Timely Team Work

On the 9th of January 1973, a group of VIII standard students were playing football in the school playground. It so happened that the ball went over the boundary wall and landed over a heap of rubbish. Deepak, a very keen, good and enthusiastic player, jumped over the wall to retrieve the ball from the …

A Daring Act

Patil Ramesh Pandurang was a 16- year-old-boy living in a village in Maharashtra. From a young age he was very bold and smart. All liked and admired him for these qualities. One day in the first standard class room of an elementary school, a huge snake had somehow got in and was curled up behind …

Saving From An Electric Shock

Chandra Bhanu Singh Chouhan was a precocious lad though only nine years. He lived in a small town in Madhya Pradesh with his mother and sisters. He had lost his father when he was very young. Chandra Bhanu’s mother went to put the clothes out for drying, as was the daily practice, least realizing that …

Incidents Of Heroism- Train Accident Averted [8-15 Years]

Master Anand Deoraj Bhoir, a 12 -year old boy, lived in Maharashtra. It is a railway terminus. He was a very good student and was very regular in attending school. He took the local train to go to school every day. One day, he was a little late when reaching the station. He noticed the …

Incidents Of Heroism- A Great Escape From A Bear [8-15 Years]

For those who work in the fields, life could be interesting and adventurous. This type of life makes people tough, resourceful and strong. They learn to guard themselves against dangers from any quarter. Master Madhumani Singh’s father had his paddy fields near the wild life sanctuary in Manipur district. Ten-year-old Madhumani was of great help …

Incidents Of Heroism- The Brave Chitralekha [9 -15 Yrs]

Champa Devi, mother of a two-year old baby, lived in a crowded lane in Manipur. She had a kerosene stove in her kitchen. She kept water over it and went to fetch something from the backyard. She was not aware of the presence of her small two-year old child’s in the kitchen. When she had …

Incidents of Heroism – A Rescue Operation [9-15 Years]

Meenakshi was  a 75-year old lady. She lived in Trivandrum all by herself, having been forsaken by her children. She was widowed at the age of 50 years and since then she had been living alone. Despite her age and failing eye-sight, Meenakshi attended to all her work herself. She did her own shopping every …

Incidents of Heroism – Dutiful Daughter [9-15 Years]

Kumari Pragna Zaveri was the elder of two children of Mr. and Mrs. Zaveri, who lived in Daryaganj in Delhi. She was brought up very well by her parents and as a result even at the age of seven in 1970, she was a very smart girl. Her mother was taken ill by Asian flu, …

Stories – The Seed of Non-violence Movement [9-15 Years]

The first time Gandhiji went to the court after his arrival at Durban in South Africa, the magistrate ordered him to remove his turban. Only muslims who chose to be regarded as Arabs, though they were not, were officially allowed to wear turban. Parsis and Muslims from India styled themselves as Persians and Arabs to …

Stories – Unity of Thought, Word and Deed [9-15 Years]

Gadai said Dhani must be his alms-giving mother, “No” said everybody, but Gadai wouldn’t yield. At last all had to agree. At the age of nine Gadai was to be given the sacred thread. His eldest brother Ramakumar was now head of the family. He was arranging everything. But Gadai said that after the ceremony …