My Favourite Hobby Introduction. A hobby is an amusement. Properly speaking, it is any  interesting pursuit which we take up in our leisure hours. Kinds of Hobbies.  (a) Collecting things such as stamps, flowers, pictures, old books, and  curios. (b) Games and sports. (c) Photography, painting, wood-carving, etc. (d) Gardening. My  Favourite Hobby. My favourite hobby is collecting stamps. I have an album in which I have  pasted stamps of different countries,...

A Visit to the Museum  A visit to the National Museum a peep into our rich national heritage  — a very fine collection of specimens of Indian arts and crafts — old Buddhist figures and  carvings Asoka’s pillars with the edicts carved on them statues, images, coins and engravings  of the Golden Age of the Guptas — a peep into the Rajput chivalry — shields, swords, lances,  spears and armour used...

A Municipal Election  Atmosphere of excitement two candidates contesting a seat — both sides  confident hand-bills distributed posters pasted on walls — election manifestoes by the  candidates — canvassing for votes — even the humblest voter had his importance — appeals,  persuasions, allurements — all sorts of things employed by both the parties to capture votes —  election day itself — opening of the poll — loud-speakers rend the air —...

A Visit to an Exhibition The National Industrial Exhibition held in the National Park —  organized by the Central Government — Opened by the Prime Minister — elaborate arrangements for  visitors as well as exhibitors — hundreds of stalls — all beautifully and tastefully decorated  — stall-holders from all parts of the country — varieties of industrial products exhibited —  shawls, saris, things made of ivory, leather goods, rugs, blankets, pottery,...

Scenes at a Village Well A village well — a busy haunt of the village men and women in  the morning and in the evening. Women are there with their pitchers. It is an important  meeting-place for them. Water-carriers are also there with their vessels. Buckets are lowered  and pulled up. The wheel and axle produce a creaking noise.  Scenes at the well. Women are  drawing water and filling their pitchers....

A House on Fire One evening I had not been long in bed when I was awakened by cries of ‘Fire ! Fire !’ I at once dressed myself and hurried out of the house to see where the fire had broken out. There were many like me who, roused by the alarm, were hurrying towards the scene, and I joined them. We had hardly gone a furlong or two when...

Recollections of My Childhood My childhood was a sheltered and uneventful one …. In the evenings usually many friends came to visit father and he would relax after the tension of the day and the house would resound with his tremendous laughter. His laugh became famous in Allahabad. Sometimes I would peep at him and his friends from behind a curtain, trying to make out what these great big people said...