Besides national anthem there are some songs which instigate our feelings and fill us with pride. Many of them are very very popular.They are informal songs but very important. They touch our hearts.One of them is our national song ‘Vande Mataram…’. It is a part of the novel called ‘Anandmath’ written by Bankim Chandra. The […]
‘Jana Gana Mana…’ is our national anthem. It is signature tune of our country.Our national anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore who was a great poet and writer. He won Nobel prize for his ‘Geetanjali’, a book of poems.Our country adopted it as our national anthem on January 24, 1950, 2½ years after becoming free.
The Tricolour (Tiranga) is our national flag. It is the symbol of our nation, the independent India. It has three bands of different colours. The top band is saffron, the middle is white and the bottom band is green.In the middle of the white band there is a chakra, a 24-spoke wheel which means, a
We celebrate Republic Day on 26th January every year. On this day in 1951, our own constitution was enforced in the country and the country duly became a Republic. This constitution was written by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.The main Republic Day celebration is held in New Delhi. On Rajpath a grand parade is taken out by
15th August, is celebrated as Independence day in our country every year. On this day in 1947, India had gained freedom from the British.To celebrate Independence day the national flag, Tricolour is hoisted. Then, national anthem is sung while people stand in attention. At some places dramas are staged.The main function is held at Red
I get my hair cut at ‘Sultan Hair Cutting Saloon’. It has big mirrors and nice comfortable seats. In front of each seat there is wash basin. And racks around are loaded with implements, bottles, tubes etc.There always is a nice smell of lotions, shampoo and soaps in the saloon. Four or five hair dressers
Every family has a family doctor to whom its members go when they are sick. The doctor knows every member of the family by name and health problems. He has a record of each member.The kids of a family call him doctor uncle. The doctor also addresses them as son or daughter. Dr. Mathur is
We have a National Panasonic colour TV. It is a fine set. Picture on it comes sharp.As a kid I watched a lot of cartoon movies. My mother would settle me down before TV with a cartoon movie on. I used to sit glued to our TV watching Tom & Jerry, Charlie Chaplin, Micky Mouse,
Today mobile is a toy every kid wants to have. It is such a wonderful gadget that it connects you to the world. A teenager without a mobile today is like a bird without wings.On my 13th birthday my parents gave me a Nokia phone as my birthday gift. Now, I am all the time
ATM is a modern facility that makes our life easy. Anytime of the day or night your money is within your reach.It does not matter it is Sunday or a holiday, if you need money you get it. ATM is a money magic. Every bank has ATM service today.For money just go to the ATM
In old days it was the postman who used to bring mail to the people. Time has changed. Now people rely more on courier services for sending letters and packets.The courier boys deliver the mail at our doorstep. The courier service is a bit costly but people don’t mind. The quick and sure delivery of
After annual exams and three weeks into new classes our school closes for summer holidays upto the end of June. I love this vacation period. I can sleep beyond the sunrise time. No more hurrying up in the mornings for the school.It is play time. I along with my friends go to the nearby park
The market situated near my home is the most crowded place of the town. Numerous people come to buy things in this market everyday.The women come to buy jewellery, sarees, suits, shirts, jeans, fruits and vegetables, whereas the men come to buy ties, caps, pants and shirts.There are separate shops available for the children’s apparels.
One day I went to CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) of Mumbai to see off my maternal uncle Krishnan with my father. Uncle was going to Kerala. It was my first visit to a big railway station.The people on the platform were going about in great rush. There were porters carrying loads of luggage on their
Last year my papa and mummy decided to go to a quiet hill station. We did not want to go to crowded hill stations like Shimla.My papa decided upon Kasauli, a small hill resort near Chandigarh. We four—papa, mummy, sister Kinny and I boarded a bus from Chandigarh bound for Kasauli. In flat 2½ hours