Articles [Stories & Tales]

I imagine you are in class and a boy pushes you. You fall down and hurt yourself. What do you feel like doing? Do you feel like pushing him too? If you push him, you are no better than him. Maybe he will push you again. And it will go on and on. In...

Man and nature are interdependent. Everything we need for our survival comes from nature. Just like a mother, nature gives us food, water and air, the sun, the rain, the beautiful landscape, mountains, rivers; plants are all gifts of nature. It is...

Govind was once travelling through a forest. The sky was overcast with thick, black clouds. Soon it started raining heavily. There was thunder and lightning with all rounds. Govind ran towards a big tree to protect him from the rain. He stood under...

We make use of our body in two ways- physically and mentally. All the work in which we use our mind or brain in mental work. All the work we do with out body in physical work. When the body has no work to do, it rests, but the mind is always...

Kirti was very happy today. She came and hugged her mother telling that she had cleared the medical entrance examination. Now she was going to fulfill the dream her late father had seen for her. Both Kirti and her mom, Sarita were now weeping on...

Once there was a little boy named Bhasir. Bhasir was a kind and shrewd boy. He loved his grandfather dearly. They were great friends. Bhasir’s grandfather told him many interesting stories. Bhasir’s mother was a good woman. But she did not...

It is a holiday. You a have nice, heavy breakfast followed by some potato chips and glass of juice. A couple of hours later you have a heavy lunch, Then some biscuits and jelly. You are tempted to have the ice cream lying in the fridge. Stop!...

When we live together we sometimes hurt each other. We carry that hurt with us. We become angry and we want to hurt the other person. When we do that, we also hurt ourselves. Instead of hurting the other person, we must learn to for give...

The following is a  nursery rhyme that I still remember: I quote: एक बीज के भीतर गुपचुपमिट्टी की तह में कुछ नीचेनन्हा- नन्हा प्यारा पौधापड़ा हुआ था आंखें मींचेबूंदें बोलीं उठो- उठो जीबोलीं उठो किरन की परियाँउठा देखने तब झटपट वहकैसी है बाहर की...

From Ex-Students With Love: A  Duplex House to Their Teacher A couple of days back, on 25 August 2009, there was news in Times of India, about an eighty-year-old retired teacher in a small village in Tamilnadu. The teacher used to teach Tamil in a...