GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism." Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 176 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a restatement

Dr. Ambedkar in above quote emphasizes on two critical aspects of service delivery! Intent alongwith nature of the service.

Service without humility is selfish and egoist

Body · points

  1. Parochial Attitude & supremacists Idea of charity. Ex: Giving money out of pity or arrogance.

  2. Reprimanding someone's sincere request is unethical. Ex: Gandhiji's plea for satyagrah

  3. Fails to develop the true outcome of Education "vidya Dadati vinayam" → Education should lead to humility

  4. Kant's free will → Action must not be influenced by Reward hope. Ex: Photographing beggar while charity and uploading on media is out of hope for likes.

  5. need to treat humans as ends in themselves, not as means.

  6. 'Integral Humanism' philosophy → Every person has god in them → Treat them like worship.

  7. Karma yoga → your actions shape and determine your character.

  8. Stewardship and Trusteeship → we are simply renters of

Close · a summary

resources, not owners.

Thus; in a world characterized by parochialism and supremacism the focus on humility while service is sine qua non, as quoted by Dr. Ambedkar.

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