History & Civilization
Essay Category: 6.4 | Last updated: 2026-06-04
PYQs Asked
- History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. -2021
- Geography may remain the same; history need not. -2010
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Historical Examples
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- Mountbatten / June 3 Plan (1947), at 79: Partition was hurried — Mountbatten advanced the transfer of power from June 1948 to 15 Aug 1947 amid spiralling communal violence, leaving migration and borders unresolved. Asked if it would trigger mass migration, he said "Personally I don't see it" — yet it produced one of history's largest, bloodiest migrations. A potent example for "history repeats... first tragedy, then farce" (PYQ-2021) and the costs of haste/poor sequencing in statecraft; also "geography may remain the same, history need not" (PYQ-2010). (Indian Express, 04-06-2026)
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