The incident of robbery took place a few days back when I was travelling in a second-class compartment. In the running train, two persons entered our compartment. They came through the window and their faces were covered with black cloth. They were armed with revolvers. They were also carrying swords on their person. They threatened […]
Yesterday morning when we were still in our bed, we heard cries in the neighbouring house of Mr Verma. When I came out to find out as to what had happened, I came to know that Mr. Verma’s mother, who was more than eighty years old, had breathed her last in the early hours of
I went to see the Mughal Garden last Sunday with my parents and sister. The Mughal Garden is situated in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. This is the first garden in Asia to be raised above the ground level. The Mughal Garden is open to the public in February every year. The Mughals were very fond of
Prizes give incentive to students to work hard according to the best of their capacity and ability. As such prize distribution function is one of the most important functions of our school.In this year, before the commencement of prize distribution, our school was white-washed and the floor was cleaned. Seating arrangements were made for the
Kumbh fairs are held at Allahabad and Haridwar after every twelve years. Great preparations were made by the government for the comforts of pilgrims. Special trains ran from all directions of Haridwar full of passengers. To check the spread of cholera all the passengers were inoculated against cholera before entering the fair ground. New bridges
Our Principal sent a circular to the classes that the Inspector of School would pay a visit on the 15th of December. The teachers and the students became serious.Great preparations were started a few days before the day of inspection. The broken panes were removed. The school building was whitewashed. The compound was cleaned of
When the alarm clock rang, I woke up in a bit of shock. My heart was beating fast. It wasn’t so much of the shock from the noise of alarm. It was more the after effects of the nightmare I’d been having all night. The bad dream was brought on by the thought which had
As I was standing in the bus queue this morning, I opened my school bag to get out my bus ticket. Then I noticed that my school project was not there. The deadline for it was first thing this morning! I was sure that I had put in my schoolbag last night! Had Hari, my
What a day I had yesterday! Everything that could go wrong went wrong.The day started very badly. I find it difficult to drag myself out of bed on winter mornings and I was late getting up. I had to queue for the bathroom while my elder sister spent ages putting on her make-up. That made
I remember clearly the day when I had my first swimming lesson. It was dreadful, for I was afraid of water. However, I had no choice. My parents insisted that I should take up swimming.Fortunately, my parents had engaged a very supportive instructor. He understood my fears and was patient enough to see me through
School canteens are necessary to provide cheap, neat and unadulterated food to students, teachers and staff. As such school canteen is the most coveted place and a centre of attraction for various kinds of sweets, namkeen, tea, coffee, cold drinks, snacks, etc.Our school canteen opens almost one hour before the school time, so that it
India is one of the fortunate countries of the world where one can have a change of seasons in a natural order. One has not to put up with the monotony of seasons. Each season, therefore, has its own charm and glory for the people. It is perhaps, because of this reason, that in one
There was an air of festivity at the fairground. The crowds of adults and children were milling around, especially at the games stalls, rides and food stalls that had been set up for visitors.The community club in our neighborhood had organized the event. It was rare to see a funfair in our district, my friends
Early next week I am going to New Zealand with my parents. I am incredibly excited about the trip and I packed my suitcase several days ago. I keep checking nervously to make sure that I have got everything.I do not have to worry about my tickets since my dad is in charge of those.
Being rich had been never my ambition. I had never envied wealthy people for their money. One day, however, I did become very rich. I won the first prize in a lottery.I won 50 crore from a lucky draw. I could not believe it. I was at my wits’ end about what to do with