Video Lectures of PSIR Optional for UPSC for UPSC CSE Exam
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Videos for PSIR Optional
| Recommended Books and Sources for PSIR Optional 69:18 min |  |
| Plato: Western Political Thought- 1 31:51 min | |
| Karl Marx: Part 2 57:30 min | |
| Introduction to Indian Political Thought 46:17 min | |
| Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Indian Political Thought 27:29 min | |
| M.K. Gandhi: Part 2 45:19 min | |
| M.N. Roy: Indian Political Thought- 1 36:15 min | |
| B.R. Ambedkar: Indian Political Thought- 2 38:24 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Introduction 43:23 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 4 37:55 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 8 39:34 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 13 50:42 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 2-1 33:06 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-5 25:11 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 2 24:28 min | |
| Political Participation: Comparative Politics 39:44 min | |
| Political Economy of Karl Marx: Comparative Politics 01:32 min | |
| Plato: Western Political Thought- 2 34:48 min | |
| Machiavelli: Western Political Thought- 1 33:54 min | |
| Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Indian Political Thought 43:06 min | |
| Aurobindo Ghosh: Part 2 21:27 min | |
| M.N. Roy: Indian Political Thought- 2 43:53 min | |
| B.R. Ambedkar: Indian Political Thought- 1 47:23 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 6 44:22 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 1-3 41:31 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-4 38:51 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 1 31:44 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 3 28:46 min | |
| Political Sociology: Modern Approach of Comparative Politics 35:15 min | |
| PSIR Optional for UPSC Mains: Syllabus Overview 08:34 min | |
| Aristotle: Western Political Thought- 2 23:09 min | |
| Machiavelli: Western Political Thought- 2 36:13 min | |
| John Locke: Western Political Thought 28:40 min | |
| Karl Marx: Western Political Thought- 1 31:22 min | |
| Buddhist Tradition: Indian Political Thought 26:01 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 5 45:16 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-1 43:18 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-3 32:57 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 4 24:39 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 5 26:59 min | |
| Meaning and Approaches of Comparative Politics 102:01 min | |
| Political Economy: Modern Approach of Comparative Politics 56:40 min | |
| Political Parties: Comparative Politics 63:13 min | |
| New Social Movement: Comparative Politics 39:13 min | |
| Aristotle: Western Political Thought- 1 27:14 min | |
| Thomas Hobbes: Western Political Thought- 2 09:24 min | |
| Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill: Part 2 52:12 min | |
| Antonio Gramsci: Western Political Thought 39:47 min | |
| Aurobindo Ghosh: Indian Political Thought 42:13 min | |
| M.K. Gandhi: Indian Political Thought- 1 49:57 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 2 41:05 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 7 42:16 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 9 46:34 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 12 34:26 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 1-1 56:43 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 2-2 44:04 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-2 44:44 min | |
| Limitations of Comparative Politics 13:39 min | |
| Theory of State: Comparative Politics 52:40 min | |
| Strategy for PSIR Optional for UPSC Mains 37:42 min | |
| Thomas Hobbes: Western Political Thought- 1 44:54 min | |
| Rousseau: Western Political Thought 10:31 min | |
| Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill: Western Political Thought 36:03 min | |
| Karl Marx: Part 3 47:24 min | |
| Hannah Arendt: Western Political Thought 58:09 min | |
| Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Indian Political Thought 45:45 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 3 45:10 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 10 36:41 min | |
| Political Ideologies: Lecture 11 27:02 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 1-2 40:36 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 3-6 49:42 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Unit 4-1 44:33 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: English and Hindi 35:19 min | |
| Indian Government and Politics: Topic 6 31:27 min | |
| Modern Approach of Comparative Politics: David Easton's Input-Output Model 51:37 min | |
| Modern Approach of Comparative Politics: Structural Functional Approach 55:27 min | |
| New Institutional Approach: Modern Approach of Comparative Politics 18:31 min | |
| Pressure Groups and Interest Groups: Comparative Politics 36:23 min | |
Political Theory
| Political Theory-1 45:51 min | |
| Political Theory-2 20:31 min | |
Theories of state
| Theories of State 40:04 min | |
Justice
| Concept of Justice 26:34 min | |
Equality
| Concept of Equality 24:18 min | |
Rights
| Concept of Rights 21:04 min | |
Democracy
| Concept of Democracy 28:18 min | |
Power
| Concept of Power 28:18 min | |
Political Ideologies
| Political Ideologies 28:23 min | |
Indian Political Thought
| M.N Roy Political Thought 31:57 min | |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Political Thought 26:44 min | |
Western Political Thought
Preamble of the Constitution
| Preamble of the Constitution 37:57 min | |
| Is Preamble part of Constitution? 06:40 min | |
Fundamental Rights & Duties
| Right to Equality- 1 (Article 14 - 18) 35:26 min | |
| Right to Equality- 2 (Article 14 - 18) 27:13 min | |
| Article 25 - 28 31:14 min | |
| Article 29 - 30 21:00 min | |
| Fundamental Rights- 1 67:43 min | |
| Fundamental Rights- 2 35:02 min | |
| Fundamental Duties 26:18 min | |
| Fundamental Duties Article 51A 18:48 min | |
Directive Principles of State Policy
| Directive Principles- 1 36:27 min | |
| Directive Principles- 2 19:53 min | |
Amendment of the Constitution
| Amendment of the Constitution 12:48 min | |
| Amendment of the constitution article (368) 06:32 min | |
Basic Structure of the Constitution
| Basic Structure Doctrine of Indian Constitution 21:17 min | |
Parliamentary System
| Composition of Lok Sabha 08:51 min | |
| Composition of Rajya Sabha 11:13 min | |
| Parliamentary System 07:07 min | |
| Elections to Lok Sabha 10:08 min | |
Making of the Indian Constitution
| Constituent Assembly Formation: Making of the Constitution 08:50 min | |
| Features of Countries Inspired in Making of the Constitution 07:34 min | |
| Committees in Assembly: Making of the Constitution 10:09 min | |
| Initial Efforts: Making of the Constitution 08:50 min | |
| Working of Constituent assembly: Making of the Constitution 09:19 min | |
Principal Organs of Union Government
| Budget in Parliament 04:53 min | |
| Functioning of Parliament 31:16 min | |
| Joint Sitting of Two Houses 08:22 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 1 34:02 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 2 43:55 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 3 18:17 min | |
| Introduction to Supreme Court- 1 10:03 min | |
| Introduction to Supreme Court- 2 04:42 min | |
Principal Organs of State Government
| Indian Judiciary- 1 34:02 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 2 43:55 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 3 18:17 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 4 40:50 min | |
| Indian Judiciary- 5 11:34 min | |
Grassroots Democracy
| Provisions & Features: Panchayati Raj 15:03 min | |
| Evolution of Panchayati Raj 20:26 min | |
| Local Self Government- 1 20:47 min | |
| Local Self Government- 2 11:37 min | |
Federalism
| Center State Relations 48:48 min | |
| Inter-State Relations 23:53 min | |
Party System
| Elections & Political Parties 07:11 min | |
| Recognition of Parties 16:52 min | |
| Political Parties : Party System in India 16:27 min | |
| Pressure Groups 10:17 min | |
| Political Parties 50:18 min | |
Social Movement
| Social Movement 08:54 min | |
Comparative Politics
| Meaning and Approaches of Comparative Politics 102:01 min | |
Politics of Representation and Participation
| Political Partiicpation 39:44 min | |
Approaches to the Study of International Relations
| Approaches to Study International Relations 16:01 min | |
Key Concepts in International Relations
| Depndency Theory 25:17 min | |
| Collective Security 31:01 min | |
Changing International Political Order
| Changing Nature of International Relation After second World War 28:23 min | |
Evolution of the International Economic System
| Bretton Woods | IMF & WORLD BANK : History, Purpose, Membership, Organisation, Functions and Facts 13:27 min | |
United Nations
| United Nations: Background, Significance & Principal Organs (UNGA) 22:37 min | |
Regionalisation of World Politics
| Regionalism in International Relations 25:10 min | |
Indian Foreign Policy
| Evolution of Indian Foreign Policy 27:10 min | |
India and the Global South
| Global South | Meaning | Features | Relevance 13:45 min | |
India and the Nuclear Question
| India's Nuclear Policy | Tests, Deals, Agreements, Doctrines 19:25 min | |
Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy
| Recent developments in Indian Foreign Polic 20:41 min | |
Election Commission
| Elections & Political Parties 07:11 min | |
Union Public Service Commission & State PSC
| Union Public Service Commission 19:50 min | |
| State Public Service Commission 15:39 min | |
Finance Commission
| Finance Commission 10:33 min | |
National Commission for SCs, STs & BCs
| National Commission for Backward Classes 16:58 min | |
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
| Comptroller and Auditor General 30:24 min | |
Non Constitutional Bodies
| National Human Rights Commission 17:28 min | |
| The National Commission for Women 02:40 min | |
