Subash Chandra Bose

            Subhash Chandra Bose is popularly known as Netaji. Really he was a great leader.He was also a great freedom fighter.He was born Cuttack in Orrisa on 23rd January 1897.His father Jankinath was a lawyer.His mother Prabavathi was a religious lady.
                   

                                                      Subhash was  a brilliant student. He did his graduation in 1919. Then he went to England. There he passed in Indian Civil Services Examination with flying colours. But he returned to India to serve the motherland. He became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1938. Finally he formed the Indian National Army(INA) to get freedom for India. 

  He went to Germany and Japan to seek help for his army.But unfortunately he died in a plane crash in 1945. He gave us the famous slogan "Jai Hind" 

BY ISSHANI PANDE

Our Country

       I am fortunate that I was born in India.Populationwise,India is the second biggest nation in the world.Mighty river,like the Ganga,the Yamuna,and the Brahmaputra,flow in India.It is a land full of diversity .People speak many languages here.

          Sanskrit,one of the oldest languages in world,grew and developed only in India.It is in India where God is supposed to have been born to time to time.For many people India is God's country.It has also been the home of many great people like Lord Rama, Krishna, Mahvir, Gautum Buddha and Guru Nanak.Many leaders fought for the freedom of India.They include Mahatma Gandhi, Laxmi Bai, Subhash Chandra Bose and Nehru.

          My country is full of monuments, temples and fascinating natural sites.It is the land of Himalyas.One of the seven wonders of the world ' THE TAJMAHAL'is also here.          

          I am proud being an indian. I shall live and die for the sake of my country.

BY

ISSHANI PANDE

A RAINY DAY

This year the monsoon arrived on time. The month was July.The schools have opened after a long vacations.In the morning the clouds gathered in the sky after a storm. I was on my way to school. Then it started raining and it turned into a downpour.I took shelter in  a nearby house.

Suddenly it was cool and comfortable. Things got washed and looked refreshing. The trees began to shine. the rain drops produced a pleasant music. Everybody welcomed the showers.

People took out their umbrellas and rain-coats .street children began to play in knee deep rain water. When the rain stopped a little I decided to return home and enjoy myself.

There was a water-logging many places. The drainage system had failed. The authorities were caught napping.

THE KIND LION

Once there was a lion who was sleeping under a tree. A mouse was running up and down there and this disturbed the lion. Lion got up from sleep and caught hold of the mouse and was about to eat it , but the poor mouse requested lion to leave him and promised that he will do what ever help possible for him in future. The lion laughed at this as he was sure a mouse can never be of any help to Lion who is king of jungle but anyway he let the mouse go.

Few months latter some hunters came to the jungle and lay net in which the Lion was caught. The mouse saw this and he slowly started biting the rope with his teeth. Soon the net was opened up and the Lion escaped. Thus a small mouse was able to save the life of Lion in turn for the kindness that the Lion had shown before.

MORAL OF THE STORY :

KINDNESS IS ALWAYS REPAID

कर भला तो हो भला

BY : ISSHANI PANDE

THE GOLDEN EGGS

Once a farmer lived in a village. He had a goose. It had a magical quality.It used to lay a golden egg every morning.Everyday he used to sell the golden egg in market and make money. Soon the farmer became rich.Once he had a greedy idea.

He thought " why not I cut open the stomach of the goose and take out all golden eggs at once rather than selling one egg everyday ". With such wicked thought the farmer took a knife and cut open gooses's stomach.

To the surprise of the farmer there were no eggs inside and the goose had also died , leaving the farmer feeling miserable.



MORAL OF THE STORY :

GREED BREEDS MISFORTUNE

लालच बुरी बला


BY : ISSHANI PANDE

                 The Proud Donkey


Once an idol maker made a large idol for  Dussehra  festival .He was to deliver  it to a rich merchant's house.As he could not carry the idol, he hired a donkey to carry it to the merchant's house.He placed the idol on the donkey's back and went on his way.On the way many people saw the idol of the GODDESS on the donkey's back.Out of religious ardour many of them bowed with folded hands.Some stopped just admire the beauty of the craftsmanship.
The donkey thought that the people were bowing to him.He felt pride at the admiring looks he thought they were giving to him.So as he walked ,the foolish donkey started braying loudly in pride and pleasure. The idol maker said polite words to stop the donkey from braying. 
But the donkey brayed on. He started  walking in a showy manner.The idol maker was afraid that the idiol may fall off.In anger he took the stick and thrashed at the donkey's legs. The thrashing made the donkey realize to come   to his senses. He forgot his false pride and walked properly without any prud antics.

MORAL :A FOOL ONLY KNOWS THE ROD'S LANGUAGE


By: Isshani Pande

चिड़िया

एक चिड़िया की है ये कहानी,
घोसले में नन्हें बच्चों को ,
देती थी वो दाना पानी,
और बच्चों को वो थी चुगाती
धीरे धीरे बच्चे हुए बड़े,
नन्हें पंखों को थे वो फडफडाते
चिड़िया उनको सिखाती थी उड़ना
उड़ कर वो गिरते थे,
गिर कर वो संभलते थे,
एक दिन सीख गए उड़ना,
उड़ कर चले गए वो दूर,
चिड़िया देख उन्हें सोच रही थी
कि यही तो जीवन का है दस्तूर|

The Peacock And The Crane

One day a peacock met a carne and said, " So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colours of my feathers."

" Well !"replied the crane," your looks are brighter than mine.But whereas I can fly high up into the sky, all

you can do is to strut about on the ground. "

MORAL : NEVER FIND FAULT WITH OTHERS

POSTED : BY ISSHANI

The Tailor And The Elephant

Once upon a time,there lived a tailor. His name was "Dayasagar."He was indeed 'an ocean of compassion", besides this, he was also hard working.Whenever he use to sitfor sewing clothes ,an elephant would come evrydayand stand near him. The tailor would daily give him something to eat. As a result, the elephant wol daily take him for aride. The elephant become so much fond of the tailor that, he would come everyday.

One day, the tailor had gone outside for work. He was unable to come to the shop.He told his son to sit in the shop. The next day,as the son opened the shop,the elephant came near the shopand stood there. The tailor's son was very mischievous.The elephant drew his trunk before the boy to take elephant food for him ,but the boy pierced needles in the elephant's trunk.The elephant got furious but went away silently.He went near pond, and tookn dirty water in his trunk,threafter returned back in the tailor's shop. The boy saw him arriving again. He thought of again piercing needle in this trunk,so that it woud not dare to come to that shop again.

The moment,the elephant enteredthe shop ,it threw the dirty water in the shop .All the clothes kept in the tailor's shop became dirty. Now the boy repented for his mistake.

MORAL - NEVER PLAY  MISCHIEF  WITH ANYONE.

POSTED BY ISSHANI

The Pig And The Sheep

A farmer's boy went into his field. There were some sheep and a pig

there.He picked up the pig that squealed aloud.

"Why are you making a fuss?When he cathes us, we never cry."

said a sheep."

Shut up,cried the pig, the shepherd wants only wool from you.But

this boy is taking  me away for my meat."

Moral : Life is dear to everyone.

The Prince And The Swan

One fine morning a boy named sidhartha went into a garden. There he saw many birds 

cheerfully playing with eachother. After sometime, hisbrother Devdutt also arrived for a hunt inthe garden.


Devdutt throw an arrow on aswan. The swan got 
wounded and fell on the ground. Sidhartha felt pity on 
the wounded swan and brought it in ahut. There,he took care of him.Devdutt came to take the swan,who had been wounded due to his arrow. He said,"Give this swan to me. I shall throw an arrow on it."Sidhartha said,"It is asin to kill a living-being. I have saved its life, therefore its mine."Both of them went to the 
king to get justice.Sidhartha had taken the swan in his 
lap.

The king listened to the complaints of both of 
them. Finally he gave his decision.He said,"The right of the defender is more than the offender.Therefore the swan should lie in the possession of Prince Sidhartha."

Moral--We should have 


compassion for the living 


beings.

होली

 भारत त्योहारों  का देश है ,जहाँ छोटे बड़े बहुत से त्योहार  मनाये  जाते |इनमें होली बसंत ऋतु का रंगों से भरा त्योहार है |जब मौसम सर्दी से हट कर गर्मी की ओर करवट लेता है ,उस समय ये पानी  रंगों से भरा त्योहार बच्चों एवम बड़ों दोनों को आनन्दित करता है|
होली के पीछे पौराणिक कथा भी छिपी है कि प्रहलाद नामक एक ईश्वर भक्त था जिसे उसके पिता ने मरने कि कोशिश किया एवम अपनी बहन होलिका के गोद में जलने दिया जिसमे पाप कि भागी होलिका तो जल गयी किन्तु इशवर का ये भक्त बच गया|तब से ये प्रथा चल पड़ी कि फाल्गुन कि पूर्णिमा के दिन होलिका दहन होता है ओर दूसरे दिन रंग से होली खेली जाती है|
उत्तर भारत में कई दिन होली का त्योहार मनाया जाता है, ब्रज में बरसाने की होली का आनन्द कुछ अलग ही है|वृन्दावन,मथुरा में अभी भी पौराणिक रास है इस त्योहार में |

होली के पहले से लोगों के घरों से पकवान की खुशबु से आना शुरू हो जाती है |बच्चों की तैयारी रंग और गुब्बारों से शुरू होती है कुछ लोग पक्के रंग से होली खेलना पसंद करते हैं किन्तु किसी भी त्योहार में हमें सुरक्षा का पूरा ध्यान रखना चाहिए|इसलिए ज्यादा पानी एवम नुकसानदायक रंगों से बचना चाहिए| होली के दिन सभी गिले शिकवे बैर मन से हटा कर सबके गले मिलना चाहिए क्योकि ये मेल मिलाप का त्योहार है|

होली का त्योहार

आया आया फाल्गुन मास आया
साथ अपने रंगों भरा त्योहार लाया ;
रंग बिरंगे गुब्बारे,
रंगों से भरी पिचकारियाँ 
रंगों में डूबे ये बच्चे 
लगते कितने प्यारे|
माँ,चाची, दादी मिलकर 
बनाते हैं ढेरों पकवान,
देखो देखो घर पर 
आते हैं कितने मेहमान
लाल, गुलाबी.नीला,पीला
 देखो  रंग है कितना नशीला,
उस पर सबका कपडा भी है 
कितना गीला,
गिले शिकवे मिटा कर 
सब मिलते हैं गले 
देखो कितना सुन्दर 
कितना प्यारा  है त्योहार .....
ये है रंगों में डूबा बसंत का त्योहार......

सब को होली की अग्रिम शुभकामनाएं

CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ : THE GREAT WARRIOR

19th February is the day of Shivjayanti as Chhatrapati Shivaji was born on this date in 1627. We have a lot to learn from the life of this great King , leader and a true warrior . The history is incomplete without the history of Shivaji. He has been a source of inspiration and pride to the past generations and will continue to inspire the future generations as well.

He founded the Hindu Kingdom against all odds fighting the mighty Moghuls thus teaching us to be brave and face the toughest of challenges. He inspired and united the common man to fight against the tyranny of Mughal Ruler Aurangjeb .

His military skills could be compared to those of Napolean – using guerilla warfare tactics and had developed a strong intelligence network and gave equal treatment to the people from all religions and castes .

He always thought ahead of time and was true visionary. His moral virtues were exceptionally high.

Even today he is venerated in India and especially in Maharashtra with awe and admiration and is viewed as a hero of epic proportions.

BUILDING SANSKARS IN CHILDREN

 
Sanskar is very necessary in a human being to serve the society. Sanksar is nothing but a set of manner and discipline which is understood and practiced consistently under all circumstances. It is essential that these Sanskars are built in a human being right from childhood and role of Parents is paramount in developing these Sanskars.


Manner means a polite way of behaving in a society and Discipline means to have control over someone so that he or she behaves properly.

But before we get into the this subject it is important to understand the psychology of child basically what they like and what they can do etc. Parents need to bear in mind that every plant cannot be a rose plant but every plant can become healthy and beautiful by putting proper manure and trimming. This is so because every plant has its own beauty. Same thing we can do with our kids also as every child is having their own talent , we just need to polish them properly to remove the irregular rough portions and make them beautiful. We need to give timely input to children in this direction as to what is good and what is bad.

For this we need to provide inputs right from birth as different level of manners has to be taught at different age. Let us understand these ages in following groups :-


1. Birth to 3 Years :- This is a very complex age. At this age child start learning and imitate things very fast.At this age we should not shout at child and we should talk very politely with child as they learn same manner.When child completes one year we should give picture books and blocks and verbally tell them about these pictures and slowly tell them about good habit eg close mouth and eat , after eating do brush , do not touch and play with electrical gadgets etc. Important thing is to be strict but polite and loving.


2. Age 4 to 7 Years :- This is the age where we have to teach how to talk , walk and eat food. How to take bath , how to set bag for school as per time table and something about daily Puja at home before going to school. The child must finish daily homework the previous night .Slowly we have to teach them about outside world and how to behave in society eg when we go to someone’s house we should not touch anything , when they offer any snacks then only we should take and say thanks and develop habit of saying sorry if something wrong happens. Respect and obey elders. Teach them about table manners. We should now teach them few prayers and how to do Puja. Give some details about main deities , Gods and Goddesses . We should also tell them religious stories at this stage. Expose children by getting CD’s of Ramayan , Ganesh ji etc. Teach children to always respect elders and never disrespect anyone in society irrespective of caste , creed or social status.


3. Age 8 to 12 Years :- At this age child can understand everything and its importance. Teach them basic housekeeping principles . Teach them how to keep their belongings neat and tidy. Teach them how to keep each and everything neatly in its proper place .Most important is to inculcate in them habit of self study. It is necessary to teach them the value of money. We should also teach them one or two Yogas or basic exercise to kip themselves fit and healthy.


4. Age 13 to 16 Years :- This age is critical period of childs development. Start of teens brings many changes in children . At this age we should behave with them like friends. Tell them about good and bad things in the society. Teach them virtues of patience and tolerance. Teach them what all is good for their future.Always take your children into confidence before doing any work which impacts them.Discuss about their study and other matters of their interest. Give them space for themselves.

At every stage it is important that children have a fulfilling daily routine . For daily routine it is important to make a time table which should have balance between study and play or extra curricular activity. For week ends keep some time for going outside to some movie or dinner or any park or picnic or any family get together.

During vacations it is important that we take them to some good places and put them to some hobby classes as per their interest.

Always appreciate the good things that they do. Always be positive and take responsibility of their performance at school and outside. Never pressurize children for studies particularly before exams. Marks are important but not the most important thing in a child what is important is overall development of child . They should be healthy , polite , well behaved , have great personality with proper knowledge and should be able to communicate easily. Never tease or irritate the child as it develops negative feelings and thoughts in them.


If the children have discipline and manners in them these are the right Sanskars which the future citizen of the country would have .

HERO MY ALL ROUNDER

PREFACE

It is not unusual now a days to get lost in a book stall in search of an apt book for children, as most of the books on shelf are either many representations of the same age old Panchtantra type of moral story books or mundane educative books or fictions written by those who are not of the age of those for whom these books are meant. Here is a unique presentation of a fiction story meant for children from the eye, heart and feel of a child and if adults too read and enjoy it is just reversing the trend!!! And may be for better!!!!

The story “HERO MY ALLROUNDER “ is conceived and thought out by Abishek who was then studying in Class IVth and written by me. It is a fiction that revolves around a family of 2+1 and Hero. This story is a representation of the feelings of a young boy in various social occasions presented in today’s society.

I sincerely hope this story will be read and enjoyed by people of all ages but particularly the kids and it will also go a long way in bringing out the author in every child and will turn out to be motivation for all of them, at budding age , to get into the habit of story writing.

I am presenting the story chapter-wise in 16 Chapters that follow.

HERO MY ALL ROUNDER - CHAPTER 1

June 13th 1999, Day Sunday, Time 5 p.m.,
Place Allahabad (U.P)

It had been a very enjoyable Sunday for me as dad had played cricket with me with my plastic bat and ball in the morning. I, JIMMY, was just about five years old then. After a good nap post lunch my dad, CAPTAIN, my mom, HELEN and myself were on our evening walk in the colony where we lived. It had rained in the afternoon and had left signs of it on the road making it a bit slippery.

The weather was very pleasant with a good cool breeze .We could hear birds chirping and flying back to their nests. We had walked about a kilometer away from our house and were about to turn back for return walk to our house when suddenly we heard a very loud sound at a 20-meter distance ahead of us.

We could see a white Maruti 800 car stopped in the middle of the road and as we were approaching the place from where sound came we could see the Car speed away. A mother and a baby were crossing the road and had got crushed on the spot, by the same white Maruti Car.

Surprising though it was, there was no usual crowd gathering around the accident spot. On close observation we saw that the mother had died but the baby had survived. The baby was so small that it had no clue as to what had happened.

I was very nervous, as though, I was the reason of a mother and baby separation. I was staring at the scene helplessly. I noticed my parents were a bit unconcerned like many others who walked / motored past the scene. I slowly walked towards the baby who by then had moved a distance away from the dead mother and I lifted the baby in my arms.

The baby had very innocent eyes and white snowy hairs all over his body. The small puppy took out his tongue and started licking my hand and in a jerk I dropped the puppy. The puppy was lying still looking into my eyes. I looked towards my parents, deep into their eyes, looking for a possible option of taking the puppy with us. My parents were very kind hearted. My mom just blinked which I could understand meant yes. I jumped into the air with joy.

We brought the puppy home and named it HERO. Immediately I brought my old feeding bottle and gave it to my mom to fill it with milk, which she promptly did. HERO was very hungry and he fully emptied the milk bottle and slept in my lap. I brought my mattress and put HERO to sleep on it . I covered him with my bed sheet.

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HERO MY ALL ROUNDER - CHAPTER 2

The next day after my dad left for office mom and I went to the market to purchase various daily needs of HERO. We purchased a small folding Cot, Soap, Shampoo, talcum powder, biscuits, toothpaste and toothbrush for HERO. We also gave two pairs of clothes to be stitched for HERO to a tailor.

I had selected each of these items. My mom was amazed to see the excitement in my eyes. HERO was always wandering around me all the time.

With every passing day HERO was slowly adjusting with all the members of the family and was becoming a part of the family. HERO got a lot of love and affection from our family and slowly forgot about his mother. It was a good time pass for me as all my summer holiday I was teaching all the good habits to HERO like going to toilet in the morning, brushing teeth and taking bath.

I was keen to give HERO a new start to his life and undertook it as my responsibility to do so. I wanted to give HERO an identity of any human being in the society. I took a small ball and started to play with HERO. Hero was very quick in picking up things and matched my expectations.

My parents were also helping me in teach new things to HERO. I brought a small basket and used to go to a shop close by to bring provisions for home as and when required along with HERO. The basket used to be on Hero’s neck. Slowly I also taught HERO how to give money to shopkeeper and collect back change.

My school had reopened after summer vacation. Three months had passed and now HERO was even able to recognize currency notes. In daytime mom used to take care of HERO. Evening when dad returned home , HERO used to stand on two legs and wish him. I had even taught him how to shake hands and welcome guests.

During my study time HERO used to switch on the table lamp and sit next to the table without disturbing me. During dinnertime all the family members including HERO used to assemble on the dinning table. With vib put around the neck and seeing everybody eat HERO also used to try to eat the same way. He had learnt all the table manners.

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HERO MY ALL ROUNDER - CHAPTER 3

HERO had such good habits that taking him out was never a problem. Everyone outside also used to love HERO. He was unable to speak but he could understand everything.

Any stranger coming to our house had to pass through the check of HERO. By now HERO had become 8 months old. One day in the afternoon when my mom was alone in house somebody pressed the doorbell. There was a door-to-door salesman selling carpet at throwaway prices and hence my mom opened the door. HERO was sleeping.

As the person entered our house HERO could smell something fishy and he got up but for some strange reason he never barked he brought the telephone remote handset and kept it next to my mom and stood next to her. Really that person was not a salesman, he took out a country made pistol and put on my mom’s temple and demanded keys of the safe.

Within a split second HERO jumped and caught that man’s hand with his sharp teeth and stood on his hands and pointed at the telephone handset to my mom. My mom though in shock lifted the remote set and switched it on and could hear a policemen voice on the other side, HERO had already dialed the police and kept them online. My mom called the police and within 15 minutes the police reached our house and caught the fraud salesman red handed.

My mom had thrown a party in the evening as she was very happy and all who had gathered were admiring the intellect of this young puppy. Only next day through newspaper we came to know that this salesman had looted many houses in similar fashion in the city and police recovered valuables worth lakhs from the person. Suddenly HERO of our house had become the talk of the city. HERO was proud of his achievement but he took it as his duty.

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