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Should Games be Compulsory? There is no doubt that manly outdoor games, such as football, hockey and cricket, are very good for growing boys. They provide physical exercise, so necessary for health, in an interesting form. Moreover such games, by training boys to work together in a team, teach corporate discipline, and so promote what is called esprit de corps. All this will be agreed to by everyone. But the question...
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August 13, 2019 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Christmas For Christians the feast of Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Its popularity the world over has suffered much and has been distorted by artificiality from the commercial world. For the uninitiated it is a time full of loud, complacent, ribald, care-free people who shake hands, slap one another on the back and lift their tankards in a merry shibboleth ; “All the best and happy days...
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August 13, 2019 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Hindi (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Free Libraries There are many people who love reading, but who can-not afford to buy books. Books, even in this age of cheap literature, cost money ; and the poor have not the money to spare. It was for such people that free libraries were established. Many have been set up in England and America by philanthropic people like Mr. Carnegie, the American millionaire. And in England, every town has its...
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Jaywalkers What is a “jaywalker”? The dictionary describes him as, “One who crosses a street without observing the traffic regulations for pedestrians”. Why he is called a “jaywalker”, I do not exactly know ; but the word probably comes from “jay”, the name of a bird, which is described as “a noisy chattering European bird of brilliant plumage.” Hence a man is called ” a jay” who is “an impertinent chatterer,...
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August 13, 2019 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Hindi (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Oh Blindness to The Future Kindly Given We know the present, what is happening now. We know by memory something of our own past, and by history some-thing of the world’s past. But the future, what will happen but has not yet happened, we know not. The future is a closed book ; or rather, a book that has not yet been opened. To-morrow never comes, and no one has ever...
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Prohibition Essay No. 01 Prohibition in India is essential both from material and moral points of view. The intoxicating drinks have ruined many a family by draining their financial resources and by creating complicated domestic problems. The hard-earned money has been wasted on intoxicants by imprudent people and it has brought untold misery to their families. A drunkard is a curse to his family and a nuisance to society. Moreover, our...
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Literature is Not a Mere Science, to be Studied; but an Art, to be Practiced The word “literature” means, literally, letters ; and we use the word “letters” itself in the sense of “literature” in the phrase, “a man of letters”. Literature is the written word. But all that is written or printed is not literature ; for the name of “literature” is given only to memorable thought finely and nobly...
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Secularism in India India is the home of many religions. Here Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, etc, have thrived side by side. The instances of religious bigotry and persecution are rare in the history of India. On the other hand, the persecuted people from other countries got refuge in this country. It would have been unwise to violate the ancient traditions of tolerance and magnanimity. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the...
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