A father is a very hard taskmaster. He makes me wake up early in the morning and starts teaching me mathematics. Once I asked him of the advantages of morning walk. So he asked me to dress up in shorts and get ready for a morning walk. Our locality is very famous for its parks. […]
India is predominantly a land of villages. A major portion of Indian population resides in villages because agriculture is the main occupation of Indian people. An Indian village reflects the real picture of India. An Indian village, in the truest sense, is still made up of huts with thatched root and kuccha mud. We still
I live in a crowded locality of the area and the crowd presents the scene of “a human sea” in the evening. People return from the offices and students are back from their schools. Housewives come out to purchase vegetables, fruits and other domestic items. Young boys and girls dress themselves in their best and
This summer, I happened to visit Kathmandu. I decided to go by aeroplane. I got my seat booked by Royal Nepal Airlines a week in advance of my departure. My plane took off from IGI Airport at 10 a.m. in the morning. Before the take-off, everything was checked and passengers tied their belts. When the
Our school organized a tour to Shimla during the summer vacation under the guidance of our Physical education teacher. A group of twenty students left for Kalka to Shimla. It is a hilly tract of sixty kilometres that the train covers in about eight hours. The train winds its way on the zigzag rails very
Last Sunday, I happened to visit Plaza theatre where Shaheed Bhagat Singh was being screened. As I saw the posters pasted on the wall outside the theatre, my craze to watch this movie increased all the more. The posters showed Bhagat Singh in many moods, sometimes in prison and sometimes kissing the gallows. I purchased
I would ask a candidate to teach the class only if the student desire. Only those teachers, who can satisfy students would be selected. The students themselves would look after the discipline and cleanliness in the school. They would punish the latecomers and would tell their parents to send them on time. One student from
As the school closed for the summer break, a group of twenty students of our class left for Aurangabad. We hired our own bus to go to Ellora that is hardly fifteen kilometres from there. It is an old city that has been excavated by the Department of Archaeology. The Hindu temples present at sight.
Before the examination, the students suspend pleasure-oriented activities. They do not go to the playground. They also cancel their picnic schedules and forget about going to the latest movies. They are busy with their books. They go on reading while sipping a cup of tea. They go on reading while sipping a cup of tea.
The day before an examination is interesting in many ways. On this day, the examinees are in a different mood. Everyone is in a state of uncertainty as to what would be the questions in the examination. Everyone tries his best to prepare himself for the crucial hours. The candidates for the examination put their
School life is one of the most important periods in the life of man. It is this period during which one learns the basic principles of behaviour, speech and etiquettes. School life, in fact, is a period of learning and training in all aspects of personality of a man. One gets training for maintaining physical
My first target would be to eliminate black money and bank deposits of Indians in the foreign countries. When I find some people rolling in wealth and the others begging on the streets, my heart revolts. Is this the India of Gandhiji’s dream? These people do not pay taxes and keep the money stocked in
I am the eldest child in my family and was born after seven years of marriage of my parents. I was loved lavishly and a single tear from my eye would ten from my mother’s eye. When I started walking with the help of baby-walker, my parents held a grand feast. Noises of every type
It was the month of May. The school had reopened after the examinations. I was dreaming of sitting in the higher class. My bag was full of new books. My uniform was brand new. I was walking briskly towards the school. Suddenly, there are dark clouds in the sky. They soon spread and covered the
It was Sunday. I had seen a movie on the TV that was telecast from 11.30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. I went to sleep after 2 a.m. My mother had prepared the breakfast and was taking her bath. She thought that I was getting ready in my room. She was surprised when she saw me