Essays

Outline : Late night, driving my car; stranger; stop; lift; pistol; threatened; robbed me; went away. These days all sorts of incidents can take place. You cannot expect a thing to happen but it does happen. People know many ways to take money out of your pocket, but this all happens unexpectedly. When you are least cautious, when you take pity on some one; he robs you. He takes an undue advantage of your sympathy and kindness. To whom we should be kind. To whom we should not be. You get a jolt of your life. You are left as a foolish person. You promise in your heart of hearts never to help anyone, come what may. But by then, it is too late. Late night's coming and going is also very risky. You may meet a stranger. He may try to convince all traits of humanity and innocence. He more...

Newspapers play a very important role in our life. We cannot imagine a single day starting well without a newspaper at our doorstep in the morning. No matter how much of a hurry we are in, there is always time for a quick look at the headlines, which tell us in a nutshell what is happening all over the world. The formation of a new government, winning or losing a cricket match, an earthquake, an aeroplane crash, a train accident, all types of tragedies of common man are covered in the newspaper. It gives us valuable information in the form of advertisements, notices and reviews. Expert writers give opinions on politics, society, films, art, drama and books. In a newspaper we can find a variety of things which will satisfy one's various interests. A newspaper brings awareness and consciousness to the literate people and spurs it to independent thought and more...

Books have always inspired us to gain knowledge and do better in life. Some books have changed the lifestyle of the readers. The Ram Chant Manas is one such book. It is a great epic of the Hindus. The Ram Chant Manas was written by Tuisi Das on the footsteps of Valmiki's Ramayana. In it, he depicted the life and times of Lord Rama in great detail, right from the times of his ancestors. It is a mirror of our culture and society which prevailed in those ancient times. It teaches us the noble qualities like self-sacrifice, faithfulness, devotion, courage, piety, determination and perseverance. It teaches us that we can overcome any hurdles in life if we work hard. The Ram Charit Manas has brought Lord Rama into our hearts and souls. It proves how evil is always defeated and how good always triumphs. No other book inspires us so more...

The youth of today are in grave situation. There is unrest among them because they are facing numerous problems like ambition, anxiety, identity etc. They have never rested on their past moments nor they have felt contented with the  possibilities of the present. They are under pressure of high ambition which increases their anxiety and thus problems begin to come one after another in their life. Fired by the stimulus and success syndrome of the living present, the young nurses an ambition to reach the top of the world, however hard and relentless the effort may be. There is deep divide between the urban youth and the rural one. The former is in a state of defiance against the old order. They find it difficult to adjust themselves in the present set up and thus they become victims of alienation or estrangement. Deprived of the opportunity to develop intellectually, many more...

A bus conductor is the most important organ of public transport system. He has a very difficult duty His day starts early in the morning as he is to reach the depot early. He is picked by the staff bus to reach the depot. As soon as he reaches depot he marks his attendance and takes charge of his bus. He is provided a form known as way-bill. He notes down the opening number of the tickets of different denominations on the way-bill. He issues tickets of different denominations to the commuters and keeps an account of the tickets sold on each trip. At the end of the trip he notes the closing number of the tickets. His job is comparatively easy in the morning and noon time. He has to deal with passengers from every walk of life. But he is much busy at the hours of the day more...

There are four seasons in our country. Summer is one of them. It comes in the month of April and lasts till July In England, the summer is a happy time. But in India it is very hot. It is so hot in India that all schools, colleges and some of the Government offices and courts are closed for summer vacation.  In summer morning is the busiest time. People are seen walking about doing their business. The rich people who have no work go out for a walk. Only lazy people remain lying on their beds. Some boys and men go out for a bath in the river, canal or tank. The market is busy the people try to finish ail their work as quickly as possible. At noon, the towns and cities look deserted. The shopkeepers are dozing. There are few people on the road. All kinds of work more...

In one's life span a person has opportunity to visit many places and some of them leave a lasting impression. A visit to the radio station is always memorable. It is an important place which one cannot visit whenever one likes. There are so many restrictions in entering the station. There is a procedure for visiting the place. Luckily, I had a chance to go to the All India Radio Station, Delhi, recently. My friend brought two passes, one for visiting the radio station and other for admission to one of his programmes. This programme was broadcast in the presence of an invited audience.  I accompanied my friend early in the morning. We reached the radio station at half past eight. It is a big and beautiful building, neat and attractive. It has a large reception hall. One can hardly keep account of the rooms. There are many signboards and more...

Leisure means spare time which we get after our day's long work. It is our free time in which we are free to do anything we like. There is no pressure of any type and we wish to enjoy it to the fullest. But it is always wise to use our leisure meaningfully. We should value our leisure, take it seriously and make the most of it. Holidays bring us more leisure than the working days. We are living in modern times, facing the problems of modernity at every moment. Our life has become so busy, so fast that we always remain in hurry and pressure of work. In this fast life, leisure plays a significant role because it relaxes  us and brings immense joy. Our life becomes dull if there will be no leisure, no spare time. Here we can quote the feelings of a great English poet Davies more...

The spring season extends from the middle of February to the second week of April. So, the duration of spring season is very short. The spring is my favourite season and I like it for more than one reason. First, during this season, a fine atmosphere prevails. The weather is pleasant. Secondly, it is the season of greenery and flowers. Thirdly, plants and trees put on fresh leaves and the gardens charm the eye with a variety of beautiful I flowers. The whole of nature looks very nice with fresh and new shoots, leaves and grasses. Flower plants burst into beautiful blossoms now. Variety of flowers blossom and are seen on the trees like palash, krishnachura, radhachura, ashok, shimul, bakul and champa etc. During this season, the wind blows from the south. Different singing birds, like the cuckoo, sing sweetly here and there. Many important festivals, such as Saraswati Puja, more...

Shivaji was the founder of Maratha Empire in India. He was the first Hindu to establish a Hindu empire after the Muslim rule. Shivaji was born in 1627 at Poona. His father Shahji Bhonsle was a Jaqirdar. He was in the service of the King of Bijapur. Shivaji lived at Bijapur. The charge of Shivaji's education fell in the hands of a Brahmin named Dadaji. His mother Jijaji Bai was a very pious lady. Shivaji got best qualities of his character from her. He could not learn how to read and write. But he became skilful in all sorts of manly games, when he became young, he was master of riding and arts of war and fighting. Dadaji used to read to him the stories of the Ramavana and Mahabharata. Thus the fire of patriotism was kindled in him when he was quite young. The stories of the acts of more...