Inspector-General of Police (Eastern Range) B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda delivering a talk at the UPSC Aspirants Meet organised by The Hindu Civil Services Aspirants Club in association Shankar IAS Academy at GM University in Davangere on Friday.
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Inspector-General of Police (Eastern Range) B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda has said that with the advent of technology and newer tools like artificial intelligence, it has been observed that human beings are slowly losing the power for neutral analysis.
He was delivering a talk on civil services examination at the UPSC Aspirants Meet organised by The Hindu Civil Services Aspirants Club in association with Shankar IAS Academy at GM University in Davangere on Friday.
“I personally believe that we are slowly losing the power of neutral analysis. Earlier, one used to discuss with human beings but now we do the same with the help of machines. Despite a deluge of information and technological tools nowadays, neutral analysis is not possible,” he said.
Emphasising the need for having a healthy discussion with people instead of relying too much on analysis provided by technological tools, he called upon the aspirants to develop the habit of analysing issues in an impartial manner as it will be of great help to them not only in competitive examinations but also in real life.
Recalling his student days and his preparation for civil services examination and the struggle to find study material, Mr. Ravikanthe Gowda said that students of today are fortunate as they now have the power of technology and also mentors to guide them.
“However, whatever might be your IQ, your sweat and blood matters the most in achieving success in a competitive examination,” he said.
Emphasising the need for young minds to enter Civil Services, he quoted his father and writer Besagarahalli Ramanna who said: “If one’s life has to be good, governance should be good. While sitting under the fan and using a phone it is easy to criticise the system but how much change you can bring in the system by being a part of it is more important.”
Narrating his journey from being an average middle-class boy in a village of Mandya district to becoming the sixth rank holder in KPSC examination, Mr. Ravikanthe Gowda called upon the students to never lose their confidence as there is nothing wrong in accepting one’s mistakes and making efforts to rectify them.
He recalled how, while preparing for the Civil Services, he used to spend the whole day at the public library at South End Circle in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, reading and having group discussions.
He also asked the students to review their preparation on a regular basis like a lion that takes four steps and then looks back to see what is behind.
“Just reading will not help but studying and analysing issues will help you a lot,” he said.
At a time when self-love itself is becoming the goal, one should remember to do something for society and that’s why young minds should think about getting into Civil Services as it provides them with an opportunity to ensure justice to the needy, he said.
Earlier, Regional Head (Karnataka) of Shankar IAS Academy Premanand spoke at length on Civil Services, the examination pattern, the preparation and the other aspects of it.
Director of Training and Placement Cell of GM University Tejaswi Kattimani made the introductory remarks. Head of the Mathematics Department K.S. Omkarappa, Head of Bio-Technology Department Gurumurthy and others were present.
General Manager (Circulation) of The Hindu C. Sridhar spoke about the initiative.
Published – February 28, 2025 09:02 pm IST
