As my class was going for an outing, but my parents, specially my father did not agree to allow me to join it. I thought of speaking to him the other day in the evening. The reason was my poor performance in the terminal tests. First I made up my mind to be regular in studies. Daily after 8 p.m., I sat for two hours in the drawing room much in the presence of my father solving sums, while other members of the household enjoyed the TV programmes. My father used to notice it. But no one said anything till a week before the picnic. One day two of my friends dropped in the evening to call me for the evening stroll. I expressed my inability and told them that I could not break my vow to be at my desk for Mathematics at about 8 p.m. That was the more...

Our national bird is the peacock. It is a very beautiful bird. It is supposed to be the seat of Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning. The peacock has bluish-green feathers. The feathers are smooth as velvet and of various colours. It has something like an eye on each of its feathers. It is about five feet in length. Its neck is thin and graceful. On its head it has a small crest. Its legs are short, thin and black. They look quite ugly. Its eyes are small and beady. The peacock is a vain bird. It likes to show off its beautiful tail. It spreads out its tail in the shape of a fan. It dances with its tail outspread. It is wonderful to watch the peacock dance. It is a feast for the eye. The colours are gorgeous and the movements of the peacock are light and graceful. Unlike more...

I have often come across the warning that says feature smoking is injurious to health". Articles flashy m every second magazine, the television flashes anti-smoking visuals - yet the number of smokers in the country only seems to be Increasing Besides tobacco people get addicted to smack, heroin, "charas" "ganja" etc. These come under the common heading of “drugs” An addict is usually easy to spot. Any Person with a glazed look in his eye and sunk-in Cheeks dark circles under the eyes and leading A motiveless existence can be found to be a drug addict The worst aspect of addition is that the addict does not even realize that he is beginning   to depend so heavily on the object of his addiction. In fact he soon becomes a slave to his drug and life seems meaningless to the addict who does not get his regular quota of drugs or more...

The city that my parents have chosen to live in is Delhi. Delhi is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the world. The forts in Delhi are masterpieces from the glorious past. The old bazaars, the British architecture and Mughal buildings-all these make Delhi a beautiful city. However I could do a lot to help to make it more beautiful. The first thing to do is-to keep my city clean. There are wide and smooth roads in Delhi but they have to be kept tidy. We can all do this by being careful about where we throw our litter. Some people eat packed food and throw the wrappers out of the car or bus windows. Others throw all the waste from their kitchens on to the road outside. Dogs, crows and other pests throng around this waste and further contribute to con very the whole city into more...

Libraries are the storehouse of knowledge and books. They are a key to wisdom. A library contains books on various subjects that meet the requirements of the readers. Library caters to the need of every reader. There are periodicals, magazines, different newspapers besides volumes of other books. Books have become very expensive. Those who enjoy reading cannot afford to by all these books, we may however, buy two or three book sat a time but we all cannot afford to buy them every month. Thus, we have to depend on the library. Moreover we can get books on a variety of subjects. There are encyclopedias on a number of subjects. Encyclopedias are very costly and the buy them is beyond the reach of the common man. Again there are reference and other rare books which may not sometimes be available in the market. There is a vast explosion of knowledge. more...

I do not like to visit a dentist. But one day I had a bad toothache. I could not bear the pain so I phoned my dentist, and made an appointment with him. As I entered his waiting room, I saw many patients. They were all awaiting their turn to go in. Most of them seemed to be in great pain. Some even had swollen cheeks. I sat on a chair and looked through some magazines as I waited to be called in. Suddenly I heard a scream from the next room. I became very frightened. I wanted to get up and run back home. But everyone would have laughed at me if I did this. So I kept on sitting. At last it was my turn to go in. The dentist was kind and gentle. He felt my tooth with his instrument. He said that there was a cavity more...

India is a democratic republic where people elect their own representatives. All grown-up citizens of the country, with certain exceptions, have a right to elect their representatives. General Elections are held once in every five years normally. All citizens of 18 years and above, male and female have the right to vote. A few days before the elections various political parties carry on intensive propaganda in favour of their candidates. Meetings are held, posters are pasted on walls and leaflets are distributed. We have an Election Commission which decides when elections would be held and notifies its order. On the scheduled day people come to the polling booth to cast their votes for candidates. There is great hustle and bustle there. Polling is held in a room under the strict supervision of an officer-in-charge. There is an entrance and an exit for the voters. Every voter is given a ballot more...

What a change in women's status from the Vedic age to the present day? Looking back at history pages of ancient Limes, we find that women were treated with respect in the Indian society. In the Vedic age women were educated. However, as society became orthodox, there was change in their status. They were confined to the four walls of kitchen and occupied in rearing children. Men became bread earners. The roles of men and women were thus separated. But now the social scene has considerably changed. Women all over the world are being educated in almost every field that men so far dominated. The knowledge of arts science. Technology and politics is no longer the privilege of men alone. Every school and college is now conscious of imparting education to girls as it is absolutely essential to educate women in society. If the woman is an educated mother, she more...

In India, education has been provided to a few fortunate people and this has widened the gap between a few literate and millions of illiterate people in India. Since the population of the country is so large, it has been a very difficult task to educate all the people of India. It has been estimated that by 2008 AD, 28% of the world's illiterate people will be found in India alone. There are still about 45,000 villages in India that do not have a primary school. Adult education has now become a great necessity in India. It is obvious that an adult will be interested in studying only that which can help him with his occupation. He won't be interested in learning from scratch and that too all those subjects that can never help him with the earning of his livelihood. The Adult education programme was first launched in 1978. more...

The family was extremely excited that day. My parents had taken me to the mandir the previous day and my bag was packed with great care. I was to go to School for the first time in my life. I was three years old and I still remember the day I first went to school. My father came to drop me to my classroom and helped me to get familiar within teacher and class. I hated the thought of being away from home for so many hours. Tears rolled down my checks as I got off the car and held my father's hand. MY father could sense my fear and tried to cheer me up by drawing my attention to the playground where the swings were inviting me to come and play. I fet a little better as I saw many other boys and girls entering the class where that more...