Dowry- a Social Evil
' Dowry ' has been the greatest of all our social evils . It has been the greatest stumbling block in the growth and development of women . Dowry is given at the time of marriage by a bride ' s father . It is an old custom in India . But now this system has become a social evil . It is no longer a token of love . It has become a compulsion . A bride who doesn ' t bring ample dowry is mentally harassed and physically tortured . She has to suffer the taunts and scolding of her greedy inlaws . Her life becomes hellish . And sometimes , she puts an end to her life . Some insensitive in-laws become so inhuman that they burn the brides . People never celebrate the birth of a girl child . They consider it a burden . It lowers the status of women in society . We , today ’ s youth , must come forward to end this social evil .
FROM- ALICE CLASS- XI " A "
A TRIP TO MANALI
Dear Diary , Today I just came to my home from a trip to Manali . I went there to spend my holidays with my family . The way for Manali was very good following the course of the river named Beas . We went there by a mini bus because our family is joint family . First , we went to the Rotangh pass where we did a lot of activities in snow , like yak riding and snowboarding . After that , in the evening , we went to a cottage named Silver Leaves and did our dinner and slept . The next morning , we packed our luggage and got ready for Kullu which is in the way from Manali to Delhi . We went there and spent our whole day at Kullu and then started our journey back home . On the way , we ate parathas at the famous Sukhdev dhaba at Murthal and reached home at 2:30 am . It was the best trip of my life which I can never forget .
Chirag XI A pg . 12