ddroy's diary

Some useful tips for a successful interview at UPSC are: To have a positive body language To have a good personal appearance and ensuring the right posture To answer questions clearly and confidently Try to remain calm and composed even when faced with provocative questions Try not getting into long winded explanations and answer to the point. Things to Be Avoided at the UPSC Interview Avoid the expression, 'I am sorry.' Avoid conversational cliches, like: 'as you know', 'that's correct', 'of course', 'indeed', 'obviously', etc. Avoid technical jargon. However, if a member continues to probe you in any technical field, you can use technical expressions. Maintain a cheerful disposition. Now and then you can appear serious; but most of the time keep smiling or look cheerful and composed. One caution here: if the board laughs, you should only smile. It is only when you maintain some amount of distance that the boar

Father's day: I can not remember him vividly.  But I developed one mixed schema about him. He participated in the National movement during British period. When he came to India from then East Pakistan, he struggled hard against poverty. He was born in Mymensingha in present Bangladesh. He was good writer. Using different name, he wrote regularly in some news paper. He collected many rare books, research articles from different rare sources. I was shocked when those rare things were sold. He was foresighted, philanthropic and good administrator. He took initiative in type and short hand writing for the young students and started training centre near by Prachi cinema hall, close to Sealdaha rail station. He was attached with George Telegraph Institute and Writer's building. He fought for communist movement in India. I was one or two months old when he expired.