Category: Essays

Last Sunday, I went to the zoo along with my uncle. We bought the tickets at the main gate and went inside. The first thing which pleased me most was the purity and freshness of air. The sight of beautiful green trees and plants was also quite exhilarating. As we went a little further, we saw a big lake like tank. I was greatly amused when I saw ducks, swans and other water birds swimming in water. Some of them were sitting on the banks and preening their feathers. We proceeded further, I saw a huge crowd of children and adults at some distance. As I saw carefully, I noticed a large number of monkeys and apes jumping from branch to branch. They were gibbering and staring at the onlookers.…

Every year, I visit one or the other hill station during summer. Last summer, I went to Shimla. I caught a bus from Chandigarh. The bus passed through many tunnels, which were quite dark and awesome. As the bus reached the outskirts of Shimla, all the passengers in the bus began to appreciate being welcomed by wafts of cool, soothing breeze. From the Shimla bus stand, I left straight for my uncle’s house. My uncle is a forest officer at Shimla. I was welcomed by my aunt who is a very generous, hospitable lady and loves me very much. It was a pleasant surprise to my aunt as I went there without any prior intimation. My aunt phoned my uncle at once and he arrived within a few minutes. He…

Friendship is one of the most precious things in our life. We can buy gold and diamonds if we have the required amount of money in our pocket, but a genuine friend may not be bought even with mounds of money. It is because when once we buy gold or any inanimate object, we become its master, we possess it and it remains in our custody as long as we desire.This yardstick however, can’t be applied to a friend. He is a living being who has his own faculties of mind and senses. We have to go deep into his mind and psyche to know that he won’t desert us in time of adversity.Such a judgment may not always be quite easy. Even the most meticulously arrived at judgment may…

Nature is full of beauties. Only we should have eyes to perceive them, as it is wisely said that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. We are surrounded by beauties of nature. If we look at the sky at night, we can see the sight of countless stars and the silvery moon.Early at dawn the eastern horizon offers a glamorous golden sight. At sunset, the purple glow in the western horizon is very captivating. If the sky is cloudy, we can enjoy the beauty of sailing clouds which look like heaps of woolen fabric. In the morning, we can see the fascinating dewdrops hanging on the blades of grass. Trees areas wonder of nature. Their green leaves and flowers offer a sight the beauty of which is beggar…

Life is beautiful but not always easy, it has problems, too, and the challenge lies in facing them with courage, letting the beauty of life act like a balm, which makes the pain bearable, during trying times, by providing hopeHappiness, sorrow, victory, defeat, day-night are the two sides of the me coin. Similarly life is full of moments of joy, pleasure, success and comfort punctuated by misery, defeat, failures and problems. There is no human being on Earth, strong, powerful, wise or rich, who has not experienced, struggle, suffering or failure. ADVERTISEMENTS: No doubt, life is beautiful and every moment – a celebration of being alive, but one should be always ready to face adversity and challenges. A person who has not encountered difficulties in life can never achieve success.Difficulties…

Teenagers are passing through that phase of their life when they neither qualify as adults nor as children.I am a teenager. I am a challenge but I am worth it. With depression, elation pimples, funky hair styles, attitude, no fear, shyness, ambition, mischievous, different in a group, confident yet insecure … a walking contradiction. I am at the pinnacle of age non-conformance, while trying very hard to socially conform, a rebel, looking for a cause.The world looks unfair, the rules twisted… a conspiracy I cry out – “they are not letting me grow and develop and be myself”. “They”, an all encompassing ‘Anyone who dares to tell me. ADVERTISEMENTS: What to do’, ‘don’t tell me the rules, I make the rules’. No one understands me… only I know ‘Me’.I live…

Cricket is a gentleman’s game. It is very popular and enjoyed all over the world. It is my favourite game. I like it very much. I play it and see it being played either on the ground or on the television. This noble game is full of excitement, thrill, discipline, team- spirit, co­operation and hard work.Once, we had a very interesting cricket match between India and Pakistan. Ajay Jadeja was the captain of the Indian team. It was a limited-over one-day cricket match and played in Feroze Shah Kotla ground, New Delhi. Both teams were equally good and the match was evenly poised.The match began at 9 A.M. with the toss of the coin. Umpire tossed the coin and India won the toss. India decided to bat first. Our openers…

Mountains have always thrown a challenge to the spirit of man and he has always accepted it. The loftier a mountain, the greater is his desire to conquer it, to climb the highest peak and to enjoy the thrill of victory. Nearly all the mountains of the world have now been conquered by the persistence and perseverance of man.Even Mount Everest cannot now claim to be invulnerable, having already been scaled several times, the first time by Hillary and Tenzing a New Zealanderand an Nepali. Several expeditions were organized to negotiate this highest mountain-peak in the world and at least four of them have been successful— British, Swiss, American and Indian. The Chinese too have claimed to have conquered Mount Everest from the other side but their claim has not…

There are no two opinions about the fact that morning walk is a boon for health. No diet or tonic is as effective as the morning walk. One has to pay nothing for it.I take a walk every morning with my friend Ashok. Ashok is my class mate and next door neighbour. We walk along the road. This lonely road leads out of the town.Yesterday we started at 5 a.m. As we went out a cool morning breeze welcomed us. We passed through some fields of wheat. ADVERTISEMENTS: The spreading fields presented a beautiful scene. The chirping of the birds created a lively sensation in our hearts.Some farmers were ploughing their fields at a distance. We passed through a small village where we saw village young women going to draw…

It was Sunday in July. It was a cloudy day. I decided to go to the river which flows near our town at a small distance.I went there on my bike. I had not gone far when I met my friend Ashok. He too, was going to the river. So we went along talking merrily. We soon reached the river.The river side presented a very lovely scene. There were men, women and children. They were in large number. All were swimming. ADVERTISEMENTS: Those who could not swim were bathing in the shallow water. Some people were washing their clothes.Some were playing in the cold wa­ter of the river. Little boys and girls were playing on the sand. Some boys were playing kabaddi on the sand of the river.A number of…