Sleep Sleep is almost as necessary to life as food. Shakespeare calls it, “Nature’s sweet restorer.” We go to bed at night, tired and worried; but we wake up …
Example-Better than Precept In every sphere, “Example is better than precept.” It is far more effective to show a learner how to do anything by doing it oneself correctly …
Education The word, ‘Education’ is derived from a Latin word meaning “to draw out”. Whether this definition is correct or not, the aim of true education is certainly, not …
The Akbar Akbar was one of the greatest rulers that ever governed India. He was only a boy of thirteen when his father, the Moghal Emperor Humayun, died, and …
King Ashoka Plato, the Greek philosopher, said that only philosophers should be Kings. There are two great examples in history of Kings who were philosophers; one was Marcus Aurelius, …
My City Mumbai When the English King, Charles II, married the Portuguese Princess, Catharine of Braganza, in 1661, he received as part of her dowry the islands of Bombay …
A Visit to some large Town Some years ago I paid a visit to Kolkata, which I had never seen before. After a long journey by the Calcutta mail, …
Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was a great mathematician and scientist. He was one of the most learned men and one of the greatest thinkers the world has …
The Street-Beggar There are many thousands of people in India who live by begging. In the streets and bazaars of every town, you will see them at every corner, …
The Juggler Everyone in India knows the Indian juggler. He travels about from village to village and town to town, generally with a boy to carry his things and …
