Stories

BABA AMTE – A SOCIAL REFORMER

Murlidhar Devidas Amte was born on 26 December 1914 in Maharashtra, India. He was popularly known as Baba Amte, an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy (skin, membrane, and nerve disease). He was a non-violent man who was inspired by the Gandhian principles. Therefore, Amte used non-violent ways to fight the government during the struggle for independence. Baba Amte also worked as a defense lawyer for imprisoned leaders of the Quit India Moment in Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

MESSAGES THAT THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL CONVEYS

A War Memorial is a building or a monument, built particularly to celebrate a victory in a war, or remind us of the selfless service of our soldiers, who were and are ready to sacrifice their lives while performing their duty day and night for Independent India. It inspires citizens to respect the military and its service to the nation.  On this note, the National War Memorial was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th February 2019. It is an engrossing place stretched across 40 acres near the India Gate, Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIA IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

We are in the age of science and technology. Man cannot live without the aid of science. Science and technology have so much enclosed our lives that nothing can take place without them. Our food, transport, learning, administration, recreation, and social life are all linked with science in various ways.   The aim of science and technology is to search for the truth and to know things, so far unknown. Great discoveries and inventions are a result of reasoning. Civilization, as it is today, is the result of a number of revealings made in Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE VENGEANCE OF HIS PHANTOM

Saturday nights are the best. A tiring week approaches an end and a happy holiday waits ahead. Every Saturday night, my family and I go to a restaurant to dine. This time, though, I had plans to go out with my friends (yep, boys). So I and my other uncool friends set out to dine by ourselves. It was planned that nine of us would be coming, but only three excluding me turned up. We chat and ate, and were coming back home from the restaurant. All of us were Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

NSSC LETTERS FROM THE MOON – MY ENTRY

Archimedes,Mare Imbrium,Moon 9 December 2165, Dear Suhas, A long time since we last met! I was hoping you were doing well, my earthbound cousin. I certainly was fascinated by your lifestyle. Your daily routine of sleeping, eating, working, and sleeping again isn’t very captivating, but still fun in its own way. After a good thought, I decided to write how different we live from each other—me on the Moon and you on the Earth! Initially, I would like to start by speaking about the civilization here. Almost two centuries back, Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

DEATH AWAITS ON THE EVE

It was the time of Christmas. Everyone was excited, especially kids. Christmas was the happiest time for children, as they believed Santa Claus visited their house at midnight to gift them. So, before sleeping, they usually keep an enormous bag or sock beside their bed.   I was not a Christian to celebrate Christmas, but I sure was ready to receive gifts. Although I did get Christmas gifts each year, I never believed that Santa Claus existed. All I thought was that these gifts were kept next to my bed Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT?

What is Education? The word “educate” comes from the Latin word “educate” which means to bring up or to bring out. Same as the origin, education in literal form means educating people to bring the best out of them.   Each man is brought into the world with specific inborn talents. These gifted talents are to be brought out and utilized. This leads a man from darkness to light, from an ignorant to a knowledgeable person. What Does Education Give Us? Education has its own moral importance in society. It improves Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

A SHOCK ON THAT ROAD

I got fever. Yeah, that very fitful thing that keeps paying a visit to my body every few months. I was completely used to it, so I really didn’t bother to report it to my mom.   This time though it really seemed to have gotten my nerves. The temperature wasn’t high according to the thermometer, yet it was frigid. I urged myself to tell mom about it, but just then the doorbell rang. Oh yes, I told him to come today, I muttered and hit myself on the head. Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE BRAHMIN WHO COULD CURE ANYTHING

In a city called Hyrai in India lived the Brahmin Veerabadra. He went on with his life by begging for alms on the pavement of the roads.    Occasionally, people would visit him for help with their headaches and stomach aches. Veerabadra, the Brahmin, treated these issues by chanting some mumbo-jumbo.    Mothers of children were especially very fond of him. He was easily available when their children developed temperature or ran into some fits all of a sudden. People who knew Veerabadra often came to him to treat minor ailments rather Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

IS SCIENCE A CURSE?

What is Science? Science is a systematic classification of experience. The aim of science is to search for truth and also to know about things that are unknown. The knowledge of science is based on facts that are demonstrated by experiments. Is Science a Boon or Bane? It is a boon as well as a bane. On one hand, it provides us the curiosity to learn, but too much curiosity can be harmful.   Scientific developments have increased which reduces our time and at the same time, it is also Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHY IS PROPER HYGIENE IMPORTANT?

What is Hygiene? Hygiene not only refers to the cleansing of our body but also to the proper maintenance of all the other organs. Good personal hygiene can also help prevent diseases like COVID-19 (coronavirus), etc. It is believed that hygiene makes up fifty percent of health. Proper health and proper hygiene are indivisible, and there is an obvious association between them both.   However, health is widespread of physical, mental, and social well-being. On the other hand, hygiene refers to the practices that help in upholding health and preventing Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

SMART JUDGEMENT

Chatun was a young boy of thirteen years who resided with his grandmother in the village. They were very poor. Chatun had lost his parents long back thus he was alone too. Daily, his grandmother made some oil cakes and the young boy took them to the market to sell.    One afternoon, he was returning home after selling the oil cakes for a good profit when he saw an old lady trying to lift a bundle of wood onto her head. Her skin was full of wrinkles, and she clearly Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago
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