Archives August 2013

Although I have many friends within the country, but I have always wished to cultivate a friend in a foreign country. The other day I was going through a magazine and came across the addresses of many children from the world over who were desirous to make pen friends. I looked for the name and the country that I liked. I wanted a pen friend in the United States of America as I found the culture of that country very different from ours. At last I found the address of Mary who lives in San Francisco. She is fifteen- year-old and is the daughter of a doctor. Her parents love her dearly as she is the only child in the family. She wrote to me as soon as she received my first letter and I was very much touched by her warmth and friendliness. Mary loves America  a lot. She more...

Accidents are very common in big cities than in small towns Saw a bus accident yesterday. It took place in the open. I was going to Agra. The bus left Shekohabad and reached near the canal bridge. The road rises very high at the bridge from both the sides. Unfortunately a car was coming from the opposite direction. Both the drivers forgot to blow the horns, since they did not see anything ahead. The car being new made no sound. As our bus reached the bridge the car came up suddenly. The driver of our bus became nervous. He lost his presence of mind. He tried to put the brakes but there was no time. So he gave a sudden turn to the wheels. Unluckily the road was not very broad at the bridge. The canal was deep on both sides. The result was that the driver could not control more...

I cannot say exactly whether he caught me or I caught him, but I was made the hero of the day. It all happened when I was travelling in a local bus. It was packed to capacity. Some commuters were virtually hanging on the rails. I was trying to move forward to seek a comfortable place. Suddenly, I saw a man putting his hands in the back pocket of another passenger. First, I grew nervous but soon I calmed down and alerted other passengers. They caught him red handed. He struggled hard to get away from them. He showed his empty hands to plead innocence. I refuted his claim and told everyone that I had seen him putting his hands in the back pocket of one of the passengers. The pick-pocket caught me by the collar and challenged me to prove it. I struggled hard to get myself free but more...

There are two main pillars of human life-man and woman. Both share equal responsibility in the making of society and hence both are supplement to each other. But from the very  beginning, there has been a big question mark on the status of women in our society. All talk of their role and responsibility but none care for their position. They have been exploited and ill-treated right from the beginning of the creation.  No doubt in the days of the epic age, women enjoyed great respect among people. Even in the great modern books their position remained respectable. In Manusmriti it has been said, 'God reside where women are respected' while in modern age Napoleon Bonaparte told, "The hands that rock the cradle rule the world." But the reality is something else. Women have been put behind walls from ages. Sati Pratha is the bitter truth which shows to what more...

Rabindra Nath Tagore fondly called 'Gurudev' is one of the great sons of India. He was a gifted genius in history. According to Mahatma Gandhi he was the greatest poet of Asia in twentieth century. Both as a poet and as a man Tagore earned a great fame and respect in the world. Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on May 6, 1861 in a Bengali family. His father Maharishi Devendra Nath Tagore   was a zamindar. Being the fourteenth Child of his parents, young  Rabindra grew up under the care of the family's servants. He learnt Sanskrit, Grammar and Astronomy from his father. He studied English literature from his elder brother. Tagore started writing poems from a very early age. At the age of seventeen he went to England. Tagore thought of starting a small experimental school, modeled on the ancient ideals of the Gurukula. So on December 22, 1901 more...

The washer man belongs to a low caste of people. The caste system in India is very strict and many people have to suffer on account of it. The washer man, the shoe-maker and the sweeper are important members of the society.  They do necessary and useful service for us yet they are looked down upon by foolish people. This is a disgrace to our country that man hates man on account of his caste. In the villages, the life of a washer man is easy and simple. He goes to his customers from village to village and collects their dirty clothes. He does not use soap or bleaching powder. He heats water mixed with rah (a kind of sand) and puts the cloth in it. Then he goes to the pond or a brook and cleans them with labour. He returns clothes in a day or two only. He more...

Outline : Fear and anxiety; mind puzzled; memory failing; no appetite; divine help sought; not a wink of sleep; mixed feelings of helplessness and hope. A day before the examination is full of fear and anxiety. One is extremely nervous. One is a picture of forgetfulness. One is sad and gloomy. One feels feverish and puzzled. With a perplexed mind one scans (reads) one's books. They are too many. The time at our disposal is too short. Everything looks blank. There is darkness before our eyes. Memory appears to be failing. Whatever one has mugged up and read so far, seems to be slipping out of hand. The notes, guides, books and exercise books lie scattered here and there. They are piled up in the shape of the Himalayas. The job is quite difficult. What to read and what not to read. Everything looks important. One does not want to more...

Indian agriculture has been the source of supply of our leading industries. Investment in agriculture, in irrigation facilities, tractors, ware houses etc. have been rising continuously, increasing the demand for industrial output and adding to the nation's capital stock. The significance of agriculture in India arises also from the fact that the development in agriculture is an essential condition for the development of the national economy. Economic growth means a higher rate of growth of Gross National Product and it is obviously impossible to attain a higher rate of growth in the economy unless there is rapid growth in both the agricultural and non agricultural sectors. The new agricultural strategy during 1964-65 was the only cause for starting green revolution in India. Green Revolution implies to improve agricultural production within a limited period and maintaining a high level agricultural production over a long period of time. To improve agricultural production, more...

We see a street hawker here, there and everywhere. He is a common man in our streets. We see him generally near schools, airs, corners of a road or near stations. H° hawks his wares all day long. The street hawker's dress is very ordinary. He puts on poor looking shirt and a pair of pyjamas. His clothes have the stains of perspiration, grease and dirt. He often carries a bell in his right hand and a cane stand in his left hand. He deals in things of daily use. They consist of vegetables, fruits, clothes, utensils, sweets, ice-creams, parched grams, soap and toys. He places these things in a large iron tray. The tray is placed on a four feet high cane stand. He does not cover his wares. He keeps them open so that one can see them at a glance. He hawks his wares at the top more...

Introduction. Sachin Tendulkar is the real gem in the history of wor cricket. He is acclaimed as a genius. He is at the age of 34, and has achieve such heights that no one will ever reach to that. He was chosen the man the year in 1998 and the Government of India has honoured him with Padam Shri. Birth and Early Life. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on Jun 23, 1973 in Mumbai. In his childhood, he was a very handsome child an had long curly hairs. He looked like a girl. But he was very strong an' bashed other boys. He had only one craze, cricket. He did not pay mud attention to his studies. So taking into account of his interest in cricket hi was admitted to Shardashram School. Here education did not interfere with cricket. Boys joined this school for cricket only.  Career in Test Cricket. more...