“Given the rigor and detailing that was needed to write the book—through the process the concepts I wrote about kept getting stronger.”

—  Divya S. Iyer

Source: Quoted in The Better India https://www.thebetterindia.com/208078/kerala-ias-hero-upsc-tips-civil-service-exam-syllabus-india/

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