UPSC exam preparation: New book details the inside story
Each year, over six lakh aspirants appear for the civil service examinations in India, with months of grit and toil behind them. Featuring first-hand vignettes of what that life is like, is the novel 'A Pleasant Escape' by Indian civil servant Piyush Arun Rohankar, who cleared the UPSC civil service exam in 2014. It is the story of Alok Shirke, a bright student from Maharashtra who moves to the crowded lanes of Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar, where thousands of civil service aspirants flock to take coaching for the country's toughest exam. A fine, quick read for anyone curious about the UPSC exam preparation, 'A Pleasant Escape' builds up as Alok, and his friends, sit for multiple attempts at the exam, their eyes trained on the end goal, and hearts meandering through love, heartbreak and friendship. Sometimes the aspirants want to prove their worth to the society, parents, or to someone they love by clearing this exam and when they unable to clear it they end up taking this extreme step.
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