A Marriage Party It is great joy to take part in a marriage party. We meet many old friends there. We also make new friends. There is a band. There are lights. There are sweets. There is great fun everywhere. Last month I attended the marriage of my close friend, Aditya. After the Sehrabandi ceremony, my friend, the bridegroom, mounted a decorated mare in gala cloths. His family members and the...

Dowry System and India Dowry System has been prevalent in India since ages. In the Vedic age dowry was used as a means for attracting a good boy. During epic age dowry too was in practice though its concept had by then changed. At that time dowry was not claimed as a matter of right but was given at the will of parents. They gave dowry according to their will and...

The Role of Women in Modern India Essay No. 01 The women of India have come into their own. They are playing their roles in all walks of life shoulder to shoulder with men. There are women in Foreign Service, in the Indian Administrative Service, in medicine, in Education, in business, as Company Directors, as computer operators and stenographers, as receptionists, as air hostesses, as politicians, and even the Prime Minister....

Importance of Being A Woman Or Behind Every Man There Is A Woman When God created man he also created woman. The word ‘woman’ encompasses the word Than’ she shows a man what love and care, sharing and sacrifice are all about. The origin of a child is a woman about whom it is rightly said the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world’. Rig Veda places women on a...

The Life of A Soldier The life of a soldier is based on discipline and sacrifice. The man remains far away from his home and family far most of the year. His salary is not high. In any war he has to make the greatest sacrifices. Seldom has he time to pay personal attention to the growth and education of his children. His wife, father and mother see him only during...

How to Grow Old Gracefully Old and young are on the same high seas of life. We sail in leaky boats. Youth is no guarantee of long life. Old men may live longer than the young. Therefore, the young should respect the old and the old should guide the youth to sail over dangerous waters of life. Old age is a friend who comes to meet us. “After the sun is...

A Robbery in Running Train  Robberies or crimes are so frequent those days. I had a bitter experience of the same. Once I was going by Frontier Mail from Delhi to Amritsar. It was a cold night. The train was running at full speed. The tree, houses, poles, etc. were wheeling back. The stations were passing one after another. The train halted at only selected stations. Some persons were dozing, some...

A Scene at A Railway Station My father and my elder sister were going to Kanpur the other day to attend the marriage party of my cousin brother. I went to the railway station to see them off. It was a pleasing sight at the railway station. Many taxis, cars, scooters, rickshaws and tongas were parked outside the waiting hall. The waiting hall was full of passengers. There was a long...