Family Life in The 21st Century  If the 20th century is the jet age, the next century will be the light age. Life will move at a whirlwind pace. Man will fight a grim battle for survival with the multiplying population, jobs becoming scarcer still, the competition becoming stiffer and existence something of a maddening race with people treading upon one another to get to the winning post. Mechanisation will be...

Good Luck is the Child of Diligence Diligence and skill are rightly regarded as the main motivating forces of all that we call progress in individuals as well as in nations. In every walk of life, happiness is a fruit, of which labour is the seed. We cannot enjoy the taste of any fruit without sowing its seeds and nursing the plant. Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness but...

Equal Status for Women Eighth of March is celebrated every year as the International Women’s Day. It shows that the woman of today has come of age, so to say, and wants to lead a dignified life of equality with man. The slogan being raised today by the women of the world is : Equality, Dignity and Self-Respect is What We Want. This slogan is indicative of the new awareness among...

Qualities of A Good Citizen Man is a social animal. By nature he dreads solitude and craves for society. In the society which he lives in, he expects others to be good to him. It is possible only if he himself becomes a good member of the society. Societies have grown into nations and men have become citizens of one or the other country. Hence, the need for defining the qualities...

Towards A World Without Nuclear Weapons The very term “nuclear weapons” sounds dreadful. Nuclear arsenal can wipe out the entire humanity. This beautiful earth with innumerable living beings will turn into a vast graveyard in the event of a nuclear war. Just the pressing of a button can which forces, forces, that will put an end to all living beings on this planet, is presently believed to be the only e...

“Only the youth can save India and the world from dismal gloom,” said Jawaharlal Nehru. They are the backbone of a nation. Only the youth can help achieve national objective, make a country great and powerful. It is imperative, therefore, that every young man and woman understand his or her responsibility towards the nation and contribute their mite in the task of nation building. With the passing of the Constitution (61st...

Uses of A Public Library A public library is an institution which maintains a large collection of books, newspapers and magazines for the use of general public. Thus, a library is a rich treasure-house of knowledge. A little leisure spent in it, profits us more than a lot of time spent in the world outside. It has been rightly observed that an hour in a good library is worth an age...

Impact of Television on Cultural Values Television is one of the miracles of science. It has revolutionised the human outlook and is serving as a faithful servant to humanity. Mankind is obliged to Baird, who invented the television and made it possible to present moving, talking, living and breathing pictures of men and events on screen. It has influenced our culture in every respect. Man is born in the stream of...