Archives November 2012

Introduction. Fire accidents are not very common. But when they take place they cause great alarm and destruction and sometimes loss of life, The place of accident. After taking our food in the night, my father made fire to heat milk. When the milk had been healed, we drank it in another room. Then my father told me to put out the fire with water over the half-burnt pieces of wood. Then thinking that the wood might not catch fire again in the oven, I put it aside in a corner. Unfortunately there was a huge pile of -wood for fuel in that room. The description. I went away to my father's room. The beds were ready and we slept. It was 9 o' clock in the night. My father was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he saw smoke entering our room. He wondered where it was coming from. He went more...

Introduction. This is the age of science. Science has changed every field of life. Impossible things have become possible. Thousands of things in our daily life arc the gifts of science. Gist of electricity. Electricity is the wonderful gift of science. It is very useful in daily life. It lights our houses, shops and streets. We Prepare food and wash clothes with its help. It gives us cool air in summer. It keeps us warm in winter. It drives our machines. It works   our radios and cinemas. It has removed darkness from the world. Gifts of medicines. Science has given wonderful medicines. They give immediate relief to us. Now serious operations are possible.  X-rays help us to know the interior parts of the body. Science has saved   us from many diseases. It has given us eyes to see, ears to hear and Legs to walk. Gifts in transports. Science has more...

In today's world, tourism does not merely moan a vacation, a source of entertainment, or a way of expanding one's knowledge but tourism in the recent years has emerged as one of the most important socio-economic sector of the nation. It is now recognized as an industry providing substantial support to the economy of a country. Tourism promotes National Integration and International Understanding. It also helps in improvement of infrastructure, creates more opportunities of employment and most importantly provides foreign exchange. Tourism in India plays a vital role in the country's economy, cultural growth and unity. India's great diversity and cultural richness provides ample potential for growth in tourism. The rich heritage of art, architecture, pre-historic spots, places of historical importance, picturesque palaces, topographically diverse places from the wettest to the driest, hill stations, soothing beaches, mesmerizing deserts, lush green valleys, snow-peaked mountains, mysterious forests etc all speak of the more...

Introduction. India is an agricultural country. More than 75% of its population lives in villages. People work as farmers. But it is pity that our farmer lives in poverty though he _is the hack-bone of our country. He works hard and gets little to eat. Present condition of Indian farmers. The present condition of Indian farmer is very bad. He is too poor to have some comforts of life. He has very few clothes. He lives in an ordinary house. It is made of mud. It is not properly ventilated. It is dark and unhealthy. Our farmer is ignorant. He lives in dirt. He does not know the importance of cleanliness. He is open to diseases. His habits. The Indian farmer is very hard working. He is very honest. He works in the fields from morning fill evening. The scorching heat of the sun. The cold winter winds and the more...

We all wait every year for the final exams to begin and end quickly as that means the beginning of the long and most awaited summer holidays. I too eagerly wait for the summer break to begin. Actually, long before they commence, each year, I draw out a detailed plan about how will I spend my summer vacation. Last year too, I was eagerly awaiting the holidays. More because I being in the Xth standard had worked hard all the year round. And so I wanted to make the best of the forthcoming vacation. The last two exams had seemed to linger. Yet, I had tried hard to focus on the exams and not think about the holidays that were round the corner And finally the day came when I had to appear for my last board paper. The paper went very well and I could hardly wait to rush more...

Music has the capacity of recharging us when we are exhausted and tired and out—it energizes us. In a state of exhaustion, music acts as a miracle—something starts taking place inside, something joyous, something pleasant, and something calm. Have we ever thought of the reason? The answer is nothing different but the fact that we feel harmony. Without harmony, life is just chaos and some people may get along with it anyway. Harmony provides an equilibrium between two excesses, and it also provides an equilibrium between the outer and inner worlds. Music is harmony—it is harmony between sound and silence. Sound belongs to the earth, silence belongs to the beyond. Pythagoras, while unfolding the mystery of music, called it, numinous. The word 'numinous' comes from a Latin root numen, which means a nod from the above, a yes from the beyond. It is a matter to be understood— otherwise we more...

Nowadays, another very popular means of social interaction and propagation that has emerged along with the Print Media is the rise of Electronic Media. The birth of electronic media took place with the invention of radio when a single voice miles away thrilled millions across the continents who marvelled at this miraculous hearing of a voice. People wondered and were overjoyed with this great invention. It was the beginning of an entirely new era. Science was hailed as the mistress of knowledge because it had made the impossible possible—a voice travelled and reached every nook and corner of the world. Owning a radio became a symbol of pride and social status.   When the voice got a face through Television, the people were left aghast. How could they see a person sitting miles away, and hear him too so clearly? It was the miracle of miracles, wonder of wonders. Science more...

Good manners play a significant role in one's life.  Learning good manners should be done early in life—it Costs nothing—only effort is needed. Good manners attract others. Good manners and courtesy have an Impact. It builds one's reputation as a person grows up. A person without good manners remains a beast and Is kept at arm's length; a person who is polite and Considerate becomes popular. Good manners come from Parents; these could also be learnt by following good teachers and elders. Good mannered children bring credit to the family and are welcome everywhere.  Children can learn a lot from good schools and good company Good manners need to be cultivated. How a child speaks, how it conducts itself, how it respect elders—all these count. A child looks a lot better if it has good manners. Life stories   of great men tell us about geniuses, and how humble and simple more...

We come across different types of advertisements in our day-to-day life, They have invaded every aspect of our day-to-day dealings, our conversations, our thoughts and to a certain extent even control our behaviour as customers and consumers of goods, and services. Advertisements stare and scream at us from every street corner, every newspaper, every magazine, every hoarding, every stall or shop or showroom to walls of every public building, vehicle, radio and television. They don't even spare our computer screens when all we are interested in is checking our mails or even simply browsing through- The world has suddenly become advertisement conscious, so much so, that at night the city lights up with thousands of neon glow signs proclaiming, capturing and demanding our attention. Advertisements have crept even into smaller and insignificant things of our life. For everything from education to career building to buying a soap or a mobile, more...

When we talk of exercise, staying fit, the image of a slim person immediately comes to mind. We all view staying fit as staying thin, but this is not necessarily true. Many young women and now, with the advent of the Modern Age, even men are obsessed with staying thin. good looking as they term it. A person can be fit even though he or she may seem obese to the rest of the world. Exercise is the key to keeping oneself fit- Exercise is not necessarily standing at one place and moving your arms and legs as one used to do in school. One can incorporate exercise into or along with any activity one enjoys. Dancing is an exercise, provided that the pace is fast, climbing upstairs is another way to reduce weight or to come back to the earlier level of fitness, but overdoing it can cause your more...