An Accident in which You Were Involved It was summer and I was attending a function at the International Youth Hostel in Diplomatic Enclave in New Delhi. The function ended at 9 P.M. and I was in haste to reach my house in Rajouri Garden. As I was crossing a lawn to reach the bus stand, in the dark I stumbled over something and fell off. I lost consciousness. Thereafter, I...

A Bus Conductor  A bus conductor is an humble but very important member of the society. He is one of the most important organs of public transport system. He has a very difficult duty to perform. A bus conductor leaves his house early in the morning and reaches the depot before six. He is not provided with any conveyance to reach the place of his duty. He is fortunate if he...

A Funeral Procession The death of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was one of the darkest day in the current history of India. He died at New Delhi on May 28, 1964. He had just returned from Dehradun, when he had a heart attack. The whole night the body of Jawahar Lal Nehru lay in state at his Teen Murti House and millions of people streamed through the hall to have his...

Hobbies and Their Uses Men of leisure are men of pleasure. They do not know how to make a proper use of their times. Pleasures do not last long. Soon life becomes dull and boring for them. They have no need to earn money, but they still have need to use their time. An idle man’s brain, it is said, is a devil’s workshop. Those who do not have anything worthwhile...

The Happiest Day of My Life Life is a see-saw of pleasure and pain. Sometimes we get pleasures, sometimes we get pains. Our life swings between pleasures and pains. On the whole, human life has more pains than pleasures. Pleasures come now and then, pain stays with us forever. The happiest day of my life was last year when we went to New Delhi to see the Republic Day celebrations. It...

A House-Building on Fire It was midnight, when hands of clock joined palms. There was deep silence everywhere. I was enjoying a sound sleep in my room with my younger brother. All of a sudden, I was awakened by noise of foot steps outside. It appeared as if the people were running in the street. I got up and peeped down the window. I came to know that the house of...

A Postman of My Area The postman is a humble but very important member of the society. Usually he wears a Khaki uniform. He is a familiar figure in every village, town and city. He is an indispensable organ of the postal system. The postman’s day generally starts early in the morning. He has to reach the post office very early. A soon as he reaches the post office, he is...