Rabindra Nath Tagore Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on 6th May, 1861 in a well-to-do family of Thakurs of Bengal. His mother died when he was quite young, so his father, Devendranath, had to look after him. Rabindra Nath was averse to studying at conventional schools from the very beginning. He disliked the set rules and the monotonous life that schools of those days provided. He was up to freedom of...

The First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and he held the office for the longest term. Mr. Nehru became the Prime Minister when India was still under the foreign rule. On August 15, 1947 again he was elected as the Prime Minister of Independent India and held the post till 1964 when he died. 1946 and 1964 are significant because 4 and 6...

My Aim in Life: To Be A Pilot We have several family friends who are working in the Indian Air Force. Most of them are pilots. So, ever since my childhood I have developed a keen interest in the Indian Air Force. I wish to be a pilot. I have heard that the life of a pilot is full of thrill, adventure and challenge. All these attract one to join the...

Annual Prize Distribution Function Essay No. 01 The annual Prize Distribution function is the greatest event in a school. The Principal, the staff and the students look forward to this day with great zest and zeal. Like a birthday it comes once a year and prize distribution day is usually often the foundation day of the school. The annual prize distribution day is the most important and the most significant day...

Choice of a Profession   The choice of a profession is the most important part of education. If you do not choose your profession while still at school and college, you have only wasted many precious years of your life. After leaving your educational institution, you just become a rolling stone, drifting from pillar to post in search of a job, which is quite often not to your taste. You have...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Or A Trip To The Hills A trip to the hills is the best way to spend one’s vacation. When the plain burns with heat, we look to the hills. To go to a hill station is the best way to spend the summer vacation. We dream of the hills throughout the year. We have to save money and make other preparations for the hills....

Character and Career Or Importance of Character-Building   If wealth is lost, nothing is lost.  If health is lost something is lost. If character is lost, everything is lost.   The young people of today have forgotten the importance of this old saying; but it is as true today as it was in the past and it shines as gold in the dark clouds of modern thinking. Most of the people...

What the Youth Must Do   Think of Shivaji! Think of Guru Gobind Singh! Think of Rani of Jhansi! Think of Joan of Arc! Joan of Arc left her humble parents to battle for the Freedom of France. Rani of Jhansi fought in India’s First War of Independence in 1857. Shivaji and Guru Gobind Singh fought against Mughals for the liberation of the Motherland. Then you have Columbus! He was a...