Archives November 2012

In my school I am taught by many teachers. Each one teaches us a different subject. Although all of them are fairly good, there is one teacher whom I love and admire the most. Her name is Ms. Paul. She is the most pleasing personality that I have ever come across. She is an ideal teacher. She has all those qualities which a good teacher is expected to have. Ms. Paul is a science teacher. She loves the subject that she teaches and has an in-depth knowledge of it too. She teaches science almost as though it were a hobby class. She does not adopt the old methods of teaching. In fact we even forget at times that she is teaching us from our text books. Science comes alive in Ms. Paul' class. When she teaches, no one talks about anything but the topic that she discusses. She has the more...

Travelling by trains is cheap and comfortable compared to buses and planes. So we find a railway station a place of great hustle and bustle. We come across people from different parts of the country, in different fashions and colours in the station. Once I happened to be at the Old Delhi Railway Station to see off my friend. He was going to Kolkata by the Kalka Mail. The waiting hall was fully crowded with passengers. There was a long queue in front of the booking window. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry. A passenger's pocket was picked. But the pickpocket was caught red-handed and handed over to the police. I bought the platform ticket and came off. We soon reached the platform. The scene here was interesting. Passengers were waiting eagerly for the arrival of the train. Some were sitting on benches and smoking or reading newspapers. A more...

Students look upon examinations with contempt; I hey make all possible effort to avoid them. Educationists are against them and are thinking of abolishing them. Critics find fait with them. In spite of condemnation from all quarters, examinations persist. They seem indispensable in every walk of life. They are like milestone on the road to education and life. Examinations are not necessarily the sure test of the ability of students. They are judge from what they perform in the exams. Sometimes the most brilliant students is not able to do justice in such a short duration. On the contrary a student who has not touched the books the whole year gets good marks because all the questions he prepared just before the examination were asked. Shakespeare never passed any examination yet his works have won world-wide recognition. The world's greatest scientist Einstein, father of the atomic age failed in Mathematics. more...

The aircraft had taken off and all of us had our seat belts fastened. The airhostess began to serve I lie lunch on my first flight towards the north of India. I was on board a plane that was taking us lo Kashmir. The flight started in Bombay and as 1 looked down all I could see was buildings which first looked like a jungle of concrete. These were interrupted by an occasional green patch which would bring some relief to the eye. The sight was so common that I put the shutter of my window down and preferred to observe the various activities of my fellow passengers. Lunch was over now and I began to feel sleepy. I almost dozed off when I heard the voice of the head air hostess over the microphone. She announced our aircraft was now Haying over the mountainous regions (the Himalayas). Almost immediately more...

The world that we live in is a fast changing one. There are various events taking place all over. Newspapers are our greatest friends as they bring news and information from each and every comer of the world. There are sections in the paper for international news, national news and local news too. Depending on one's interest, one can read any section of the newspaper in the morning and be absolutely abreast with the latest development in one's field of interest. Politics, Society, new trends in the business and the fashion world, cartoons, "what's on", opinions etc., all these are published every day in the newspapers. People who seek employment can turn to the newspaper for information about vacancies in various institutions all over the country. Those who are looking for a house to live in on a rental basis can find that advertised in the papers. If one wants more...

Holi is a festival that is widely celebrated by Hindus. It occurs in March and marks the beginning of the spring season. It has a religious origin. Hindus believe that Holika an evil woman tried to bum Prahlad a true devotee of God. But Prahlad was saved by God and Holika was burnt to ashes. Hindus rejoice over the victory of Prahlad. It represents the victory of good versus evil or virtue over vice. Holi is generally a public holiday. Banks, schools and colleges and offices are closed on that day. People celebrate Holi in a gay and playful mood. They spray coloured water over one another. They look like clowns with multi- coloured clothes. People sing, dance, beat drums and blow whistles as they go in a noisy procession through the streets. They do not spare anyone they meet. Everyone is sprayed with colour. At night on the eve more...

Travelling is one of the best hobbies that one can have. Travelling offers an opportunity for adventure, it satisfies one's sense of beauty any gives one a feeling of power over the things around him. It also helps one to see someone else’s point of view. It opens up many new worlds to the traveler. Travelling provides adventure and adventure keeps us from growing old. As long as there is something to look forward to, the mind remains young and healthy. Adventure stimulates our imagination. It offers change and movement that are necessary to keep ourselves from getting bored. Now days many of us turn to the television or films to fight our boredom. Real adventure is not undertaken by many of us. The entertainment that the television can provide is pale in comparison to what adventure can provide. One of the main reasons that one travels is to go more...

The human mind is rational and does not take things for guaranteed. Man is constantly trying to run after knowledge and answers to the various questions that arise in his mind. His areas of Interest are wide and he remains inquisitive all his life. To satisfy his thirst for knowledge and information he can always turn to books for help. It is important to be selective about the kind of hooks that one decides to read. If we read books that are trash, we are liable to be corrupted by them. Reading substandard material is simply a waste of time. Education cannot be measured by degrees and qualifications. It is in fact measured by the culture and manners that one imbibes. A person can enrich himself with good qualities and a commendable culture if he comes across books that have a message to convey. Good books sow the seeds 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 enablesus 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 natients. 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 oilier methods of transport cannot be used. With more...

I often travel to go to my village and I usually travel by train. Tickets are booked in advance and my packing is also done by my mother. However, the last trip to my village was memorable as I started off on a wrong note because my reservation was not confirmed. Since I had no choice but to go under any circumstances. I boarded the train. During the day there was hardly any problem while travelling. The ticket collector was a friend of mine but I still did not get a berth to sleep on. At night the train was extremely crowded. People were sitting in the aisle, on the seats and wherever they could find some place. I had a big suitcase on which I tried to make myself comfortable. As the train moved on it got colder and colder. I had a sheet with me but no blanket more...