With the advent of cycles, buses, motor cars, trains and aeroplanes, walking tours are seldom undertaken now in the country. In ancient days such tours were very common. They were undertaken mainly for religious purposes, be it to Rameswaram or to far off Varanasi. They were also undertaken for attending marriages Although on those occasions, … Read more
Scout movement originated in British in 1908. Sir Baden Powell was its patron. Slowly the movement extended To every civilized country including India. It started as a Trial Experiment camp in 1907 but the movement spread with speed to almost every part of the world. In 1908, a Handbook Scouting for Boys was published over … Read more
No doubt war is an evil, the greatest catastrophe that befalls human beings. It brings death and destruction, disease and starvation, poverty, and ruin in its wake. One has only to look back to the havoc that was wrought in various countries not many years ago, in order to estimate the destructive effects of war. … Read more
Health is the greatest asset a person possesses. It is an important gift by nature to us. Health is precious and everyone must look after it carefully. The disease is the worst enemy of good health. There are various kinds of bacteria and viruses in the atmosphere which can attack a man and make him … Read more
October 31, 1984 was a black day for India when Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister and leader of the nation, was shot down by two of her own security guards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, as she was walking down to her office at I, Akbar Road, from her adjoining residence at 1, … Read more
It has been rightly said that necessity is the mother of inventions, most of the inventions and discoveries owe their successful operation to necessity. Unless there is want we can not struggle to attain our goal. The history of human progress in all walks of life is the history of man’s endeavour to reach new … Read more
Ever since birth, I have lived in Delhi. Since I had heard a lot about villages, I wanted to visit one. And at last, I got an opportunity. One day our teacher decided That he would take us to a village, situated at a distance of 15 kilometres from Delhi. He wanted us to for … Read more
We believe that we live in a wonderful era, an era of all round progress. We think that we have excelled and surpassed our forefathers in almost every respect. The twentieth century seems to us a glorious age and we pride ourselves on its achievements. No doubt, there is justification for this satisfaction and complacency. … Read more
This quotation, “Life is Action Not Contemplation” from German poet and philosopher Goethe carries a valuable idea. Life is not just a reverie, a dream It is much more than that, it is action without energetic action, life would stagnate. Without great deeds, life would become static and would lose much of its charm. A … Read more
Between 1982 and 1984 four Indian scientific teams have landed in Antarctica. These were momentous events in recent years. Antarctica is a big continent with the South Pole as its central point. The continent is bigger than India and China put together. It is the coldest place on the earth. The entire land is covered … Read more
