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2.AdityaMongraPrinted
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3.VikashRanjanBook(
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mightnothavealloftheminthat

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5)TherecentjudgementbytheSupreme

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1.Sociology
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IGNOUBA

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June2016
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asScience:
(a)Science,

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scientific

Mongra

methodand
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3DEC,2016

EthicsandEssay:Strategy,Notesby
ChandramohanGargIAS
18OCT,2016

(b)Major
theoretical

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methodology.

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sociology

(c)Positivism

11AUG,2016

Aditya
Mongra

anditscritique.

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methodologies.

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andquantitative
methods.

Mongra
Haralambosand

MOTIVATION:YouforYourself
23NOV,2016

Holborn(new)*/
(b)Techniques
ofdata

Fundamantalsof
sociology

Aditya

MOTIVATION:TheBigQuestion

Mongra 14NOV,2016

collection.
(c)Variables,

RECENTCURRENTEVENTSPOSTS

sampling,

Aditya

hypothesis,

Mongra

reliabilityand

3DEC,2016

validity.

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Thinkers:

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(a)KarlMarx

1DEC,2016

Historical

InsightsDailyCurrentAffairs,30
November2016
IGNOUBA

materialism,
modeof

30NOV,2016

production,
alienation,class

InsightsDailyCurrentAffairs,29
November2016

struggle.

29NOV,2016

(b)Emile
Durkheim
Divisionof

RECENTSECURE2016POSTS

labour,social

IGNOUBA

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December2016

fact,suicide,
religionand
society.

3DEC,2016
UpendraClassNotes+

(c)MaxWeber

Ritzerand

Socialaction,

Fundamentalsof

idealtypes,

sociology(ifyoumissed

authority,

something).Ifyoufind

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bureaucracy,

ritzerdifficultthan

protestantethic

Ignouisagood

andthespiritof

alternative.

IGNOUBAInsightsSecureSYNOPSIS:01

December2016
2DEC,2016

capitalism.

SECURECOMPILATIONS:
November115,2016
2DEC,2016

(d)Talcolt
ParsonsSocial

IGNOUBA

system,pattern

CURRENTEVENTSQUIZ

variables.

QUIZ2016:InsightsCurrent
AffairsQuiz,26November2016

(e)RobertK.
MertonLatent

QUIZ2016:InsightsCurrent
AffairsQuiz,30November2016

andmanifest
functions,

IGNOUBA

conformityand

QUIZ2016:InsightsCurrent
AffairsQuiz,29November2016

deviance,
reference
groups.
Aditya

(f)MeadSelf

QUIZ2016:InsightsCurrent
AffairsQuiz,27&28November2016

Mongra

andidentity.

MINDMAPS

InsightsMINDMAPS:Refugeesin
IndiaandActEastPolicy

5.
Stratification
andMobility:

InsightsMINDMAPS:National
eHealthAuthority(NeHA)and
ThrowawaySociety.

(a)Concepts
equality,
inequality,
hierarchy,
exclusion,
povertyand
deprivation.

InsightsMINDMAPS:AllIndia
Mongra JudicialService(AIJS)and
CitizenshipAmendmentBill,2016.
Aditya

InsightsMINDMAPS:Contract
LabourinIndiaandSugarIndustry

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inIndia

(b)Theoriesof
social
stratification

Haralambos
INSIGHTSDAILYDEBATES

Structural

mainly

functionalist

Haralambos(small)+

theory,Marxist

Fundamentalsof

theory,

sociology/Upendra

Weberian

Notes

InsightsDailyDebatesDay301:
DemonetizationofRs500andRs
1000noteswillNotCurbBlack
MoneyintheLongterm

theory.
(c)Dimensions
Social

Aditya

stratificationof

InsightsDailyDebatesDay300:
HillaryClintonshouldbecomethe
nextAmericanPresident

Mongra

class,status

Notes/

groups,gender,

RAJYASABHATVNEWSDEBATES

IGNOU

ethnicityand

LokSabhaTVInsight:International
DayofRuralWomen

race.

1DEC,2016

(d)Social
mobilityopen
andclosed

Aditya

systems,typesof

Mongra

mobility,

LokSabhaTVInsight:OneNation
OneElection
30NOV,2016

sourcesand

TOPPERSSTRATEGIES

causesof
mobility.

6.Worksand
Economic
Life:

EthicsandEssay:Strategy,Notesby
ChandramohanGargIAS
PHILOSOPHYOPTIONALNOTES:
AmbarishVemuri,Rank150,CSE
2015

(a)Social
organizationof
workindifferent

SOCIOLOGYSTRATEGY:Chandra
MohanGarg,Rank25CSE2015

typesofsociety
slavesociety,

UPSCIASPrelimsStrategy&
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feudalsociety,

Fundamentalsof

industrial

sociology

40CSE2015
MOTIVATION:BandanaPokhriyal,
Rank83,ClearedUPSCCivil
ServicesWithoutQuittingJobWhile
WorkingasExciseInspectorforPast
4.5Years

/capitalist
society.
(b)Formaland
informal
organizationof

ToppersNotes:NitinSangwan,Rank
28,UPSCCivilServicesExam2015

work.
(c)Labourand

StrategyforPHILOSOPHYOptional:
AmbarishVLVemuri,Rank150
CSE2015

society.

7.Politicsand
Society:
(a)Sociological
theoriesof
power.

MOTIVATION:StrategyforUPSC
MainsandTipsforAnswerWriting
KumarAshirwad,Rank35CSE
2015

Haralambos(smallone)
+UpendraNotes

UPSCIASCIvilServicesPRELIMS
STRATEGY:KumarAshirwad,Rank
35,PrelimsGS1Marks140(2015)

(b)Powerelite,
bureaucracy,
pressuregroups,
andpolitical

Haralambos(small
one)+UpendraNotes

MOTIVATION:MythsandMistakes
toAvoid,byKumarAshirwad,Rank
35,InsightsOfflineStudent

parties.
(c)Nation,state,
citizenship,

Fundamentalsof

democracy,civil

sociology+Upendra

society,

Notes

Aditya
Mongra RECENTESSAYCHALLENGES

InsightsWeeklyEssayChallenges
2016Week49:Ifdevelopmentis
notengendered,itisendangered

ideology.
(d)Protest,
agitation,social

Fundamentalsof

Aditya

movements,

sociology+Upendra

Mongra

collectiveaction,

Notes

revolution.

InsightsWeeklyEssayChallenges
2016Week48:Socialmediais
betteratbreakingthingsthanat
makingthings

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InsightsWeeklyEssayChallenges
2016Week47:Deglobalizationis
goodfortheworld

8.Religion
andSociety:

(a)Sociological
theoriesof

InsightsWeeklyEssayChallenges
2016Week46:Democracyisthe
worstformofgovernment,exceptfor
alltheothers.

Haralambos(smallone)

religion.
(b)Typesof
religious
practices:

somepartharalambos+

animism,

Fundamentalsof

monism,

sociology

InsightsWeeklyEssayChallenges
2016Week45:Itisnotinequality
whichistherealmisfortune,itis
dependence

pluralism,sects,
cults.

MUSTREADBOOKS
(c)Religionin

1)IntroductiontotheConstitutionofIndia

modernsociety:
religionand

secularisationin

science,

haralambos(smallone)

secularization,

+fundamentalsof

religious

sociology

20Edition
Aditya

Mongra Chandra

3)India'sStruggleForIndependence
BipanChandra

revivalism,
fundamentalism.

2)IndiaSinceIndependenceBipan

4)IndianEconomy:ForCivilServices
Examinations6thEdition(2014)Ramesh

Singh
UpendraNotes+
9.Systemsof

Fundamamentalsof

Kinship:

sociology+

5)IndianPolityforCivilServices
Examinations4thEditionLaxmikanth
6)GeographyofIndiaMajidHussain5th

Haralambos(selectively)

Edition
(a)Family,
household,

Aditya

Mongra 7)EthicsInGovernance

marriage.

(b)Typesand
formsoffamily.

8)IndiaAfterGandhi:TheHistoryOfThe
Aditya

World'sLargestDemocracy

Mongra

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9)MasteringModernWorldHistory5th
Edition,NormanLowe
Aditya
(c)Lineageand
descent.

Mongra 10)SelectConstitutions:16thEditionS

Chand
11)ChallengeAndStrategy:Rethinking

(d)Patriarchy
andsexual
divisionof

Aditya India'sForeignPolicyRajivSikri

Mongra 12)India'sForeignPolicyMuchkund

Dubey

labour.
(e)
Contemporary

Aditya

13)HistoryoftheWorldfromtheLate
NineteenthtotheEarlyTwentyFirstCentury

Mongra ArjunDev

trends.

14)SocialProblemsinIndia2EditionRam

Ahuja

10.Social

15)PoliticsandEthicsoftheIndian

Changein

Constitution

Modern

16)PublicInstitutionsinIndia:Performance

Society:

andDesignPRATAPBHANUMEHTA

(a)Sociological

17)CertificatePhysicalandHuman

theoriesofsocial

GeographyGohChengLeong

change.

18)IndiasNationalSecurityAReader

(b)Development

UpendraNotes+

anddependency.

Fundamantalsof

(c)Agentsof

sociology

socialchange.

19)IndianSocialSystemRamAhuja

Sindhuri
Mamnotes

(d)Education

Haralambos

andsocial

(smallone)

change.
(e)Science,
technologyand
socialchange.

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PaperII
BookList
1.MahapatraNotes:Class
notesavailableinmarketor
Flavido
2.SindhuriMamNotes:
Availableinmarketoron
Flavido
3.AppliedSociology(Vikash
Ranjan)Availablein
Market
4.IGNOUMAMainly
DownloadfromMrunal
website
5.AdityaMongraNotesFb
Page.Linkisabove
6.DynamicPartNewspaper,
EPW,Yojanaperiodicallyfor
casestudiesand
contemporaryexamples
7.Ifyouwantyoucan
selectivelyreadVeenaDas
Essays,RamAhuja,B.K
Nagla,NadeemHussain(I
didnotreadthem)
P.SPaper2isveryconfusing
youwillneedtorefertomany
resources.Iamonly
mentioningwhatIreferred.
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Youmayhaveyourown
resourcelist.Pleasefollowit.
Fortopicsyoudontfinda
resource,youcantakealook
here.Butfollowyourown
strategy,insyncwithyour
coaching/selfpreparation.

Additional
Topics

GeneralList

Sourcefor
Reference

A.
Introducing
Indian
Society:

(i)Perspectives

Applied

onthestudyof

Sociology

Indiansociety:
(a)Indology

(GS.Ghurye).

MahapatraSir

(b)Structural

Notes+Sindhuri

functionalism

MamNotes

(MNSrinivas).
(c)Marxist
sociology(AR

Desai).

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(ii)Impactof

Applied

colonialruleon

Sociology

Indiansociety:
(a)Social
backgroundof

Indian
nationalism.
MahapatraSir
(b)

Notes+Sindhuri

Modernization

MamNotes

ofIndian
tradition.
(c)Protestsand
movements

duringthe
colonialperiod.
(d)Social

reforms.

B.Social
Structure:

IGNOU

(i)Ruraland

MA*

AgrarianSocial

/Applied

Structure:

Sociology

(a)Theideaof
Indianvillage
andvillage
studies.

MahapatraSir

Notes+Sindhuri
MamNotes

(b)Agrarian
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socialstructure
evolutionof

landtenure
system,land
reforms.

(ii)Caste

Applied

System:

Sociology

(a)Perspectives
onthestudyof
castesystems:
GSGhurye,MN
Srinivas,Louis
Dumont,Andre
Beteille.

MahapatraSir
Notes+Sindhuri
MamNotes+
IGNOUMA

(b)Featuresof

castesystem.
(c)
Untouchability

formsand
perspectives.

(iii)Tribal

Applied

communitiesin

Sociology

India:
(a)Definitional

problems.
(b)Geographical
spread.
(c)Colonial
policiesand

MahapatraSir
Notes+Sindhuri

MamNotes+
IGNOUMA

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tribes.
(d)Issuesof
integrationand

autonomy.

(iv)Social

Applied

ClassesinIndia:

Sociology

(a)Agrarian

MahapatraSir

classstructure.

Notes+Sindhuri

(b)Industrial

MamNotes+

classstructure.

IGNOU

(c)Middle

classesinIndia.

(v)Systemsof

Applied

KinshipinIndia:

Sociology

(a)Lineageand

descentinIndia.
(b)Typesof

kinshipsystems.
(c)Familyand
marriagein
India.
(d)Household
dimensionsof

MahapatraSir
Notes+Sindhuri

MamNotes+
IGNOUMA

thefamily.
(e)Patriarchy,
entitlements
andsexual

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divisionof
labour.

(vi)Religionand

Society:
(a)Religious

IGNOU

communitiesin

(selectively)+

India.

Applied

(b)Problemsof

Sociology

religious

minorities.

C.Social
Changesin
India:

(i)Visionsof

Sindhuri

SocialChangein

MamNotes

India:
(a)Ideaof
development
planningand
mixedeconomy.

Mahapatra

Notes+Applied
Sociology+

(b)Constitution,

IGNOUMA

lawandsocial

change.
(c)Education
andsocial

change.

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(ii)Ruraland
Agrarian

Applied

transformation

Sociology

inIndia:
(a)Programmes
ofrural
development,
Community
Development

Programme,
cooperatives,
poverty
alleviation
schemes.

Mahapatra
Notes+Sindhuri
Mam+IGNOU

(b)Green

MA

revolutionand

socialchange.
(c)Changing
modesof
productionin

Indian
agriculture.
(d)Problemsof
rurallabour,

bondage,
migration.

(iii)
Industrialization
and
Urbanisationin

Applied
Sociology

India:
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(a)Evolutionof
modern

industryin
India.

(b)Growthof
urban
settlementsin

IGNOUMA+
Mahapatra+

SindhuriMam

India.
(c)Working
class:structure,

growth,class
mobilization.
(d)Informal
sector,child

labour.
(e)Slumsand
deprivationin

urbanareas.

(iv)Politicsand

Applied

Society:

Sociology

(a)Nation,
democracyand

citizenship.
(b)Political
parties,
pressuregroups
,socialand

Mainlyinsync

withPaper1

politicalelite.

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(c)Regionalism

and
decentralization
ofpower.
(d)

Secularization

(v)Social

Applied

Movementsin

Sociology

ModernIndia:
(a)Peasantsand
farmers

movements.
(b)Womens

Mahapatra+

movement.

SindhuriMam+

(c)Backward

Aditya

classes&Dalit

Mongra/Praveen

movement.

sirNotes

(d)
Environmental

movements.
(e)Ethnicityand
Identity

movements.

(vi)Population
Dynamics:

(a)Population
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size,growth,

compositionand
distribution.
(b)Components
ofpopulation
growth:birth,
death,
migration.

SindhuriMam+
IGNOUMA+
Applied

Sociology

(c)Population
policyand

familyplanning.
(d)Emerging
issues:ageing,
sexratios,child
andinfant

mortality,
reproductive
health.

(vii)Challenges
ofSocial

Transformation:
(a)Crisisof
development:

CanRefer

displacement,

RamAhuja,

environmental

Articlesof

problemsand

EPWhere

sustainability.
(b)Poverty,
deprivationand

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inequalities.
(c)Violence
againstwomen.

SindhuriMam+
IGNOUMA+
Applied

Sociology
(d)Caste
conflicts.

(e)Ethnic
conflicts,
communalism,

religious
revivalism.

(f)Illiteracyand
disparitiesin

education.

HOWTOCOVERUPSYLLABUS
1.Breakthesyllabusintoparts:
ChaptersTopicsSubtopics.
Nowrefertoyourbooklist.One
book/sourcewillnothaveallthe
topicsandeveniftheyarepresentit
willlackexhaustiveness.Sooutofthe
sourcesmentionedyoucanfigureout
whichoneexplainwhichtopicinbest
wayandreadfromit.Donttryto
readonetopicfrommultiple
resourcesifyouareabletogetclarity
afterreadingfromonesource,until
andunlessthereissomevalue
additionstuff.
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2.Pleaserefertolastyearquestions
topicwisetheywillhelpin
guidingyouwhattocoverfroma
topic.Alsotrytoanswerthem
oncethechapterisovertocheck
isyouabletotacklethem.Thatis
thesimplestwaytocheckifyou
areonrighttrack.
3.Intheinitialstagesitwillbevery
difficulttounderstandsociology
especiallyifyoudonothavea
background.Sobepatient.
Initiallyfocusonunderstanding
thinkerstheyarethebaseof
sociology.Onceyouhaveclarity
here,sociologywillnotbe
difficult.
4.Sociologywillrequire23
readingsofthetopicbeforeyou
willstartunderstandingit.Once
youareabletograspthings,itis
bettertoconsolidateandmake
notesofit.
5.Makingnotesisveryimportant
sinceyouaretryingtocollate
informationfrommultiple
sourcesatoneplace.Itwill
alwayshelpyou.
Coaching
Ifyoucanjoinacoachingitisgood
sincesubjectistechnicalneedssome
help.Ifnotpossibletojointhantoo

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noissues,withsomeinitialefforts
youwillstartgettingthings.
Mostrenownedteachersare
MahapatraandUpendraSir.Other
goodteachersincludeAditya
Mongra,PraveenKishore,Vikash
RanjanSirandsoon.Iamnotgoing
tocompareandtellwhoisbetter.
Takeyourownjudgementsinceitisa
verypersonaldecision.
TestSeriesforsociology
Checkouthere
https://www.quora.com/Whichis
thebesttestseriesforsociologyas
anoptionalfortheIAS
Mains/answer/ChandraMohan
Garg1?srid=a64s
P.Sitsmyownpointofview
AnswerWriting
1.Learnthesyllabustopicsand
subtopics.Ithelpsalotin
makinglinkages.
2.Onceyoucompleteachapter
pleasedowritesomelastyear
questionsandgetthem
evaluated.
3.Onceyoucompletethesyllabus
completelydojoinatestseries.
4.Insociologyfirstandforemost
thingisknowledgewithoutit
nothingwillhappen,secondis
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usingitincontextofquestion,
thirdisstructuringyouranswer
properly(youhavetohavean
IntroCriticalAnalysis
Conclusion)ifthequestion
demands.
5.Donotmindevenlinkingpaper1
withcontemporaryexamples.
Thatwillhelpinenriching
answers
6.InPaper2trytolinktheoryand
examplesinyouranswers.Also
youcanusepaper1thinkers.Q
Impactofprivatisationon
educationaldisparities.Hereyou
couldpresentbothsides.Use
MarxianPerspective,AserData,
someIndianthinker/activist
perspectiveetc.Samewiththe
functionalistperspective.
7.ForGStypequestionsLike
MNREGA.Youneedtorelateitto
topicsofthesyllabus.MNREGA
islinkedwithrural
transformation,poverty,women
upliftment,migration,social
change/development,
environmentalchange,rural
development,rurallabouretc.
Youcaneasilyframeyour
answersonceyouknowhowit
linkstomysyllabus.Trytowrite
somesocialreports/analysison
MNREGA.Orsomeperspectiveif
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youcangive.(egRoleofstatein
socialdevelopment,Policyasa
toolofsocialchangeetc.Justfor
exampleIsighted)
8.Theonlywaytoimproveanswer
writingisfirstlyknowledgeand
thenitspresentation.Thiswill
happenwhenuarewellversed
withcompletesyllabus.Have
consolidateditanddoneenough
answerwritingpractice.Doself
evaluationandevaluationby
teachers/friends.Thishelpsin
knowingwhereyouaremissing
andaccordinglyyoucanimprove.
Anyqueriesstill?
YoucanpingmeonmyFbPage
https://www.facebook.com/chandramohangargpage/

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hi..haveyou
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awesome!!letssee
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>One
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wecanstart
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thenform
groupof
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4
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anyplan
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wrtsociology
?letusplan
ASAPand
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onit.Its
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PT
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yup...m
in....which
onedoyou
propose...insights
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baba?
ihadalukat
iasbaba'slast
year
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babawilstart
newinitiative
soratherthan
followingold
onewecan
waitfora
while,tillthen
letssolvelast
34yrupsc
questionson
someblog(
I'llcreateone
)..starting
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andother
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iamin....lets
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thinkers(both
papers),we'll
startfrom
monday..I'll
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bytomm..

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diducreate
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@Onepunchman
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