My parents are gentle but they get angry sometimes but that is for a very short time. The reactions of my mother and father are of different types. Whereas my mother gets angry very often, my father is cool and calm. My mother is a working lady and has to work on two fronts. She […]
My birthday is the only day when I am made to feel important. I am busy sending invitation cards, arranging games and decorating the drawing room. I have left certain things entirely to my sister. For example, it is for her to decorate the cards and write addresses in a very beautiful handwriting. She invites
East or west, home is the best. It is a famous old saying, which is true to the hit. I live in a small flat which was built by DDA. My father owns it on hire-purchase basis and pays monthly instalments. When the house was allotted, it was only a one-room set. We were not
Last year, I passed my class IV Examination. Although I had fared well in the examination yet I was not so hopeful of getting a first class. I was very much anxious because the question of my career was attached to it. The day before the result was expected, I spent a restless night. I
People have dreams in their lives. Many aspire to be rich or to become business tycoons. Some persons dream of becoming leaders, politicians and social reformers. Some aspire to become the leading hooligans and anti-social elements of their localities or cities. However this is a bad aspiration. There are others who have craze for becoming
A street hawker is a common sight in all the Indian towns and villages. A street hawker goes from one street to another and from one locality to another selling his article or food stuffs. A street hawker usually comes with a basketful of articles, placed on his head. Every street hawker brings articles and
Mahatma Gandhi is called “The Father of the Nation”. He was born on 2nd October, 1869 at Porbander, Rajkot in Gujarat. He was named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhiji studied law in England and went to South Africa to practice there. He saw how badly the Indians were treated by the whites over there and felt
A cyclone is a storm which takes place due to changes in the air-pressure. Winds from places around rush to that area. The air rises up, and that area becomes cool. The wind blows really fast, almost 80 kilometres per hour and is often followed by rain. Cyclones cause a lot of harm sometimes. Things
I am a bright, red school bag, and it is my birthday today. I am one year old. My little mistress loves me dearly and carries me around with great care. She keeps her little tiffin box, books, pencils and even puts a pair of shoes into me, sometimes. I was born in tailor’s shop.
Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14th November 1889. He worked with Mahatma Gandhi and many other leaders of India to gain freedom for our country from the British rule. He loved children and his birthday is celebrated all over India as Children’s Day. Children all over India call him ‘Chacha Nehru’. In 1929,
Deepawali is called the ‘Festival of Lights’. It is celebrated with great excitement and joy all over India. It is one of the most beautiful festivals because as far as the eye can see, twinkling lights of candles and earthern diyas light up the houses like stars upon the earth. Now-a-days, people use electric bulbs
Water is an essential part of life. Without water humans, animals and plants cannot survive. Water is even more important to people than food. We can live much longer without food than we can without water. A large part of the earth is covered in water. We look around us and we see water in
My mother lets me watch TV programmes before tea when I get home from school. This is because the programmes that are on then are suitable for children of my age. After tea I do my homework. After that I can only watch TV if the programme is particularly educational or interesting. My parents say
I got a mobile phone as a birthday present last month. Most of my friends have had one for ages. My mother does not approve of mobile phones. She goes to work by bus and she says that she is always being disturbed by people talking on mobile phones. This is certainly a bad point
We rely on several members of community to make life better or safer for us. When we think of such people we usually think of doctors, nurses and fire fighters. We forget about the people who collect the rubbish. Yet sweepers are essential to the community. They come round regularly in their lorries to empty