Lockdown Effects

All the shops are closed save medical stores that only for two hours in the morning. Despite claims from our Government, essential items like grocery and medicines are not available to public. Yesterday, I ordered a few grocery items via a message on Whatsapp to Jain Store. The person assured me that the ordered items …

E-books vs Paper books

With the advent of modern technologies like Kindle and Google books, plenty of people are opting these technologies. This resulted in decrease of the sale of paper books. Even though e-book platforms provide compelling benefits, paper books will never disappear and book lovers will continue to read paper books.E-books are easy to carry around in …

Ask for two weeks’ leave

Dear Mr. Krishan Kumar, I am working as a computer faculty in GHS Dangian in district Ludhiana since 2012. I have never taken a leave more than two days before. But due to unavoidable circumstances, I am requesting a leave for two weeks. According to our doctor on 5th April I will be blessed with …

People use more cars

These days many people rely more and more on cars for travel longer as well as shorter distances. A car is a convenient mode of transportation therefore people prefer it. But with rise in the number of cars our environment is pushed to edge. Cars run on fuels that is a non-sustainable and obtained from …

Doctor Dolittle

I was searching for free classic books for children because I thought books for children should be easy to read. I found a small book called 'The story of D. Dolittle'. It is an easy book but it is not only for children, people of every age can enjoy the lovable character and adventures of …

Putting Japman to sleep

It's hard work to put him to sleep. Even though I don't have enough words to describe the situation. I will try to do my best as a famous writer once quoted,"It doesn't matter how much you've got but how you use it is more important." Japman starts to fall around and hit his head …

Getting used to lockdown

Today was second day of 21 days long lockdown implemented as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Our supplies are still not depleted to the level that will make us uncomfortable. Plenty of groceries(ration) other than fruits and vegetables is stored in the cabinets of our kitchen. Japman used to eat half of a banana on …

Nuclear Technology

It is true that Nuclear technology is being used to develop weapons of destruction which were used in the past to destroy whole cities. Yet, it should not be dispensed with because it provides a tremendous amount of energy. The energy need of humans is increasing at a rapid pace. A few decades ago humans …

Divided

We are quarantined at home for 21 days due to COVID-19 pandemic. I have plenty of free time, which I always wanted to have. But my attention is divided by many things therefore many times in a day I found myself pondering over the options. Moreover I have to juggle between these options, playing time …

Corona

Coronaviruses are known to jump from animals to humans. In 2002, a coronavirus known as SARS-COV caused few hundred deaths in 26 countries. A study published in 2007 warned that Chinese culture of eating exotic mammals can result in another outbreak of coronavirus in humans. On 31 December 2019, reports of pneumonia cases caused by …