A Drowning Tragedy Rivers in India are flooded during the monsoons. They overflow their banks. Last year, during monsoons, we went to the Jamuna River for a bath. We went on our bicycles. A few of us took with us inflated rubber tubes and swimming kits. We took off our clothes, jumped into the water and began enjoying the refreshing bath. We kept near the bank in shallow water. A little...

Wildlife Ever since man was born he has been disturbing the earth’s ecological balance by cutting down trees, killing animals and indulging in similar activities for food and shelter. With the increase in population man’s demands from nature have increased. The advent of modern technology enables him to gain control over nature, further disturbing the balance The resultant industrial pollution has threatened the existence of wild animals to such an extent...

A Day Spent Sick in Bed No man is free from sufferings. The sufferings are the salt of life in whatever form they may come. They make us realize the importance of life and something, easily available to us. As it is said, one cannot appreciate light, until he had experienced the darkness. So also one cannot appreciate the health until he had passed a day in bed in illness. Here...