Essays

Our examinations were over. We felt relief after the hard labour. It was the month of May. We were waiting for the examination result We went to canal for a bath in the evening. We were ten in number. Many boys came and joined us. The canal water was flowing at full speed. Some of us did not dare to go far from the bank. A few of us were good swimmers. Shri Lal proposed that we should leap from the bridge. His proposal was accepted by all clever swimmers. They went up the bridge and began to leap one by one. This they did several times. Shri Lal went up once more and took his last leap. Somehow he went down. He did not rise from the bottom of the canal. For some time we watched thinking that he was taking a long dip. We waited but he did more...

The twentieth century has already come to an end. We are in the 21st century now. Now it is time to think what will be the position of India in 21st century. We presume that India will surely occupy an important position in the world in the new century. World will recognize her as the leader or torch-bearer of Asia. Every country in the world will try to have friendly relations with India. She will have good relations with our neighboring countries. In spite of all the hurdles Indo-Pak relations will improve and there will be free trade and communication between these two countries. India and China will succeed in setting their border disputes in the coming century and both will have very good relations with each other. The ethnic problem of Sri Lankan Tamilians will be solved upon by the end of the 20th century. The new century will more...

Reservation is the term. which is applied for the process of reserving one's interest. Sometimes you get a berth or seat reserved in train or bus, sometimes you get a place reserved anywhere. Sometimes you have something reserved for you. The implication is the same. Reservation gives you a special authority or possession for the thing you have got reserved. After Independence the world's largest democracy i.e. India accepted this term in its Constitution in a very significant manner. Every community has divided itself in two prominent categories. First the privileged and the second the unprivileged or under-privileged. India has also followed this system of society right from very ancient period. Naturally there has always been a great rift between these two sections. After Independence the wise politicians thought over this rift very deeply. They adopted the policy of reservation for the next twenty years in order to provide a more...

Fashion is the term which applies to the trend and style that people adopt according to the changing world. It sets our dress, behavior, food, likes and dislikes, etc. in order to match with the changed scenario. In old days people mostly followed the traditional pattern of living set by our predecessors on the base of their religious values and beliefs. So the names   like Dasharatha, Ram, Krishna, Radha were the most common in the society. But now Tom, Dick, Harry are in fashion. Now the fashion is set according to the Bollywood and Hollywood. Heroes and heroines of the films have become the role models. Now it is very difficult to distinguish whether 'Puppy' is your pet baby dog or your own son or daughter. Fashion is not a word which is unknown to everyone today. The whole world has become crazy for fashion and tries to go more...

There is no end to the choice of a favourite leader but as far as I am concerned, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri is my favourite leader. He was born on October 2, 1094, at Mughalsarai, a town of UP. He belonged to a lower middle class family. He was born and brought up in the cradle of poverty. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri got his early education at Kashi Vidyapeth. It was the place where he drank the rich springs of Indian culture and civilisation. He moulded his living according to the Indian way of life. After completing his education, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri turned to the poor condition of his countrymen under the British rule. He could not tolerate the sufferings of his countrymen. He was deeply moved by the starvation and nakedness of his countrymen. Compelled by these circumstances, he joined Indian politics. He came in contact with great more...

Introduction. English has become the world-wide popular language, spoken by most of the people all-over the world. The origin of this language  England (United Kingdom). It has 21 consonants and five vowels.  English is an easy and simple language. It is the national language of many countries Basic norms of this language remain the same but the pronunciation and some spellings get a little bit of change in different countries. Usefulness of English Language. English language is a window on world civilization. If we want to be conversant with the world and familiar with the latest technical or scientific inventions of the world, the study of English is imperative. It is indispensable. We cannot do without the knowledge of English. Our day-to-day familiarity with important developments of the world is a must. We cannot afford to lag behind. We cannot drive backwards. How can we go back to cartage ? more...

Introduction. Delhi is the biggest polluted and crowded metropolitan fitly of India. People face many sorts of problems here. But, these days pollution is the greatest menace to mankind. All our achievements and advancement become useless if we cannot get fresh air to breathe. Earlier In Delhi all the oil based vehicles used to emit tons of soot and smoke, (hereby polluted the environment of the city. Our city environment was in the constant grip of filth, squalor and garbage. Petition Against the Polluting Units. In order to get rid of this problem a famous advocate and an environmentalist, Sh. M.C. Mehta filed  a suit in the Supreme Court in 1985. Following the Supreme Court orders, all the old vehicles and industrial units were given notices to shift their such units outside the city. Conversion of DTC buses in CNG. The Supreme Court emphasized On the use of unleaded petrol more...

A new trend has been developed among the people of villages. They are steadily migrating to cities in search of better employment. As a result the cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are becoming over crowded. They have a population of several millions. No doubt these cities have certain advantages which attract the outsiders but if we go in detail we will find that in comparison to advantages, disadvantages are numerous. City life is in no way healthy. There is lot of pollution here. Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution have made the city a hell. There are vehicles emitting lot of smoke and factories giving out carbon in the air. The people are bound to breathe this polluted air. Not only this,, in cities we hardly get anything pure. The food which we eat with relish are entirely unwholesome and injurious. All this gives rise to many (Uncases. City more...

Fishes are well known by the people of the world. Thousands of various types of fishes are found in seas, rivers and ponds. There are various colours of fishes. Sea fishes are used as food. Parts of fishes are also used in medicine. In India, mostly river and pond fishes are used as food; but sea fishes are used as food by the people of coastal states of Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The favourite fishes eaten in India are Hilsa, Kattla and Rui etc. Fishes are reared in rivers, ponds, marshes and lakes. They are rich in food value. Various vitamins, proteins and fats are found in fishes. Sea fishes are mostly large. Oily medicines are prepared from sea fishes. India exports large quantities of fishes, especially prawns, for earning foreign exchange.   The largest fish is the shark. The whale is not a fish, but a mammal.   more...

Generation Gap is a term which is given to the gap between two generations-one the past and the other the forthcoming.  Everything is affected with the change of time-the age, the culture, mannerism, morality, thinking. It is a fact that this difference affects everyone extensively. This difference brings out a wide change in the making of the society and its culture. There has always been a clash between the two generations. It is because time is fleeting and with it everything gets a ' change. This change changes our minds. Though this change is always in a natural way but the people belonging to the past generations always take it in a negative way. This is the cause of the clash and this state of clash and difference of opinion is termed to be the generation gap. Human life has come to this stage after passing through various stages of more...