Unity In Diversity

    India is a vast country. It consists of people belonging to different religions, following different political faith and speaking diverse language. One finds diversity in face and dress, region. To consolidate these various trends of thoughts and habits, our government divided our country into linguistic states. We now find people speaking Gujarati in Gujarat, speaking Tamil in Tamil nadu, Bengali in west Bengal, Marathi in Maharashtra etc. This was done to facilitate an all- round progress of each state without much delay and many difficulties. Every state was allowed to maintain its identity.

    If we look at the reorganize states we find diversity in political affiliation, cultural background and even sports. One state is ruled by 'A' political party another by B political party, yet another by C political party and so on. Every state has its unique historical, mythological and cultural background reflected in its literature. One state has specialized in football, another in hockey, and yet another in cricket. Every state has its mark of identification. All the state, when viewed at a glance, display diversity.

    It is to our credit that we have forged unity from diversity. Outwardly it appears that our country is a heterogeneous mixture of diverse elemental. In reality, however, it is a homogeneous whole, like a chemical compound.

The most glaring example of the unity in diversity is found in the composition of the council of minister at the center. Different political parties from different corner of the country have come together (forgetting their political ideologies) to form a government.

   What more convincing example is needed to testify to our unity in diversity?

An Hour In The College Library

     This morning two of our professors did not turn up. So two classes, one after the other was off. Many of my friends went go to the canteen, some to the playground. But neither in sport, nor in chatting have I any interest. So I went to the college library and spent there one full hour. Then I realized that an hour in a good library is worth a year outside. A library is a treasure house of knowledge. A little leisure spent in it profits us more than a lot of time in the world outside.

     Entering the big reading room, I sat down at big round table. There were many magazines and periodicals I picked up one, began turning its pages. I had a look at the cartoons, in it. They were much amusing. There were some senior students. They were busy, reading newspapers and magazines. Everybody, present there, observed complete silence. Just then a group of newcomers came there. They began chatting loudly. All the readers felt disturbed by their loud chatter. The librarian warned them and made them leave the library. They went away making faces at us.

      While I turned the pages, I came across an article which attracted my attention. It was review on  arun shourie's controversial book, "worshiping the false Gods". I read it carefully and realized that the author of the book was much prejudiced against the great reformer. I wanted to see the original book, so I asked the librarian about it, but he said that there was only one copy of it and a professor had taken it, however, he assured me to give it the next week.

      I thanked the librarian and left the library. I felt I had a nice time there.

The Sixty Six Years Of Independence

  

India Flag

  India was under the British Rule for over three hundred years. Right from 1857, the efforts were being made to liberate the country from the foreign yoke. Many patriots sacrificed their lives for the sake of freedom. Hundreds and thousands of people died for that great cause, and at last, under the able leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India became free on 15^th august 1947. Thus, 15^th august is our independence day and we celebrated the day with great jubilation's every year, all over the country. It is a public holiday.

   On 15^th august, 2013 we have complete sixty six years of our independence. So in the year 2007 we celebrated as the Diamond jubilee year of independence. The national government has announced the year as a diamond jubilee year. Our school also celebrated the Independence Day with great enthusiasm.

We all met on the school ground at 7.30 a.m. The principal, after unfurling the tricolor, explained to us the spirit of the Independence Day. He gave us a brief account of the freedom struggle and showed us the necessity of guarding the liberty. He also told us the plan of celebrating the year by holding different programmes in the memory of the struggle for freedom.

  The science faculty students had arranged an exhibition where in different scientific achievements were  displays. We have planned to arrange different competitions, such as sports, education quiz and easy writing, all through the year, just to keep up the spirit of our independence.

  This year we, the people of India, have solemnly pledged to guard our independence at any cost.

The First Day In My New School

    After my father’s transfer to Amravati, I joined Saraswati Vidyalaya, Amravati Formerly I had studies for eight long years in school at Nagpur. It was 1stjuly, ’97 when I made a maiden entry in the premises of school. It has a larger built-up area and a bigger playground than my former school. There was a swarming flood of students on the ground. I found myself among strange faces. While joy was overflowing through their speech and action. I was steeped in nervousness. I stood as a stone and surveyed the spectacle at 10.30 A.M. a long bell rang and terminated my tension. Students promptly stood in rows for Saraswati Stavan -a hymn to goddess Saraswati before the commencement of classes.

    As it was the first day of the academic session, students did not go to their respective classrooms after the recitation of the prayer. A teacher, who appeared to be the senior-most of the lot, took possession of the mike and declared that the principal would address the students and advise them.Soon the principal came on the mike. His dress and address made an indelible impression on my mind. He appeared to be an embodiment of ‘simple living and high thinking’. He has put on the traditional Indian dress. His voice was soft but clear. The tone and tune of his voice indicated his ardent affection for all of us.

   At the outset he accorded us a warm welcome. He asked us to be particular about studies and punctual in attendance. He advised us to remember that student life is a period of preparation, not of action. During the period of education, a student must equip himself with knowledge received from teacher, parents and society.

The principal pointed out that the school had provision for feeding both mind and body. While it endeavour to make a student mentally alert, it encourages physical fitness also. He directed the boys to derive rich dividends form the facilities available for studies, games and sports.

   Before wishing us all the best in our educational endeavors and future life, he reproduces the sentences Napoleon uttered when he visited his school in France, years after he had left it.

    “Boys, remembers. Every hour wasted at school is a chance of misfortune in your afterlife”.

   

  After this the senior-most teacher took over from the principal. He announced that the regular classes would begin with effect from the next days. As I was happily pondering about the principal’s peroration, someone patted me on the back. As I turned back, I was simply surprised. This ‘someone’ was no other than my partner in the opening pair of cricket-team of my former school. I was happy to learn that he had joined the same class and the school as mine.

   My first day in the school began with suspense and tension. On account of the principal’s speech and the meeting with my mate, the day ended on a very happy note.

Rome Was Not Built In A Day

   Rome was not built in a day is an educative epigram of an Italian poet-pietro maryolli. The beautiful city of  Rome was not built in a day or in a month. Rome is the product of untiring toil by generations of men. Many must have labored long to make Rome what it is. The caves of Ajanta and ellora too must have consumed the time and energy of many. No work of great importance can be accomplished in a short span of time, in the twinkling of an eye.

   This proverb suggests that difficult goals cannot be reached at once. If a man wants to build a big house, he cannot expect its completion in a short span of time. If a student wants to get through an examination, he should not expect success with hardly any preparation. Success demands continual toil, unfailing patience and untiring tenacity.

   You should not expect an immediate award for your labor. He is a foolish husbandman who expects crop soon after sowing. A farmer scatters seeds. He supplies water for their germination. He protect the plants and feels them with fertilizers. His efforts are crowned with success only after a long time.India became free on 15.8.47 but in reality, it did not become free in a day. Our freedom is the outcome of the long and painful toil of numerous known and unknown patriots.

   This proverb tells us that every great work demands the sacrifice of many. This work may pertain to private life or public life. You have to put in all your energy and attention for the completion of your undertaking. Every great work presupposes the self-denial and self mortification of many. That is precisely why Oscar wilde, the famous writer from Ireland, in one of his stories observed:” Every red rose has a nightingale buried under it”.