Essays

Subhash Chandra Bose was one of the greatest leaders of India. He is famous by the name of Netaji. He gave up his life for his motherland. His death is a great loss to the country. Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack. His father was a famous lawyer. He came of a very well- to-do family. Even as a child he showed signs of future greatness. He was a very brilliant boy at school. When a European professor made some bad remarks for Indians in the school he beat him. He was expelled from the school. He passed the Matriculation Examination from Cuttack. Then he joined the Presidency College, Calcutta. He passed his B.A. from another college in the first division. Then he went to England and took the Tripose degree from Cambridge University. He also passed the I.C.S. Examination. But he was not interested more...

Exhibitions are held in many districts by the government. The Aligarh exhibition is very famous. I along with my brother went to see it. There was a great rush of tongas, motorcars and rickshaws. There was noise as well as dust. I saw a large number of tents outside the exhibition. They belonged to the officers and rich men. They were fenced. I went along the road which, was sprinkled with water. We reached the gate of exhibition. It was A o'clock in the evening. As we went in, we saw shops on both sides of the road. They were very beautifully decorated. The things in the shop were put in a tempting manner. Roads came from all directions and met at this place. Under  a small tower stood the policeman, to control the mela. We reached the centre of the exhibition ground. Many people were buying things from different more...

The recess period comes usually in the middle of the school hours. Its object is to allow some time to the teachers and the taught to refresh themselves mentally and physically. Sometimes before the recess period. The students feel bored. They become inattentive to the lessons. They no longer follow the teachers. They grow tired of their lessons. They look forward to the recess period. Some of the naughty boys approach the school peon and ask him to ring the bell. All this shows that change is badly needed. As soon as the recess bell goes, all the students shut their books and put them in their bags. They go out. This action of the boys sometimes makes the teacher angry But they cannot help it. They want to be free for some time. They wish to remain away from the dull atmosphere of the class. When the students come more...

Plastic bags have really posed a great problem these days. They have replaced paper and jute bags which are less durable and beautiful. On the contrary, plastic bags and packets do not perish and are attractive to look. Plastic containers are being widely and extensively used in most of the states of India. They are used to carry any kinds of items like groceries, vegetables, fish, fruits, flowers and lots of other essential items. The use of plastic bags and        packaging has created different problems because plastic is not biodegradable, so they cause environmental pollution of a great degree. Burning of plastic bags creates intense air pollution leading to foul smell which is injurious to health. If thrown into drains, they will choke them. They will make the land unploughable and infertile. Excessive use of plastic bags and containers has made jute bags redundant which has almost more...

Famine means 'a general scarcity of food grains' of an extreme nature in a particular part of a country. A famine may be caused due to various causes. It is usually caused due to drought, excess of rain or insufficient rainfall. It also follows in the wake of a war, which lays large areas waste in a country. Another cause of famine is the increase in population far in excess of food supply. This is why famine is more common in over-populated lands. For want of food, people are compelled to eat roots of plants and even rotten things. Husbands leave their wives and mothers part with their children; some unable to bear the pangs of hunger, even kill their dear ones before they commit suicide. Epidemics break out because people eat whatever they could get. In very ancient times, famine was regarded as divine punishment of sinful men. Now-a-days, more...

A cat is my most favourite pet. Besides a dog, a cat is a very popular pet animal. Cats have been tamed for thousands of years all over the world. But as a domestic animal, a cat is not as faithful obedient as a dog. It is a bit selfish and A cat is a pretty pet. It looks like a tiger but it is very small in size. It has a small round head. Its body is covered with soft and silken fur. It has four short legs with sharp claws in the paws. Its small eyes have sharp eyesight. Its teeth are very sharp. A cat can clearly see even in the dark. A cat has a keen sense of hearing. It lives on milk, meat and fish. A cat is a useful animal. It does much good to us by killing rats and other insects in our more...

My entry into a college after I had completed my school education was an important event in my life. I felt very much excited on the very first day. I found that there is a great difference between school and college life. The world of the school is narrow and limited. The world of the college is large. I Teachers in a school are strict and use the rod to beat the boys very frequently. College teachers are like elder brothers. Most of the teachers in a college live in the world of ideas and books. We have students of all kinds in a college. They discuss the current affairs, art, cinema and sports. Some of them neglect text -books but they do not miss the daily newspaper or the running commentary of a cricket match going on in some part of the world. Some of them would even engage more...

A school magazine is an essential part of every good school. It is a good record to know the level of students of a school. Generally, a school magazine is published once in a year. Our school magazine is published in the month of May just before summer vacation. The organisational work starts before the month of February. A committee is formed headed by the Headmaster. He is assisted by some teachers and students. The committee publishes a notice requesting students and teachers for their contribution in the month of February. Students and teachers contribute their poems, essays, articles, stories, travelogues, jokes, anecdotes etc. for it. The intelligent and experienced students edit the magazine and teachers lend them a helping hand. A student becomes really proud and pleased when he finds his name and writing in print. Other students whose writings are not selected, try to develop their standard of more...

It is an age of science. Discoveries and inventions are taking place. Science helps man to manufacture a pin and also a jet plane. Man's comforts have increased and his powers strengthened. Man is now the master on land, in sea and air. One such marvel is the aero plane. It enables us to travel hundreds of miles in a few hours. It carries mails quicker than the train or the steamer. Doctors are using the plane to rush to distant places to save the lives of their patients. The aero plane has been used to save the lives of patients. It has been used to fight the locust pest that destroys crops in fields. Nowadays it is also adopted for sowing seeds over a large area of land. It is also useful to explorers in helping them to travel to places where other methods of transport cannot be used. more...

The introduction of midday meals is an important step for the success of the programme "Sarva Siksha Abhiyan" or "Education for All". It was recently launched all over the country to get rid of the curse of illiteracy. It is a fact that every year a large number of students drop out from schools. This is mainly caused due to poverty among the learners. These children in their very early age fall victims to child labour. Besides, most of these children suffer from malnutrition. Now midday meal scheme would arrest the drop-out rate and provide the under-privileged students with nutritious food. It would also promote communal harmony and remove casteism in a way. The successful implementation of the programme rests on the coordinated efforts of all those involved in it.