June 2022

India’s first modern newspaper was the ‘Bengal Gazette’ that appeared in Calcutta (Kolkata) on 27th January, 1790. It was brought out by an Englishman named J.A. Hickey in English. Then, Calcutta was the capital of India of East India Company. Since then, newspapers have steadily multiplied and flourished.Today there are total of around 200 dailies […]

After the independence of India, it needed a constitution to function under. So, the Constituent Assembly, appointed a Draft Committee to do the job. Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar was nominated to head the committee. The committee prepared the draft and the Constituent Assembly adopted it as the constitution of India on 26 November, 1949. It came

A visit to a cool hill station during the summer months is a great relief. In the months of May and June Delhi becomes hot like an oven. The schools are closed for summer vacations. My father is a CEO in a multinational firm. He allows and finances our visit to a hill station every

Rabindra Nath Tagore is the only Indian who won the Nobel Prize in literature. His book of poems titled ‘Gitanjali’ got him the coveted prize. It is a book of prayers written with incredible spiritual depth. A reader can not help reading the lines again and again. Every time a deeper meaning emerges without any

Festivals provide much needed break from the drudgery of the routine life. Through the festivals we celebrate life. They renew our zest for living and boost our spirits. The realities of our lives are harsh and we need occasional cheering up through festivities. That fact has made India the lands of colours and festivals.Indian society

Life is energy based, more so the modern life. Entire industry, trade, commerce, business, social and domestic activities are today driven by various forms of energy. The sources of energy are under great pressure to meet the ever increasing demand. The coal, lignite, petroleum and natural gas are non-renewable resources. They are the most exploited

Digital technology has revolutionised the information and entertainment industries. The digital gadgets like computers, laptops, CDs, software, mobile, calculators etc. are most common aids of today’s life. The fields of communication, defence, education, medicine and other sciences heavily depend on digital inputs. It is truly an extension of the human brain. Until two decades ago

Essay, literally means an ‘attempt’. So, it is an attempt at composing a comprehensive piece of writing on a particular subject. It demands some art of systematic expression of one’s thoughts on one subject. A fairly good knowledge of the subject is also needed. An essay reveals the writer’s opinion or gives information on a

We live in Delhi. My uncle is a C.E.O. in a Gurgaon based multinational firm. He spends his Sundays mostly with us in Delhi. He is a fishing enthusiast who always talks of the one that got away.One Sunday morning he arrived in his jeep loaded with fishing implements. He almost dragged me along on

Rinkoo is a naughty kid who is full of mischief. Just this morning, he was poking a stick into a poor dog who was lying in sickness in a corner of our street. The dog is a familiar feature of our street. The kid’s father Mr. Madan Lal Tyagi saw it. He was returning from

The death sentence looks cruel and absurd in this age of modern science, liberal thinking, knowledge, space and technology. The age of barbarism is gone when capital punishment worked as a deterrent against heinous crimes.In my humble opinion we must not use hangman’s noose any more. We can try modern civilised treatment of reforms and

My name is Janaki. I am a 13 year old hill girl of Dodra village of Almora district in Uttarakhand. One day, my mother took me and my 7 year old younger brother Uttam to the jungle as usual. My mother went around to collect grass for our cows while I took care of my

Trees and plants are physically, spiritually and aesthetically related to us deeply. They remain part of our lives from crad to coffin or funeral pyre.The forests provide shelter, fruits, food, fodder, wood, medicines, timber and oxygen to name a few. The trees check soil erosion, floods and pollution besides creating lovely scenes. The forest cover

Rickshaw was the brain child of a Japanese mind. It was invented by the name ‘Jin Rikisha’ meaning ‘man pulled vehicle’, a handy goods transport mode. British introduced it in India as ‘rickshaw’ at Shimla to serve as passenger transport. They went around in rickshaws pulled by Indian coolies. Later, rich Indians also began to

(video gaming competition)Recently a video gaming competition called ‘Toonami Game On’ was held in New Delhi at a convention centre. The championship competition was sponsored by ‘Cartoon Network’ T.V. channel. The organisers claimed that the concept of video gaming was fast gaining popularity with the Indian kids.The format was kept conventional—preliminary elimination rounds leading to