For almost six years now, I have been wearing an oldwrist watch which once belonged to my grandmother. That watch has been a great source of embarrassment for me as all my classmates tease me about it. I do admit that it’s an antique watch which often refusesIn lick. As a result most often my friends have to keep telling me the time much to their irritation. I have been coaxing my parents to buy me a new watch-but they haven't yet paid any heed to my demand. They pacify me when I get agitated by saying that it is my grandmother's favourite watch and that I can serve Her memory well by 'putting her watch to good use.Although I don't agree witli this argument I cannot get Away with too much of complaining. So I force myselfto remain satisfied with what I have. While the question of a new more...

It was the 14th November 1889 when the Great national hero Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was born. This Freedom fighter with his indomitable strength and strong determination liberated India from the clutches of the British. During the period of the freedom struggle, he did not ignore or forget the precious wealth of the nation children. He was greatly attached to them and would sneak a few hours to spend in their lovely company. He was fond of them all, irrespective of any disparity. He liked to be among them, chat with them and listen to them patiently. The children obviously loved him and respected him. He was called "Chacha Nehru" by them. Hence 14thNovember has an importance of its own. The 14thNovember is celebrated every year with enthusiasm in India. The day is called 'children's day' for obvious reasons. The great son of India is remembered by crores of children and more...

Freedom has many different meanings. The qualities of being frank, open, or outspoken along with the absence’of necessity, coercion, or constraint are just some of the meanings of freedom. The quality of being exempt or released from somethingis also another definition of freedom. As much as Freedom is considered to be a good thing it also has badqualities that can accompany it. As young children Grow; they want to have more freedom as they get older. They want to have that sense of independence. They want to show off their abilities to survive on their own. At age sixteen many teens are given their first realopportunity of freedom. They are given a driver's license. This is the teen'schance to show that they are responsible enough to be given freedom. As they grow up they are given manymore opportunities to have freedom, they are given later curfews and he or she more...

India is a cricket crazy country and there is a saying in India ‘Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my god’. People in India are mad about sachin Ramesh Tendulkar for he is the greatest ever One Day international player and one of the greatest test cricket player. The  master Blaster, holds several batting records, including the  most Test  centuries and the most one-day international centuries, and  was rate  in 2002 by Wisden as the second greatest test batsman ever, after Sir Don  bradman. He received the Rajiv Gandhi khil ratna, India's highest Sporting honour, for 1997-1998, and the cililian award Padma Shri in 1999. Tendulkar was a wisden cricketer of the year in 1997. Sachin was born on 24 April 1973 in mumbai (then Bombay) into a middle-class family. His parents’ ramesh and rajni Tendulkar named him after his family's favourite music director sachin Dev Burman. Sachin was more...

Foreign trade implies trading goods and services that are destined for a country other than their country of origin. It is all about imports and exports. It exists because sonic nations are adept at producing certain products at a cost-effective price. Perhaps if is because they have the labour supply or abundant natural resources which make up the raw materials needed. It is the ability of some nations to produce what other nations want is what makes foreign trade work. In some cases, the products produced in a foreign trade situation are very similar to other products being produced around the world, at least in their raw form. Therefore, these products, known as commodities, are often pooled ‘together in one mass market and sold. This is called trading commodities the most common commodities often sold in foreign trade are oil and grain. One of the issues considered when conducting foreign more...

Allah Rakha Rahman was born Dileep Kumar on 6 January 1966 in Madras (now Chennai), India. Born into a musically affluent family, he started learning the piano at the age of four. The pressure of supporting his family fell on him after his father passed away when he was nine. As a result of joining the legendary Ilayaraja's troupe as a keyboard player at the age of 11, he dropped out of school and travelled all around the world with various orchestras. He even accompanied the great tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on a few world tours. He won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University, where he studied Western classical music and obtained a degree in music. Dileep Kumar later embraced Islam due to some personal crisis and came to be known as A.R. Rahman. He moved to advertising in 1987, where he composed more than more...

India became Republic on 26th January 1950. So everyyear we observe 26th January as a national holiday. The whole country celebrates Republic Day. The grandest Republic Day celebrations take place at delhi, the capital of India. Just as on Independence Day, the Prime Minister and the President of India arepresent on the occasion. There is an impressive parade consisting of the armedforces and also representatives of schools and of GirlGuides, Home Guards and the NCC, drawn from evenpart of the country. They are all smartly dressed and march superbly. All national awards and prizes are given away on thisday. Poets, writers, actors, prominent teachers, social workers and gallant members of the armed forces receive their awards at the Republic Day ceremony. The National TV channel, Delhi gives a running commentary of the Republic Day Ceremony at Delhi Everything is described so vividly that one feels as if one is personally more...

India has made great progress in several spheres. She could have made even more progress had she been able to control effectively the galloping numbers of mouthsto be fed. In spite of all the money spent and the efforts madethe population explosion has been controlled in India. Only marginally. At the time of Independence the population of India was about 35 crore. Now within a span of less than sixty Years, it is poised to triple itself. The main reason for this tremendous increase inpopulation is illiteracy and poverty. The poor illiberal People consider the coming of child a gift from God. The population explosion has created a number of problems such as, housing, food, clothing, medicine Sanitation, education and many other innumerableones. These people also think that if they have more membersin the family, they would be able to earn more as each member would go out to find more...

A radical change has come about since Independent ‘in the Indian Woman's role in society, where women automatically took a "back seat' in all decisions which were made by the 'men7 of the households and she Followed blindly, never questioning, never considered important or intelligent enough to express an opinion. The 'weaken sex' who remained a 'home commoditywhose clearly defined role involved cooking, taking Care of the children, running the household on the money allotted her by her husband, being the ever Patient, ever docile, ever obedient wife and mother. All though pre-partition, women were liberated enoughto step into public life, like Sarojini Naidu, Kasturba Gandhi, Bhikaji Cama, and others encouraged their peers to change the myth that women could not work Outside the confines of their homes, the real radical change only came later when Indian women began to Walk and work and think at par with their made more...

A good neighbor is a blessing as he is hard to find.Just one little experience can make us realize his Importance. He is by your side so much so that he is almost a memberof your family. He is with you in moments of joys and sorrows equally. He is loving/ considerate and helpfulas and when the situation may arise. My neighbour, Mr. Pawar, is a perfect gentleman. He isthe manager in a reputed private concern. He is also The President of my colony's resident welfare association. He is generous and kind and highly respected by the inhabitants of the locality. His wife is a well-educated Sensible lady. She is soft spoken and untouched by any false pride or flattery. They have two children. The younger one is a boy, Rohit who is very naughty and the elder one is a girl, Richa of my age. They both are good-natured more...