy. It relates to Kabir's ideas and the Western philosophical concept of historicism.

It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination: This topic is connected to the philosophy of Karma Yoga, where the journey (karma) is within one's control, but the destination (fruit) is not.

Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty: The speaker suggests this topic is inspired by Sufi and Jain philosophies, and Stoicism, and challenges traditional notions of poverty and wealth.

The video concludes by reiterating that the goal of the UPSC essay paper is to test intellectual maturity and the ability to interpret and express thoughts, not just recall information.

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