A Railway Collision   Our life is full of accidents. Some men are drowned, others are run over by cars. But of all the accidents, a railway collision is most fearful. I happened to see a railway collision with my own eyes. Last year I was going to Lucknow. I caught the Express Train that leaves Gorakhpur at 6.30 p.m. At first I took my seat in a second class compartment...

A Tragic Incident in Which I was Caught   Fridays often bring troubles to me. One Friday I cut my finger with a blade. The other, I lost my book. But the worst was brought by the last. My college is not far from my house. I walk on foot and it takes me not more than fifteen minutes to reach it. On Friday last, I took my meals at 9.a.m....

A Boat Trip on A Moon-Lit Night                   Night in India are more pleasant than days. A moon-lit night in the month of October is very charming. To enjoy the sights of Nature, we had a trip by boat on the last night of October last.                 Our college was closed. We were free from books. Two of my friends Suresh and Sharma pressed me to join them in a...

A River in Food   Excess of everything is bad. Too much water in a river causes flood. Indian rivers are often flooded. Every year in the rainy season, we read in newspapers about the damages done by rivers. If it rains heavily for several days continuously, there is flood. Floods are caused also by the melting of snow on mountains. When a river is in flood both the banks overflow....

A Visit to Place of Historic Importance                      I am a student of history. Our History teacher often takes the class to places of historic interest. This year he took our class to Allahabad. I had never seen the city before. I had heard much about it. People call it the brain center of Uttar Pradesh.                 We reached Allahabad early in the morning. The other name of Allahabad is...

An Election Scene In our country every adult of twenty-one years or above has a vote. He casts it in favour of the person of his choice. For convenience the country is divided into constituencies and each constituency has to elect one person. Different parties set up their own candidates. Independent candidates having no relation with any political party also seek election. A day is fixed by the Government. Till that...

A Scene at A Railway Station Travelling by a train is very common. It is cheap also. Railway stations are therefore one of the busiest places. There is always a crowd of passengers, coolies, hawkers and railway servants. People are seen buying and selling things. There is always a large crowd on the station. The scene at the train time is worth seeing. Passengers crowd on the booking windows to purchase...

Rabindra Nath Tagore           Rabindra Nath Tagaore was one of the greatest man of the present age. He is known as Gurudeva. His ‘Gitanjali’ won him the Nobel Prize. He was born in a rich Bengali family on May 1861. His father Mahrishi Devendranath Tagore was a well-known figure in Bengal. At the age of Seventeen, Tagore went to England. He joined the University College, London. But he took...