DIARY ENTRY

 

1. You recently visited the 24th Crafts Mela at Suraj Kund, Faridabad. It was Mini India assembled at one place. Using the visual and the verbal stimulus, make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there

Hints: More than 20 states of India represented Rajasthan the theme state • Participation of foreign countries Cultural programmes, dances at "Chaupal' and 'Rangmanch Food courts catering all kinds of foods Arts and handicrafts from the awarded artisans

Ans. New Delhi

20th March, 20XX

Sunday, 8:00 pm

Dear Diary,

A few days ago I visited the Crafts Mela at Suraj Kund which was much more impressive and grand than what I had imagined More than 20 states of India represented in the craft mela This year the Theme State was Rajasthan The whole campus was painted with the visuals of Ranthambore, Chittoor, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. It was Mini India assembled on a few hundred acres of land. Some foreign countries also participated in it. All the awarded artisans from different states had set up their workshops and stalls there.

Bangles, jewellery decoration pieces, wall hangings, purses, shoes, sarees, garmenta and cosmetics found thousands of buyers. Every evening there were cultural shows at the Chaupal and the 'Rangmanch' The Food Court provided all kinds of delicacies for food-lovers. Basically, it was India in all its colours and tastes scattered on the Aravalli hills

Prabhat 2. You paid a visit to an Old Home with N.S.S. Volunteers. Using the hints given below, together with your own ideas, make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there

Hints: Old home Mostly senior citizens above 60 Peaceful surroundings Spacious Clean rooms and baths Regular medical check-ups A good library Means of recreation A home away home

Ans. New Delhi

20th February, 20XX

Monday, 8.00 pm

Dear Diary

With the disintegration of the joint family system, the old people especially above 60 find themselves deserted and alone. The concept of Old homes is for such old people. I made a plan to visit the Old Home' at Bhiwadi. The home was situated at a peaceful place. The building was simple but spacious and clean. A doctor visits the home daily to check up the senior citizens. There is a permanent nurse employed to look after them and give them medicine on time. All the inmates showered their parental love by insisting on having lunch with us. What a satisfying and rewarding visit it was to meet our grand paas and grannies!

Nisha

3. While going home, you come across many children on the roads at crossroads with begging bouls in their hands. You are shocked and disgusted at this unflattering picture of a country which boasts of being a major economy in the world. Record your experience in your diary

Ans. Agra 20th April, 20XX

Sunday, 10:00 pm

Dear Diary

Today I feel shocked and disgusted to see the children of our country begging on the roads. It is true that India is emerging as a major economy in the world But it can also be not denied that India has the largest army of poor people, paupers and beggars. Hence, millions of people in India are condemned to begging It is true that begging has also become a lucrative profession for some people with bad character. They kidnap small children and raise them to become beggars. The other side of the story is also true. Millions of hands in this country don't get any jobs to earn a living. They resort to begging. To tackle this problem, our government must take some decisive steps.

Aman

4. Indian weddings are matchless in grandeur, glamour and luxury. They are also matchless in wastage, extravagance and vulgar display of money and wealth. Record your experience of such marriages in your diary.

Ans. New Delhi

20th June, 20XX

Sunday, 6:00 pm Dear Diary.

We say that Indian weddings are matchless in glory, grandeur and glamour And rightly so. In comparison, weddings in Europe and America pale into insignificance. The other side of the story is that Indian marriages are matchless in wastage. extravagance and vulgar display of money and wealth.

Recently I attended one big marriage. About five thousand guests were invited in the barat' or the wedding party. A township of stalls serving hundreds of dishes, drinks and sweets had come up in the sprawling lawns of a five star hotel. The ceremony lasted till midnight. Even by a conservative estimate it was a show worth in crores Surely this amount would have been sufficient to feed all the beggars and orphans of the city for months Naman

5. You are Shifali/Saurabh. On the way to your school, you saw a person lying unconscious on the road, but no one took him to a clinic or hospital. You are upset to see it. Write your feelings in the form of diary entry about that.

Ans. Noida

12th September, 20XX

Tuesday, 8:00 pm

Dear Diary,

Today, while going to my school, I saw a person lying unconscious on the road but no one attending him. Though I requested my bus driver to take him to a clinic or hospital, but he was compelled not to do so as there were many school-children in

the bus.

I am not able to understand that why people do not help such person. How human beings cari be so unkind towards others.

We boast that we human beings are the wisest and the best creature on earth. But not helping a person in urgent need does not prove our superiority on earth. We must be ready to help people who need our help. Sourabh