Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru If Mahatma Gandhi is called the ‘Father of the Nation’, Jawahar Lal Nehru is regarded as the `Architect of modern India’. Nehru was one of the important leaders who led India to freedom. He shaped India’s destiny during his tenure as...
Story Writing What is a story? It is a bunch of ideas wove4 interestingly together. The ideas are sometimes original. Most times the ideas are borrowed but it is the way they are presented that makes them different. If you are planning on writing a...
My first elocution competition I was forced to participate in the elocution competition by my English teacher. The topic was, ‘Make hay while the sun shines’. Memorizing the essay was more difficult than writing it. I practiced hard in front of the mirror imagining the...
Newspaper drive Every month the community centre in our neighbourhood organizes a newspaper drive. A little van sponsored by one of the community members takes us volunteers around the block to collect newspapers from each home in our neighbourhood. Some buildings have many apartments so...
A picnic by the lake The setting sun casts a lovely glow on the waters of lake Saroveer. Mom chose a shady spot behind the lake to sit and we quickly gobbled our snacks. We played Frisbee for a while and then threw some pebbles...
You are grounded! You are grounded! The words rang through the house. It meant that I would have no play time. would be confined to my room and the television connection in my room would be severed. my broadband connection would be cut off. Getting...
Walking in the rain Every year Dad lets us get drenched in the first heavy downpour of the monsoon. We have a beautiful lawn outside the house and it’s an amazing feeling to squish the wet grass with your bare feet. Afterwards we go for...
Learning to cook On mother’s day we decided that we would give Mom a surprise by letting her sleep in late and cooking up breakfast for her. The menu for breakfast was eggs with coffee and sandwiches. Mom likes her eggs ‘sunny side up’ and...
Training the dog We found Maya on our front porch one day and we took her in. By the end of the day, all of us had fallen in love with Maya. When Dad decided to allow us to keep Maya we were ecstatic. Maya...
Saving the drowning cat One day we were trekking past a little pond when we saw a mother cat, standing on a branch hanging over the pond purring because her kitten had fallen into the water. The kitten still held on desperately with one leg...
