Winter in Bengal

          Winter follows Autumn, It lasts for a very brief period — December and January. The trees shed their leaves and look dull. The season is painful to the poor who cannot buy warm clothes. Some suffer from cold and cough. But, winter has a special appeal of its own. It is the season of fruits, flowers and green vegetables. The atmosphere is pleasant as there is neither sun’s bearable heat nor constant rains. People enjoy picnics and excursions. Fairs are held in every district of West Bengal. The important festivals of winter are the Saraswati Puja and Christmas. Those who have money enjoy the beauty of the snowfall in the hilly regions. Thus, winter is pleasant to the rich, unpleasant to the poor.

The Seasons of Bengal

          There are six seasons in Bengal. These are — summer, the rainy season, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring. During summer, unkind sun dries up everything. But, fruits like mangoes, litchis are available in this season. After summer, comes the rainy season. In this season, farmers sow seeds to enrich our food-basket. Autumn succeeds the rains. But this season does not last long. Yet, it is a season of festivals. Next comes winter. The season is marked for vegetables flowers and picnic. Next season spring is the season of the beauty and pleasure. Flowers bloom. Birds sing. Everybody is glad at the arrival of spring. Thus, every season add variety to the life of people.

The Olympic Games

           The ancient Greeks loved games and sports. Many people, young and old, participated in the items, Every four years games were held, at Olympus in south western Greece, So the games were known as the Olympic Games. The first records of the Games are kept from 776 B.C. Many Greeks took part in them and thousands of enthusiastic spectators assembled to have a look at them. A temporary town of tents sprang up during the games. The games, thus started, went on till 394 A.D. when they were abolished by the Roman Emperor, Theodosius I. The modem Olympic Games were again revived in Athens by Pierre de Coubertin. The Games have been held every four years since then. They were, however, not held in 1916. 1940 and 1944 when wars were going on. The women participated in the Games in 1912 the first time.

Jagadish Chandra Bose

           Jagadish Chandra Bose, the great Indian scientist, was born in Dacca in the year 1858. He was a brilliant scholar. He went to Cambridge for higher studies after graduating from Calcutta University. Returning to India, he joined the Presidency College, Calcutta as a Professor of Physics. Gifted with an inquisitive mind, he devoted himself to research work. One of his great achievements was that he succeeded in sending electric waves without the help of any wires. He is best known for his researches on plant-life. He was the first to discover that the plants breathe anti feel in much the same way as we do. After retirement, he founded the Bose Institute which became one of the leading centers of scientific research in India. Jagadish Chandra could write excellent Bengali prose and his writings are highly’ popular all over the country.

City Life

              A man living in a city enjoys many amenities of modern life, city offers one many facilities-facilities for education, medical help, conveyance, etc. There are many big schools and colleges in a city. Students can get help from the well-equipped libraries situated in a city. Big hospitals and qualified doctors are there to offer medical help. In a city there are various sources of recreation like the cinema and the theatre. It is, indeed, a treat to watch an exciting match, be it football or cricket, in a stadium of the city. Cities are usually centers of business and’ administration; they also provide people with opportunities of employment. Roads in a city are metalled and conveyance is smooth and cheap. But city life has its disadvantages, too. A city is often overcrowded and congested. It is sometimes full of smoke and dust. Life, one feels, tends to be mechanical in a city.

Environmental Pollution

              As civilization advances, life becomes more and more complex. Many difficulties and problems crop up and some of these are quite alarming. Environmental pollution is one such problem that has vexed’ the. modern man. Today even a child knows that the environment around It is polluted to a large extent. The air we breathe is no longer pure and fresh. The carbon monoxide gas emitted by the motor vehicles, and other poisonous gases emitted by factories make the air impure. The water of the rivers is being polluted by the chemicals, that find their way from the factories in to the river. The water becomes Impure and unsafe. The shrill horn of the busses and cars, the thoughtless-use of microphones. etc. are responsible for the sound pollution. To combat this problem of pollution, we must work together and try out means that will contain it.

The Olympic Games

          The ancient Greeks loved games and sports. Many people, young and old, participated in the items. Every four years games were held, at Olympus in south western Greece. So the games were known as the Olympic Games. The first records of the Games are kept from 776 B.C. Many Greeks took part in them and thousands of enthusiastic spectators assembled to have a look at them, A temporary town of tents sprang up during the games. The games, thus started, vent on till 394 A.D. when they were abolished by the Roman Emperor, Theodosius I. The modern Olympic Games were again revived in Athens by Pierre de Coubertin. The Games have been held every four years since then. They were, however, not held in 1916. 1940 and 1944 when wars were going on. The women participated in the Games in 1912 for the first time.