We learnt that our class teacher, Mr. Singh, was about to be transferred to another school in a week. All the pupils adored Mr. Singh as he was a very good and dedicated teacher. He never shouted at us and was very patient with the slower pupils.Our class decided to hold a farewell party for […]

Father is in the army. He had been away for months in Bosnia-Herzegovina on a mission. All of us missed him terribly. Finally, we heard that he was coming home. We planned a special welcome for him.The special day was a Saturday. We got up early to help with the preparations. Each of us was

Before townships and cities developed, people lived in villages in the countryside. Facilities are, no doubt, better in cities, but city life has become associated with stress, crime and pollution.Life in the city is very hectic. Traffic congestion is a perpetual problem. At work, fierce competition, deadlines and meetings await the city dweller. Always in

My cousin Manish , the only child, is a healthy, good-natured teenager who works at a supermarket in our neighbourhood. He gets along well with the other employees and his boss calls him his star’ worker. When Manish was one and a half years old, he was diagnosed with a mental disability. His parents, shocked

There are people who believe in ghosts and there are people who don’t. I myself was a skeptic a few years ago. All that changed when I had a paranormal experience one fateful Sunday just a year ago.I had gone to Chennai with my three friends, Ali, Alex and Abhishek, during the school holidays. We

Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to be an actor. No, I do not want to go to Hollywood and act in films. My desire is to act on the stage. I think that one must have real talent to act on the stage. Being a stage actor is also more rewarding

Pests and insects like houseflies, ants, mosquitoes, cockroaches and lizards are a nuisance to health and comfort in the home. Though many people use generous amounts of insecticides in its many forms—sprays, coils, nets, etc—it seems that it has little or no effect on these creatures. The only way to ensure that our homes are

One evening, Father came home after work, walked to the TV set and switched it off. As we started to protest, he said angrily, `We hardly talk to one another these days. Everyone is glued to the TV! What is happening to our family?’We did not dare argue with Father. He announced that watching TV

The environment is the surroundings and conditions one is brought up in. Does nurturing an individual in the “correct” surroundings produce a “superior” human being?Let us examine the evidence. I am going to use myself as the “guinea pig”, the subject of the “test”.The first evidence to my advantage is my home environment. I was

During the school holidays, my friend’s sister asked me to baby-sit her four-year-old son one Saturday night. I agreed, thinking it would be an easy way to earn some extra pocket money. When I arrived at the house, I was introduced to the child, Kris.After the parents had left, I asked Kris what he would

Every year my father makes it a point to take the family on a vacation. This year as it is every year, we put it to a vote to decide what our holiday destination will be. Even though we all decided on Bali in Indonesia, we gave in to my little sister who insisted on

Have you ever been sick and bed-ridden? One may not wish to be sick or bed-ridden. Still it is an experience. Unfortunately for me, I had such an experience last year. When I began sneezing one fine morning, I never thought I would be going in for a protracted illness. That evening, I had temperature

It was a hot night and I could not sleep, I got up and looked out of the window. The sky was very clear with a half-moon in the west and many twinkling stars.While I was absorbed in the scene, I heard a moaning sound from the next flat. I listened for a while. I

Criminalization is a social phenomenon, which has shaped and continues to be shaped by the society. Emergence of a society divided on the basis of class, caste and education has made crime an acceptable way of getting pelf and power by a growing number of individuals.This has made our democratic and constitutionally bound society, into

A sick man is a nuisance for himself and a nuisance for others about him. A sick person cannot go about his duties efficiently. He will not be able to work hard and he may not be mentally alert also. If he is regularly sick others will suffer in many ways. Indirectly it is a