Short essay on India's Population Problem (free to read)

Economic Problems
Short essay on India’s Population Problem (free to read). In 1947, partition brought for India very little cultivable land and millions of mouths to be fed. From the very moment of Independence, it was realised that India is an over-populated country.In 1947, partition brought for India very little cultivable land and millions of mouths to be fed. From the very moment of Independence, it was realised that India is an over-populated country. According to 1981 census, India’s population came around 68.38 crores and now in 1998 it is about 95 crores.The alarming and incessant growth of population is causing serious economic problems. The more people will be the harder will it be to feed them all. This is the only reason why, in spite of a very good crop, the…
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Short essay on the Freedom of Press (free to read)

Journalism
Short essay on the Freedom of Press (free to read). Press is called the Fourth Estate of any democratic country meaning it is the fourth power of a country.Even a dictator cannot neglect the power press has, since every political ideology demands propaganda and publicity which only press can provide.Democracy demands much more than mere propaganda from press. In a democracy, press not only disseminates news and information but also analyses them critically, hence giving a whole panorama of any problem and its possible solutions. It does not remain a mouthpiece of the prevailing government but a staunch supporter of people’s cause. Image Source : cdn.tokyotimes.com ADVERTISEMENTS: As the newspapers keep people informed about the government policies and incidents taking place all over the world, so does it inform the…
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Short essay for kids on A Street Beggar

Poverty
Short essay for kids on A Street Beggar (free to read). In ancient times a person took to begging only when he had been very hungry for days together and had not been able to get hold of a job.Nowadays begging in India has become almost a profession. Wherever you go, a beggar stares you in the face. You can’t escape him. Besides meeting him in the street, at the bus stand and near temples, you will find him begging from door to door.There are some beggars who are able bodied. They can work to earn their bread but they have taken to begging simply because it is so easy. They at times get more than many honest workers. The beggars virtually loot money in the name of religion and…
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Short Essay for kids My Grandmother (free to read)

Religion
Short Essay for kids My Grandmother (free to read). My grandmother is quite an old lady. She has already crossed sixty. Her years have now bent her back a little but have not affected her activities. She is tall and thin. She is gray haired and her humble and affectionate face is full of wrinkles. Her eye-sight, however, is quite good and she can read without spectacles.She is a religious lady. But her devotion to religion and God does not disturb rest of the family. She is the first to leave her bed in the morning. Before we get up, she has already taken her bath with fresh water. Immediately after bath, she goes to the nearby temple. We eagerly wait for her to come back, for she brings sweets…
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360 words essay on A Railway Journey (free to read)

Essays
360 words essay on A Railway Journey (free to read). Traveling is a great and inspiring experience. It is at once instructive and interesting. If we travel second class, a railway journey gives us a true picture of India for the majority of its people travel second class.I had a great desire to go to Shimla. Imagine my joy when I received a letter from my cousin to visit him during the summer vacation! My father gladly allowed me to go.It was the sticky month of July. The day at last arrived. Our school was closed for two months. I reached home, packed up my articles and left for the railway station. I reached the station fifteen minutes before the arrival of the train. There was a great rush at…
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480 Words Essay on Fairy-Tales

Languages
Every nation has its fairy-tales, many of which are very an­cient, and have come down from the old days when people really believed in the existence and powers of fairies, and other super­natural beings.Some of the most beautiful fairy-tales come from ancient Greece, like those of Theseus and the Minotaur, Perseus and Andromeda, Pandora’s Box, Jason and the Golden Fleece, and many other famous ones. The old German stories were collected into a book by a scholar called Grimm, and are known as Grimm’s “Fairy Tales”. ADVERTISEMENTS: England has many, and India is spe­cially rich in them; and “The Arabian Nights” is a famous collec­tion of old Eastern tales of magic and mystery.Some of these stories are not only very old, but are found with slight differences in many different…
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Essay on “Man is a Spiritual Being”

Emotions
Essay on “Man is a Spiritual Being” – Man, the social animal, is also a religious or spiritual being. Religion is a major concern of man. It is one of the earliest and the deepest interests of the human beings.Religion is universal, permanent, pervasive and perennial interests of man. Man not only, has biological, economic and social needs, but also, what is known as a religious need. He has religious quest which makes him to become restless even beyond the satisfaction of his basic physical needs. Hence the Biblical saying, Man cannot live by bread alone. It is also said that man from the earliest times has been incurably religious.Religion is not a phenomenon of recent emergence. Its beginning is unknown. It is dateless. Some artifacts and evidences of the…
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317 words short essay on A River in Flood

Government
317 words short essay on A River in Flood. Last year I was in Calcutta during summer. As the rainy season drew near, it started raining heavily for many days on end.So the water level in the river Ganga began to rise and soon it was in flood. Soon the water began to overflow the banks. When we heard of the flood, we, under the organisation of a voluntary social welfare society ‘Help’ planned to visit the flooded villages. It was terrible. There was water everywhere.The current was strong. Men and animals struggled between life and death. Many things were seen floating in the water. Live snakes were seen being washed away. Here and there we could see the carcasses on the surface of water. Water seemed to be devouring…
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Short essay on the Autobiography of a Horse

Essays
Short essay on the Autobiography of a Horse. I remember nothing about my birth or early child­hood. My earliest remembrance dates back to the time when I lived with my mother in a stable. There were a number of other horses there. AIL of them were grown up ones. Often they did not allow me to have my meals undisturbed. Sometimes, some of them even planted their forceful hoofs in my back, which caused me intense pain. My mother was agonized to see me thus and tried to lick me and sooth -e me whenever possible.The owner was, however, a nice young man. He was very fond of me and took special care of me. He often patted me on the back and sometimes even brought special tasteful food for…
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Short story on The Tortoise and the Ducks

Essays
Short Story on The Tortoise and the Ducks. The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot leave home.They say that Jupiter punished him so, because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter’s wedding, even when especially invited.After many years, Tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding. When he saw how gaily the birds flew about and how the Hare and the Chipmunk and all the other animals ran nimbly by, always eager to see everything there was to be seen, the Tortoise felt very sad and discontented. He wanted to see the world too, and here he was with a house on his back and little short legs that could hardly…
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