Essays in English

India is a land of festivals. Every month we celebrate one festival or the other. My favorite festival is the festival of colors – Holi. Holii comes in the spring season. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It is celebrated to rejoice the burning of …

India, my country is a huge, beautiful land full of wonders. From the Himalayas to the Indian ocean, from the Thar desert to the snowy mountains of Sikkim, it is a country full of beautiful sights and beautiful people. Great men and women like Ashoka, Akbar, Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi, …

I have a cat in my house which is my own pet. It is white in colour and has lovely brown patches all over its body. I call it pussy. Pussy is female cat and is very loving to all the members of our family. I had found Pussy as …

A hobby is something that we do in our free time. Hobbies differ from person to person according to their testes. Some people collect stamps, some go for swimming or other sports, still others go for hobbies such as photography or gardening. I follow painting as my hobby. My parents …

Every child is eager to join school. I too was very happy the day I learned that I would be joining the nearby school. I remember my first day at school very well because it was such a new experience for me. I was five years old at that time, …

Manners show the likes, dislikes, tastes, feelings, and temper of a man. Good manners are the mark of the decency of a person. To live in a Society, we must have the qualities that all the people in the society like. In every society, there are some forms of behaviour …

Childhood is considered to be the happiest part of one’s life. I certainly feel it is so. When we are children, our whole future is open to us. We can make whatever choices we want to. Once we grow older and choose our goals in life, our paths become more …

Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born at Ratnagiri on July 23,  1856. He came from a royal family, but his father was a humble school teacher. Tilak studied at the Poona High School, and then joined the Deccan College. He got his law degree in 1879. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was …

I went to an exhibition with my friends recently, and was very impressed with it. It was held in the musical grounds of our town, and was titled ‘The Arts and Crafts Exhibition’. It was a big exhibition, though not as big as the international ones held in Delhi. As …

The summer holidays had been long and boring. So my brother and I became very excited when our parents told us that we would be visiting the Delhi Zoo the next day. We eagerly looked forward to it. The next evening we jumped into the car and our father drove …