The longest BRIDGE
connecting every part of the country
and
every heart in the country
BRIDGE INDIA
Children of India coming from every
part of the country talk about their part of India, and especially
about those places that are of historical importance.
The bridge builders of India,
the young brigade, have started their work. Here are specimens
of the ‘bricks’ that will build our bridge
S
A
M
P
L
E
W
R
I
T
I
N
G
S
I am standing in front
of the house where Bapu was born.
My favourite Gandhi quotes:
“...whatever you do
will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do
it.”
And one more:
“As human beings, our
greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the
world….we must become the change we seek in the world.”
—
Milind from Rajkot
I am now visiting Varanasi. I am roaming about in the deer park . This is the
park where Gautama, the Buddha gave his first sermon after he received
enlightenment.
Maybe this is the
place where Buddha was sitting . And maybe this is the spot
where five disciples sat facing Buddha...
—Mithali reporting from Varanasi
I too want to contribute to bridge building. I am so small. I don’t know what
I can do, but my grandma tells me if a little squirrel could join the monkey
brigade in building Ram’s bridge, I too can.
Here is my contribution, the story of the squirrel which became a bridge
builder….
—Jagannath from Rameshwaram
So this is
the Chowdar tank. Here came Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar leading
thousands of men and women who wanted to assert their place
under the sun.
As he
dipped his lotta into the tank to collect drinking water,
Dr. Ambedkar broke one more barrier …
—Vinod
Tawde from Mahad
Wherever you are in India you can start
building the bridge right from where you are.
To
Participants
1
Open to students of Std V to XII.
2
Writings must be your own and not copied
from another source.
3
Write about places you have visited, seen
and admired. Talk about what you felt when you visited a
place. (See sample writing).
4
You can also write about people you come
across whom you respect and admire. Write about the qualities
in them that made an impression on you. To write on a person,
you must have met that person.
5
You can also write on a book or song you
admire, but literature you admire must have something to do
with India.
Photographs if any to be scanned in 75dpi
only and sent as an attachment.
9
Your contributions should include a brief
biodata: Your name, age, class, school with full address,
residential address, phone no with STD code, your e mail ID.
Your biodata will be treated as confidential and will not be
shared with any third party.
