Science claims to have conquered nature but there are many natural calamities which Science has not been able to conquer.According to geography, earth was mass of a burning ball which collided and vast oceans came into existence. Wherever it erupted, mountains and hills were made. Sometimes portion of earth’s inner crust gets imbalanced due to […]
Every Saturday afternoon I take my dog for a jog in the park. The last time I did that however, it turned out to be anything but usual.As I was jogging, I saw a maid, with a baby on her lap, sitting at the edge of a large pond. She seemed to be enjoying the
Yesterday I was awakened early by my father. He told me that I would be late if I did not get up immediately. When I reminded him that it was Saturday he asked me if I had not seen the note that he had left for me the evening before. In fact, I had not
Last summer my parents, my aunt and uncle took a holiday together. My cousin Heera and I spent a lot of time on our mountain bikes in nearby hills. One day, just as the sky had become rather dark, a little old lady suddenly appeared.She was very strangely dressed. Heera said later that she was
It was the month of July and some of my friends had arranged a picnic party. The venue chosen for the party was the Qutab Minar. This place was so chosen because it served two purposes-one, of seeing the historical monument and the second, of the outskirts of Delhi.We decided to have our breakfast, lunch
Last year I was living in Rajasthan. Rajasthan is a desert. Its sand-dunes run into miles. One fine evening I went out for a walk with my friends. We started our walk at 5 p.m. As we were advancing, the sky became overcast with clouds. Then it became red. We saw something floating in the
Last Sunday I saw a very interesting hockey match. It was played between the Khalsa School and Guru Har Kishan Public School. Mr Dhyan Chand and Balbir Singh acted as referees. It was played at Ram Lila Grounds.A large number of students and teachers had come to watch the match. The referee gave long whistles
Connaught Place, the most fashionable market of New Delhi, has a beauty of its own. People who have seen different capital lawns of the world, say that it is the most beautiful. The Connaught Place is a circular market which has a wonderful symmetry.As the lights are switched on at night, the whole market looks
Yesterday was a very exciting day at school. It was the day of the annual match between our school and Parkview. They are our great rivals.Most years the teams had been evenly matched. Sometimes we had won and sometimes they had won, but neither team had ever won by a big margin.This year our team
It was the first day of April. I had my English examination the next day. It is a foreign language and chases us like a ghost everywhere. The more we try to learn it properly, the more mistakes we commit. I had marked every important question to be revised at night. The electricity board played
Last summer I visited Edinburgh with my parents. After spending a few days in the city we decided to take trip into the highlands of Scotland. Everyone told us that it is a very beautiful area with a lot of mountains, rivers and lakes, or lochs as they are called in Scotland. We discovered that
Last week a group from my class visited an old people’s home. We were hoping to get some help with a school project on the history of our town. It celebrates its centenary this year.There is a lot of written information in the library and in the offices of the local newspaper. However, Mrs Rashmi,
Last year, I, along with two of my friends went to see the final match of the Sahara Cup between India and Sri Lanka. The venue, Ferozeshah Kotla grounds, was jampacked with enthusiastic fans. The match was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. It started with M.S. Dhoni winning the toss for India and choosing
My father is a very hard task-master. He makes me wake up early in the morning and asks me to go to the park to make me walk and help me to stay fit. He used to ask me to dress up and get ready for a morning walk. I was surprised to see so
I live in a crowded locality of the area and the crowd presents the scene of “a human sea” in the evening. People return from the offices and students are back from their schools. Housewives come out to purchase vegetables, fruits and other domestic items. Young boys and girls dress themselves in their best and