Indian Womanhood Women’s status in society is a controversial issue which has been engaging our conscience in recent times. Despite forming half the human population and despite showing, from time to time, their ability to stand up to any challenge, women have rarely been gracefully recognized by men as worthy partners in shouldering the responsibilities of life. Rather, men view women with suspicion, jealousy, and often, outright hatred. Their fortunes have...

A Journey in An Aeroplane Flying in an aeroplane is an experience most people consider interesting and exciting. Like everyone else, I also wondered how a huge object, several meters long, wide, and high, weighing scores of tonnes, could lift itself off the ground and fly for long periods of time with absolute grace and with seemingly no effort. My mood was, therefore quite buoyant when I flew in an aircraft...

The Most Eventful Day in My Life No other day in my life was more eventful than the one on which I was to go abroad for the first time. I reached Delhi, from where I was to fly, early in the morning that day, and as my flight was scheduled for late afternoon, decided to put myself up at a hotel until then. I left the hotel a while after...

A City Mumbai, located on the west coast of India, is perhaps the best developed and hence the most important city in India. Being a very wealthy city, it plays a vital role in the economy of the country. Owing to its wealth, people from other parts of the country are attracted to Mumbai in such volume and variety as make the twelve million strong population of the city represent a...

List of Most Important Proverb Type Essays   1) A Thing of Beauty is a Joy for Ever. 2) Manners It makethe Man. 3) Variety is the Spice of Life.  4) Neither a Borrower nor a Lender be. 5) A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss. 6) Heaven Helps those who Help Themselves. 7) Rome was not Built in a Day. 8) It is Never too late to Mend. 9) Parting is...

A Burnt Child dreads the fire Outline: A burnt child is afraid of the fire – a bad experience makes us careful -experience is the best teacher – no amount of advice is of any use – it is soon forgotten we learn best from our personal experience. This proverb says that a burnt child dreads the fire. If a child goes too near a fire, it will burn itself. The...

Mock not a Cobbler his Black Thumbs Outline: A cobbler’s thumbs get black because of the work he does—he should not be despised for that – we should not despise anyone on account of the work he does—however humble that work may be – there is dignity in honest work -everyone must be taught to respect the dignity of labour. A cobbler does a humble job. He makes an honest living...

Laugh and be Merry Outline: The context and meaning of the line – the defeatist attitude to life – the attitude of cheerfulness – laughter – a sense of humour. In one of his popular poems John Mansfield exhorts us to laugh and be merry. He reminds us that life is brief and we should make the best of it. God created the world out of joy— the joy that is...