We know that we were ruled by British before 15th August 1947. Representatives of king or Queen of England used to make laws for us. After independence we started governing ourselves.

In 1946, elections to the constituent Assembly were held and 389 members were elected. These members represented all the political parties, communities and regions of India. It elected Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad as its president.

The constituent assembly appointed a committee for drafting the constitution under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Constitution is a document which helps the government in ruling the country. It contains all the rules which a government has to follow in conducting its business.

The drafting committee has prepared the draft of the constitution and submitted to the constituent Assembly on 26^th November 1949. It came into farce on 26thJanuary, 1950 and India was declared republic.

Republic is a country which is government by the people themselves we elect our representatives and these representatives govern us. The president of India is elected by us – so we call our country a republic.

Some of the main points

A) We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved of constitute India into a sovereign, Socialist, Secular, and Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens.

B) Justices social, economic and political

C) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

D) Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

E) Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity integrity of the nation.

F) In our constituent assembly this twenty-sixth day of November. 1949, do hereby adopt. Enact and give to ourselves this constitution.

When America was independent, George Washington became its first president.  His name is even now a household word in America.  India also has been made free from the British rule.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad has been the first president of the Republic of India.  We hope his name will be also a household word in India as the first president of the Indian Republic.

Rajendra Prasad was born on the 3rd December, 1884 at Jiradei in the district of Saran in Bihar.  People of Bihar are particularly proud of him.  Calcutta, also has reason to be proud of him.  The first president of the Indian Republic had passed the B.A. and M.A. examinations of the University of Calcutta from the Presidency College of Calcutta in 1906 and 1907 respectively.  He obtained the B.A. degree with honours in English and History.  Then he passed the B.L. examination.  In  1925, he passed the M.L. examination.  Later Calcutta University conferred on him the honorary degree of D.L. in recognition of his knowledge of law.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad started his life as Professor of English  in G.B.B. College, Muzaffarpur in 1908.  Later he joined the bar and started practice in the High Court of Calcutta in 1911.  In 1916, he joined the High Court of Patna and practised there till 1920.  At this time Mahatma Gandhi started his famous non-co-operation movement.  In 1920, he joined the non-co-operation movementand gave up legal practice.  Since then he has dedicated his life to the service of the motherland and has struggled hard in the fight for the freedom of India.

Rajendra Prasad loved his country even when he was a student.  It was the dream of his life to make India free from foreign rule.  When the opportunity came, he fully availed himself of it.  So he sacrificed his personal interest for the welfare of his country.  Since that time he served his motherland in various ways.  He was a prominent member of the youth movement of Bihar and leader of the Bihar student;s conference.  He was a member of the Senate of the Patna University for several years.  He was twice President of the All-India Hindi Literary Conference.  In 1917, he joined Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran Satyagraha and afterwards he joined all congress movements.  He became the General Secretary of the Indian National Congree in 1922.  He was a member of the Congress Working Committee.  He was President of the Indian National Congress in 1932, 1934, 1939 and 1947.  He was minister for food and Agriculture in the Indian Interim Government and first Indian government after Independence.  He had been chairman of the Indian Constituent Assembly since its formation in December, 1946.  On January 26, 1950, India was declared a republic state and Rajendra Prasad became its first President.  He still occupies that honourable position with great credit to him.  Thus Rajendra Prasad has a long and brilliant record of service to his motherland in various ways and capacities.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad has many noble qualities.  He is a man of sterling chracter.  His glowing patriotism, his selfless devotion to country's cause, his honesty and sincerity, his firmness of mind are worthy of imitation.  He did not care for personal gain so he gave up legal practise and threw himself heart and soul into the struggle for the freedom of India.  He became a stauch follower of Mahatma Gandhi so he sincerely followed the policy of non-voilence in the struggle for freedom.  He had to court imprisonment for several times in the country's cause.  He is a man of plain living and high thinking.  He is a friend of the common people. We know of his splendid service to the people of Bihar when a terrible earthquake devastated a greater part of Bihar in 1934.  Though he has received English education, he is a true Indian in manners and customs and mode of living.  So he firmly supports many time-honoured ideals of this ancient land of ours.

Rajendra Prasad now holds the highest position of honour in India by virtue of his own merit.  He has risen to this position from an humble life.  His life is an inspiration to the young men of this country.

Dadabhai Naoroji was born in Bombay in 1826.  He came of a Parsi priest family.  He lost his father when he was quite young.  The charge of his education fell upon his mother. His mother was a very wise woman.  So she gave him the best education.  This lady had great influence upon him.  She made him what he was.  He read in the Elphinstone School and College.  He was the best boy in the class.  He managed to win most of the prizes.

After he had left college, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the same college. But he did not remain there for a long time.  He thought of improving the condition of his country.  He gave up his professorship.  He established the first Gilr's School in Bombay.  He did many other things for the improvement of society and the education of his countrymen.  In 1851, he started a weekly newspaper in Guzrati.  In 1874, he became Prime Minister of the Baroda state.  As a minister, he did many things in Baroda for the improvement of the state.  In 1885, he became a Member of the Bombay Legislative Council.  His fame as a great patriot spread over the whole of India.  So he was elected President of the Indian National Congress thrice.  It was a great honour to him.

In 1885, he took to business.  In connection with his business, he had to go to England.  There he did much for the good of India.  He wanted that the Englishmen should take interest in Indian Association in 1887.  In 1892, he became a Member of the British Parliament and thus won a great name.

He lived long.  So he was known as "the Grand Old Man of India".  He spent the last days of his life peacefully in his village home.  He died there in 1917.

Naoroji will be remembered by the Indians as a great patriot.  It was Naoroji who first said that Swaraj was the goal of India.

My idea of enjoyment

I was in the city’s main market at 5.30 in the morning where one of the leading Indian newspaper had organized a special fun theme “Sunday is Funday” for children. It’s a wonderful scene looking at playing children. We all watch them playing but I don’t know how many of you feel like going back to the age when you were still of their age. As far I am concerned I always feel like going back to the age that I can still recall. Probably I was 5 then. 

I know there is no way you can go back to your childhood age now but don’t you think it is possible to bring your childhood back! Yes, the best way to bring your childhood back is to watch children play. I spare at least 5-10 minutes regularly everyday while on my morning walk in the park and forget everything else watching children running around playing different games. 

For last couple of years certain newspaper groups have started some wonderful fun activities in our town on Sunday mornings. They call it “Sunday-Funday” inviting everyone to participate in different fun activities very early in the morning in the main city areas before commercial activities begin.  

I have attended few of these gatherings in the past also and enjoy them a lot. It looks great watching children displaying their skating skills on the road or dancing on an open stage with recorded music in a group, a show of karate or judo presentation by champion children of the town. It is one of the best experiences of life to watch adults enjoying all these acts.

Don’t you feel that child in you wants to enjoy the life just as the kids enjoy their life? I love staying with people who know how to live life by making others happy or know how to enjoy what I share with them. I have even found a new way of doing innovative things online too. I write certain funny things in forums and watch the reaction of other members. I love while members react with joy but I feel said when I read sarcastic comments directly or indirectly.

Try something new in your routine life

Don’t we all feel dull, tedious and repetitious or something lacking in variety and interest of our life at sometime or the other?  Isn’t it the same routine job, the same people, the same discussions and same people? I feel it too boring especially on certain places when I see people repeating the same or ranting about the same what they were doing yesterday.

Then what should we do for getting something new in our routine life or would it be worth or the same time pass kind of change which will again become dull after a few days. These are some common questions we all face but never try to do something which will keep us busy or do something that will engage in interesting activities. 

There are ways one can come out of his boredom or find renewed interest in his life. Like when I see a woman trying to ride a bicycle with the help of his 15 years old son just for the sake of doing something new or watch a man of 50 learning to swim with the help of a boy 30 years younger.

I love that when I see someone doing something for the first time and then the matter is certainly not limited to the adventure part of the learning a new activity but it is all about a person was trying to do something new to keep his life interesting. 

And bringing something new is not limited to learning something new but there are so many other things you can try to bring “Newness’ to your life. For instance, change your daily rout to your office if possible and try a new one and see the difference. 

Try meeting an old friend you haven’t met for ages or just close the door of your bedroom and dance to the tune of your favorite music until you drop on to your bed totally tired and feel the difference. There are so many ways you can try for bringing something new to your routine life. 

Note: I will write more on this topic to give you my idea of childish experience