10 Lines on “Television” 1. Television seems to be the ideal entertainer for the people of today, be it the elderly or the young, for almost all modern homes have a television set. 2. One question remains a mystery-is television a boon or a curse? It is a boon if you watch only good and useful programmes and learn something from it, but it is a curse if you keep watching...

10 Lines on “Space Travel” 1. Space travel is a valuable achievement of the twentieth century. 2. Man had always dreamt of conquering space-that is probably why he learnt to fly. 3. The invention of the aeroplane was but the beginning for greater things to come. 4. Space travel was only a dream until 4 October 1957, when the Soviet Union, now Russia, launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit...

10 Lines on “Our National Flag” 1. When the tricolour was hoisted for the first time on 15 August 1947, it was indeed a proud moment for all Indians. 2. It was a glorious event and history was written in golden letters on that day. 3. Our national flag is known as the tricolour as it is made up of three colours. 4. The topmost stripe is saffron which symbolises patriotism,...

10 Lines on “Good Habits” 1. Good habits are essential for a person to lead a well-disciplined life. 2. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when life becomes dull. 3. Good habits are therefore important if we wish to succeed in life. 4. The great men of this world have led simple lives and followed good habits. An old saying comes to mind in this connection: Early to...

10 Lines on “Honesty, the Best Policy” 1. In today’s world, honesty is a rare quality. Most people prefer comforts to good character. 2. If you have not succeeded in life or made a lot of money or risen high you are looked down upon. 3. The reason for all those good things not happening to you was perhaps because you were honest. 4. These days, honesty is believed to be...

10 Lines on “A Good Neighbour” 1. Very few people are blessed with good neighbours. 2. If you want good neighbours, you have to be good to yourself. 3. How can you be a good neighbour? First of all, be friendly and helpful. 4. If you meet one of them in the lift or on the stairs, smile and greet him. 5. If he is not at home, and someone comes...

10 Lines on “The Autobiography of an Old Umbrella” 1. I was born six years ago, in an umbrella factory near Calcutta. 2. For a while I was kept in the factory, and I slept most of the time there. Suddenly, one day I was packed in along with many of my friends. 3. The monsoon had arrived, and every now and then the sky would turn dark grey. Thunder and...

10 Lines on “Indira Gandhi” 1. Indira Gandhi was born to Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru in 1917. 2. They named her Indira and gave her a second name as well- Priyadarshini, which means “dear or beloved”. 3. Indira grew up in an atmosphere where patriots were fighting to free their country. 4. She came in close contact with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Jinnah and many others who had joined the Indian...