RAGGING

Ragging means testing and playing cruel jokes on someone. Nowadays ragging has reached an alarming situation. Students staying at the hostels of specially medical and engineering colleges become the victims of ragging. Generally the senior students rag the fresher’s. They claim that they thus test the fresher’s physical and mental capabilities. But, all these are lame excuses. Ragging, to speak the truth, has become the name of media evil barbarism. Ragging takes the form of physical and mental torture. And after effects of these are horrible indeed. The victims often become permanently injured and some even die. Ragging has been condemned by all right-thinking people. Hence, it should be nipped in the bud.

TERRORISM IN INDIA

           Terrorism means use of violence, especially for political purposes. At present, it has become the headlines of the dailies. Terrorist activities have spread almost all over India mostly in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists are well-organised and well trained. They have a link all over the world. Causes behind terrorism are many. But, terrorist activities cannot be supported, as they cause social unrest and hampers economic development. So, terrorism needs to be curbed. If the Government is too soft with the terrorists they will be encouraged to increase their demands. So, strict laws should be enacted. Even slightest allowances cannot be given to them in any way.

MOBILE PHONE— ITS USES AND ABUSES

           A mobile phone is a type of telephone. As we can carry it with us, we call it mobile phone. A mobile phone is small in shape and size. It is used without any wire. It has become very popular in these days. Life has become complex and busy. So, it has become very helpful for the busy business men and V.I.P’s. Again, doctors, policemen, hospitals, nursing- homes, fire-services can be contacted, if required, through such phones. A person, away from home, can contact with his near and dear ones. However, it has some abuses too. Excessive use of mobile phones has some harmful effects. Hence, such a wonderful gift of science and technology should be used carefully.

RIVERS

          Rivers are the gifts of nature. A river generally originates from mountains. Then it flows down the slopes and plains and finally mingles with ocean and sea. Rivers play an important role in human life. During the rainy season, rivers overflow their banks and cover them with slit which makes the soil fertile. Rivers are the means of communication. For this important towns and cities generally grow along the banks of rivers. But, rivets sometimes betray. During the monsoon, they flood the banks and cause untold sufferings to lives and properties. This is the destructive aspect of the rivers. In spite of that, rivers are not the enemies, but the friends of man.

SPRING IN BENGAL

           If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” So spring comes. It comes with the promises of new hopes. Nature looks very beautiful with new leaves on the trees. The sweet scent of flowers spreads all around. The cuckoos sing. A gentle breeze blows all day long. One cannot tee the procession of black clouds in the sky. The weather is very pleasant neither too hot nor too cold. Flowers bloom. Thus, spring is the king of all seasons. Spring is also a season of festivals. Such festival like Holi adds color to the minds of all. Both the rich and the poor enjoy this season. Spring is called the season of the youth. Yet, none can ignore the magic spell of spring.

RAINY SEASON IN BENGAL

           The rainy season follows summer. It lasts for two months — ‘Ashara and Shravana’. The sky is over cast with clouds. Sometimes it drizzles; sometimes It rains cats and dogs. Trees get fresh water. Ponds and canals are filled with water. Farmers are seen busy in the fields. Roads become full of water. Normal work generally gets disrupted. But, incessant rainfall often causes flood. It also brings some diseases with it. Common people suffer much. Crops are washed away. News of death and destruction also reach our ears. Thus, the rainy season brings hope in one hand, despair on the other. Yet, common people, look forward to the happy days and wait patiently for the autumn to come.

DUTIES OF A CITIZEN

           The word citizen means a person who lives in a town and not in a village. But it has another meaning too. Any person who has full rights in a State is a citizen. It does not matter whether he lives in a town or in a village. A citizen enjoys many rights, but he has also many duties to the State. A citizen ought to love his country and serve his fellow citizens. He should help his family and at the same time he should help his friends, relations and neighbors, too. He should develop the virtue of discipline in him. In order to live happily, he must see to it that his actions never bring to others around him. A good citizen never breaks the laws of the land, but encourages others to lead an honest life. As students, we should acquire the good qualities of head and heart so as to grow up as good citizens in future.