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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 burn 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. ADVERTISEMENTS: 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 multi­coloured clothes. People sing, dance, beat drums and blow whistles as they go in a noisy procession through…

The opening interjection “Oh!” in the poem is to introduce the dashing Lochinvar who is a promising knight of the highlands. His coming from the west is a metaphor which resembles for him of being like sun. He came unarmed riding on his horse through the wide border and throughout this special journey he carried no weapons and rode all by himself. He is faithful to his love and fearless at the same time. He is known for being gallant and dauntless in every war he fought for the country. He is so valiant that no obstacle or hardship could save him from reaching the desired goal. He swam across the Eske River even though the river had no shallow part where it was being crossed by some stream. It…

Different types of co-curricular activities for students are as follows: (1) Activities for Physical Development: Drill, P.T., indoor and outdoor games, sports, exercise, NCC, athletics, etc. (2) Activities for Intellectual Development: School magazine, science club, world affairs society, debates, seminars and discussions, essay and story writing competition, poetry recitation, newspaper reading, etc. (3) Activities for Social Development: Co-operative society, scouting and guiding, games and sports, school council activities, celebration of special festivals, conducting morning assembly, etc. Image Source: smps.ac.in (4) Activities for Psychomotor Development: Tailoring, carpentry, toy-making, soap-making, candle and incense-stick making, embroidery, knitting, spinning, gardening, sculpture making, leather work, clay work, weaving, book-binding, etc. (5) Activities for Cultural Development: Annual day programmes, music and dance, drawing and painting, fancy dress competitions, etc. (6) Picnics/Excursions/Tours: Hiking, rock/mountain climbing, visits to…

Vishnu is always accompanied by the serpent ‘Adishesh’ (on whose coil He rests) when He decides to take an ‘Avtar’ in the world. In the Treta Yug Adishesh came as the younger brother Laxman when Vishnu came as Ram to set right the standards of duty for society. Ram promised Laxman that in the dwaper Yug He shall be the younger brother and ‘Adishesh’ will be the known ‘avtar’ and will be known as Balram the man with the plough.It stands to reason to have Balram with the plough to come and change the way of life of the people of this earth where humanity had multiplied and food got naturally from the forest, was running out. Someone had to find out ways and means to grow food by working…

Lord Ganesh — the second son of Shiva and Parvati — is the one with the elephant head and a round bulging stomach. He is the God who is to be worshipped before any other deity, even before the worship of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. He is the God of progress and enlightenment.He removes all obstacles and, therefore, any and all auspicious occasions like a marriage, childbirth, buying a house or building or even starting on a journey, the name of Ganesh is invoked first, only then the other rituals or work are started. He is a very benevolent God, but if not respected can put a lot of obstacles in the way. He is very wise and the love of people has given him many different names. He is…

Mercantilism, the first theory of international trade emerged in England in the middle of 16th century, formed the backbone of economic thought from 1500-1800 AD. The basic premise or philosophy of this theory is that a country would be stronger if its exports exceeded imports. In the process, the country would accumulate gold and silver, the basis of power and wealth.Consistent with this philosophy, government subsidised exports and put barriers to imports. The mercantilists were interested in a surplus in balance of trade, than maximisation of trade. Some colonialist countries used their colonies to support this objective.Colonies were used as source of raw materials and markets for finished products. The industrial structure of colonies was broken so that markets for export goods can be there. This kind of exploitation was…

Legal Provisions of Section 294 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Obscene acts and songs:Doing any obscene act in a public place or singing etc. any obscene songs in such a place has been made an offence under this section. The section states that whoever annoys others by either doing any obscene act in any public place, or by singing, reciting or uttering any obscene songs, ballad or words, in any public place or near it, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to three months., or with fine, or with both. Image Source: absinthe.com.a ADVERTISEMENTS: The section requires doing of any obscene act, or signing, reciting or uttering of any obscene songs, ballad or words. While the former must be in any public place, the…

Here is your Essay on Intraspecific and Interspecific Interactions !No organism under natural conditions is divorced from all other living things. Generally a number of different species will exert a direct or indirect effect on a particular individual because the vital processes such as growth, nutrition and reproduction depend upon the coactions or interactions of other members within the species (intraspecific interactions) or between individuals of different species (or populations) of the community of an ecosystem (interspecific interactions). image source: yourarticlelibrary.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Many of these interactions act to regulate density or, along with climate cause fluctuations or even more drastic changes in a number of individuals of the populations from time to time and so constitute biotic environmental factors. Intraspecific Interactions: It is only under extremely rare and unusual circumstances…

Essay on My First Day in SchoolIt was a bright sunny day My mom dropped me at the school main gate. I took a deep breath and started walking towards the main entrance. I was in an emotional turmoil. I was excited, scared and a little bit nervous.I slowly walked forward as I started looking at all the other kids. Most were in groups and all talking laughing and smiling. I felt very small, like I was an alien who had just landed on planet Earth. I wanted to go back but that was not possible. ADVERTISEMENTS: When I got to the main building of the school I walked up to the reception area where I enquired about my class room.Instead, I felt like I had just been arrested for…

To The Editor, (Newspaper Name) (Address) (Date)Dear Sir, ADVERTISEMENTS: SUB: Deteriorating Law and Order Situation around the WorldI would like to draw your kind attention towards the worsening law and order situation in the world. I hope that my views would find a place in the columns of your esteemed daily. The world has been facing the wrath of terrorists, marauders and anti-social elements since time immemorial. The poor and the downtrodden have been exploited and the powerful have always been having a ball. The State, politicians and businessmen have not met the demands of modern society with the requisite efficiency and promptness. We have witnessed gory incidents of massacre, rape, arson and organized violence in several cities of the world. The decay of institutions has taken its ugly toll.…