Mahatma Gandhi About Everybody has heard of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born at Porbandar on 2nd October 1869. It is a strange fact that Gandhiji used the epithet “Mahatma” for the famous Indian...
If I Were the Prime Minister of India Just speculation “If I were…” means a lot. But, above all, it signifies just speculation, a wild wish most unlikely to be fulfilled. It is often said, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride them.” Thus, to...
If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind? Life – a mixture of joys and sorrows This is the last line in the famous “Ode to the West Wind” written by the renowned Romantic Poet, P.B. Shelley. Shelley was an optimist and despite his depiction...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race The hare and the tortoise It is rightly said that slow and steady wins the race. It is not essential that one who is capable of taking big leaps alone should be able to win the day. The story...
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child An old saying “Spare the rod and spoil the child, “is an old saying which does not hold quite well in the modern world. In ancient and medieval times, it was believed that children should be beaten frequently...
Work is Worship Man – a part of nature It is admitted on all hands that work is worship. It is commonly said, “A closed mouth catches no flies.” The whole of nature is busy. Dynamism is the law of nature. Nature abhors statics. Man...
Health is Wealth or How to Keep Healthy? or A Sound Mind lives in a Sound Body Or Health is the key to success in life or Health, a Way of Life Role of diet – balanced diet It is a true saying that...
Agricultural Universities In a sorry state of affairs At present Indian Agricultural universities are in a sorry state of affairs. In spite of the rising budgetary trends, vital functions such as teaching, research, and extension education have got a back seat. One of the...
Online Education The first university in India to start Online education Punjab Technical University is probably the first university in India to start the “Online virtual campus,” aiming at education through online mode and the e-correspondence mode. The beneficiaries Among the beneficiaries of...
Co-Education Different views on Co-education In the system of co-education girls and boys study together under the same roof. There is, however, a controversy about whether co-education should be there or not. There are different views. Some speak in favour of it while others...
