If I Were the Director of Education         Education in our country is most neglected. It is not properly directed. It needs wise Directors. If I get a chance to work as the Director of Education. I shall introduce many changes.         First of all I shall make primary education free and compulsory. I shall appoint only those teachers in primary schools who have a knowledge of child psychology. I shall...

World Peace         Peace is liked by all. It is for peace that we pray to God every morning and evening. Peace hath her victories no less glorious than war. It is in peace time that we have great men, high thoughts and golden deeds. Peace encourages education, trade, commerce and industry. Greater than personal peace is the peace of the nation and still greater is the world peace. This is...

The Independence Day Celebrations 15th August is a very important day. We became free on this day. The English left India for ever in 1947. Since then we have been celebrating the Independence Day every year on 15th August. This year it was celebrated with special interest. Early in the morning prayers were offered in temples, churches and mosques. At 8.30 a.m. on the Police Ground, parades and military salutes were...

A Play Staged in Our College   Our Principal is a great educationist. He is a social worker as well. He believes that drama has a social force. Every year some social play is staged. This year he allowed us to stage Tagore’s well-known play Sacrifice. Fortunately there are some teachers in our college who are first rate musicians. They began to help us. The stage was erected in one corner...

An Evening at A Picture Palace   I am not regular cinema-goer. I go to see a picture once or twice a year. My parents are very strict. They allow me to see only educative pictures. In the month of February last a religious picture ‘Sampurna Tirth Yatra’ came to oue town. My parents decided to see the picture. They took me also with them. We reached The Krishna Talkies exactly...

An Amusing Scene   In February last Mother went away to Lucknow to see her parents there. Two weeks later came the Holidays. My father told me and my sister to get ready to go to Lunknow for a few days. The hope of seeing Mother so soon filled us with great joy. Early next morning we reached the Railway station. Father purchased three second class tickets and we walked on...

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....