Healthcare Value of health It is very important for us to take care of our health. It is rightly said, “If wealth is lost, nothing is lost; If health is lost, something is lost; But if the character is lost, everything is lost.” Of course,...
A House on Fire Fire – A good servant. To say that “Fire is a good servant but a bad master”, is a cliche. Fire is worshipped as a god in some countries. It is said that Prometheus stole it from heaven and brought it...
A Railway Journey NDLS to ASR Last year I decided to visit north India. I need not explain everything I saw at several stations in central India. Enough to say here that I started from New Delhi and decided to visit Amritsar, the holy city,...
A Scene at the Railway Station or A Scene at the Railway Platform To see off uncle Last Sunday I went to the local railway station to see off my uncle, who had advised me to purchase the ticket for him as he would be...
A Scene at the Polling Booth Sanctity of the ballot box The ballot box is the bedrock of democracy and the sanctity of the ballot box is its essence. For any democratic setup, free and fair elections are a must. Identification marks Last week,...
A Visit to the Taj or A Visit to a Historical Building or A Visit to a Monument General We have wonderful buildings all over the world. Some of these are architectural triumphs. India is interspersed with all kinds of marvellous buildings and monuments. It...
A Visit to a Circus Entertainment is the spice of life Human beings, young or old, men or women, rich or poor, all want some kind of entertainment to make life cheerful. Thus entertainment is the spice of life. A circus There are several...
A Visit to a Garden Parks and gardens – lungs of cities and countries Parks are said to be the lungs of a town. Similarly, gardens can be called the “lungs of a country.” India has many beautiful gardens. There are some very famous gardens...
Beauties of Nature Nature – a beautiful mother. Nature is “red in tooth and claw,” says Tennyson. That may be so. But nature is also kind and beautiful. She is our mother and we are her children. A mother can never be cruel to her...
Man and Nature Nature – an all-pervading phenomenon Nature is an all-pervading phenomenon. We are on all sides surrounded by nature. Nature is working within us and outside us. We cannot do without nature, though nature can do without us. This aspect of nature at...
