Essays

Christmas is basically a festival of the Christians, but today it is celebrated by all in India everybody observes it with gusto. Twenty fifth December is a holiday in India and the schools and colleges generally have their Christmas vacation. On 25th December Jesus Christ was born in Bethelhem. He was the son of God. He came to this earth to free man from the original sin. By his sacrifice he took all the sins of human beings on his shoulders. The grateful people celebrate the birth of the Saviour with great joy. People start singing of the coming of Christ, one week before. Christmas. Christmas carols, the songs about Christ, are sung with great joy. On the Christmas eve groups of young men and women go from house to house singing these carols. In churches, midnight prayer is held to welcome the 25th December. There is the family dinner more...

Sheetal is our maid. She came to work for us when I was two years old. She sleeps in a small room near the kitchen. She looked after me and played with me when Mummy was at work. In the evening we would go to the park. Sheetal does all the house work and the place is clean and neat always. She also helps Mummy in the kitchen. She takes me to school every day. Now she is getting married and will be going to Pune. We are going to miss her smiling face. We hope she will be very happy.

Raj has a pair of jumping boots. An old man had given it to him when he helped him cross the road. These jumping boots are very special. When Raj puts them on he is able to jump up high, almost touch the sky. Though the boots look like any ordinary pair they have magic power. On sports day Raj plays basketball with these boots. He is able to always make a basket. He also wins the high jump. After few days the boots started to wear and tear. Raj was sad as he was unable to use the boots. However till then he had become a basketball champ and was the school captain. Raj no longer wore the boots. He still managed to win the game.

The word -uniform9 itself suggests its objective – one form. ‘Uniform’ means identical and consistent When students wear a particular uniform which is unique to their school or group it imbibes in them the feeling of oneness, belonging, and being the same It actually helps to bring students from different social groups together. Students beg to differ. Uniforms, they say, inhibits their individuality and wearing identical clothes makes them feel robotic. Uniforms curtail their freedom of expression. The debate goes on. There are other ways of showing one's individuality and it is unfair that the uniform has to take the brunt for it. Showing one's individuality through dress is not required at this young age. Wearing the same uniform puts all students on the same platform. It's easier on the parent’s pockets as uniforms are generally wash and wear and are relatively cheaper than buying fancy clothes. Wearing a uniform more...

Points: Dull and hard life - dress and appearance – daily routine nature of his duties - qualities he requires. A Bus Conductor is a common sight. He leads a hard and dull life. He works eight hours a day. He does the same kind of work day after day. He wears a khaki uniform. Over one shoulder he hangs a leather bag to collect money. Over the other shoulder he hangs a heavy metal box containing tickets. Early each morning the bus conductor goes to the bus depot. He collects his metal ticket-box and leather bag. He goes to the bus he is assigned to for the day. He pulls the bell-string and the driver starts the bus. The conductor has to approach each passenger. He has to find out where each passenger is going. Accordingly he collects the fares. He punches every ticket before handing it over to more...

Outline: Explaining the term. Activities that are considered as delinquent acts. Family drawbacks resulting in delinquency. Preventive measures – private and governmental. Juvenile delinquency refers to anti-social, disruptive or illegal behaviour by children or teenagers. Though it is not easy to define juvenile delinquency, sociologist Marfatia explains it as a social offence committed by an individual who is below 18, otherwise would have been charged as a crime if an adult was. Juvenile children legally do not come under the Penal Section. Therefore, they are not punished like adult criminals. Such child offenders are sent to remedial homes. Children often test the limits and boundaries set by their parents and elders. There are certain kinds of activities that are counted as delinquent behaviour. They include killing someone, gambling, being dishonest, stealing, looting, begging, suicidal attempt, indulging oneself in sexual offence, committing violence or causing damage to someone's property. Eve teasing more...

Female foeticide is the term used to describe the killing of a female foetus in the womb of the mother. In modern times, very commonly, a female foetus is selectively aborted after pre-natal sex determination, thus avoiding the birth of a girl. No moral or ethical principle supports such a procedure for gender discrimination. The sex ratio has altered consistently in favour of boys since the beginning of 20th century and the effect is more pronounced in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Private foetal sex determination clinics were first established in these states and the practice of selective abortion became popular in late 1970s. Worryingly, the trend is far stronger in urban than rural areas, among literate than illiterate, exploding the myth that growing woman in society is determined by her education, health, economic role, presence in profession, and decision- making power within the family. Among Hindus, preference more...

It was the first day of the S. S. C. Examination. There was an atmosphere of suspense and tension in the examination hall. As the last bell rang, the perfect silence was broken by the rustle of the question papers in English which were being handed to the candidates, and the tense atmosphere gave place to one of excitement. I was considered to be a bright student, a promising scholar. I used to study regularly throughout the year and was not at all scared of examination. On this particular day, I was unruffled and confident, and placidly read the question paper, as though it was a newspaper. I always made it a point to attempt the essay first. While the other questions could be disposed of quickly, the essay demanded leisure, imagination and freshness of mind. One of the essay topics happened to be ‘Examination Reforms’, and in a fateful more...

India is a country of festivals. Almost every week there is some festival or the other. Some of the important festivals of India are Dussera Durgapuja, Holi Idd, Christmas, Baisakhi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, Pongal, Saraswati puja. But I believe, the queen of all these festivals is Deepawali. It is the most beautiful of festivals. Deepawali is generally' celebrated around November which is the best month of the year in India, the weather is very pleasant. After the sticky And, muddy rains, the bright and cool November fills the hearts of the people with enthusiasm. They are in a festive mood. So they celebrate the victory of good over evil with great zeal. On this day Lord Rama come back to Ayodhya after his victory over the evil Ravana. People welcomed him by lighting the whole Ayodhya with earthen lamps and decorating theit houses. That is how it is done even more...

It was Saturday. I woke up and wondered why everything was so quiet. Dad was on tour, but where was Mother? I went to her room and called out. A weak voice said, "Come in". I ran to the bed. Mother was ill. Her body felt hot and she could not get up. I ran to the kitchen, made a cup of tea for her. I then called our family Doctor. He came, examined mother, gave her an injection, and some pills. Spending the day in bed mother felt much better and was her usual self the next day.