my village essay in English

Points: Situation – Consists mainly of Kacha houses – The people of the village and their work – The centers of interests in the village – Lambardars – The important men of the village – Life of the villagers.  

My village is in one of the backward districts of Sind. It is ten miles from the nearest railway station, and about sixteen miles from the district town. A kachcha, dusty road runs by my village, which is made use of by the people who go on foot, ride a horse or journey in a tum- tum. The road is, however, uneven and full of ruts, and becomes almost impassable when the rains fall.  

My village consists mostly of kachcha houses. These houses have low roofs, one door and generally no windows. Mostly these houses have only one room, which serves as a kitchen, bedroom, reception-room, storeroom, and nursery. Some of the houses have a courtyard also, where her cattle are kept in summer. The lanes are very dirty. These lanes are littered with the refuse and rubbish of houses and have also puddles of dirty water, which breed swarms of lusty mosquitoes. It is this insanitary condition of the village, which renders it an easy prey to malaria plague and other epidemics.  

The village is inhabited mostly by farmers. These men are models of industry. The village has barbers with none too keen wits and dull razors, carpenters with primitive instruments, shoemakers whose shoes are known more for durability than for beauty and blacksmiths who make ploughshares and sickles. My village has also a dispensary where sore eyes are cured, and fever is treated.

The centers of interest, however, in the village are the school, to which most of the boy’s repair; and the mosque where the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day. The village has a couple of inns also, where travelers take shelter for the night. It has also the tomb of a saint.  

The most important men in my village are the two mighty lambardars. They are not on the best of terms with each other as is to be expected, and therefore the village is full of petty intrigues and malicious party spirit. The patwari was dreaded in days gone by, but now he has lost much of his prestige.  

The headmaster of the school is a worthy man, and the adult school run by him contains pupils from the ages of 15 to 20. The co-operative bank in our village is managed by a clever man, who gives loans only to his own favorites. Even the members of the punchayat are not above suspicion.

 The Charms of City Life

Points: Introduction – Details of the charms – A reference to dements – Conclusion.  

The charms of city life which attract people from all directions and from all walks of life are many and various. Life in big cities has its own comforts which people living in small towns cannot enjoy.  

The first and foremost of these charms is its communication facilities. If a man in the country is to go from one place to another, he thinks twice. But in the city, the position is otherwise. One may go from one place to another as he wishes. All kinds of things are easily available in the city. There are big shops and stores where we can get things, from a pin to an elephant. Things brought from the ends of the earth are available in one place.  

There are big hospitals and clinics which are equipped with the latest medical facilities. In cities, we can get the treatment from the best of doctors, who are specialists in every field. All kinds of educational facilities from the primary stage to Post Graduate stage may be had in the city. There are arrangements for the education of the boys and girls in the city’s schools, colleges and university or universities. One may easily avail oneself of these facilities according to one’s inclination and choice.  

On the social side, there are theatres, cinemas, lectures and entertainments of all kinds. Even the poorest man can take part in the entertainments which a large city offers. A walk in the evening will show that a town keeps its citizens amused and occupied till a late hour. People intolerant of village politics and tired of unending quarrels, treacheries and the like find in the city a place of relief.

The availability of services in the city attracts the service-seeking educated people to it. Again, men of letters and people having literary talents are very easily attracted by the city, for here they find many opportunities for writing and publishing their works and having recognition they deserve. As the city is the main seat of administration, people of the legal profession and litigants flock here.  

There is, of course, another side of the picture. One may point out that the facilities that have been described as mainly available to the well-to-do classes. In most of the towns there are slums iii which people are huddled together in poverty and want. Another peculiarity a city life has its hurry. There is no leisure. Life is very fast.  

There are crowds and crowds of people, and all seem to be in hurry. Wherever you go in a big city you will find huge crowds. Then with all the speeding vehicles – buses, trucks, cars and so on, there are many accidents every day. Many lives are lost in these accidents. Life is less certain in a city than in a small town or village. 

The Pleasures of Life in the Country

Points: Introduction – The life in the country is full of charms – Simple and innocent life – Simple occupation of people – Healthy surroundings – Other advantages of nature – Wholesome and pure food – Less crimes in Villages – Conclusion.  

Poets and laymen alike have been singing in praise of the pleasures of life in the country since time immemorial. Still people continue to rush to the already crowded towns in every country. All the charms of the country life seem to have no attraction for them.  

The life in the country is full of charms. Cowper has rightly said “God made the country and manmade the town”. Poets have always tended to glorify the life of Nature. Shakespeare praises the life of men, ” Under the Greenwood Tree”, where there are no enemies except the cold winds in winter.  

Alexander Pope in his famous poem” On Solitude” describes the quiet life of the country. Goldsmith in his widely read poem, ” The Deserted Village”, describes in picturesque details the pleasures of the countryside. Wordsworth also responds to the call of Nature and the countryside. The life in the country is very simple and innocent. Perfect peace and tranquility rules everywhere. The countryside is less artificial and more natural than the city. In the city Nature seems to have been pushed aside.  

The occupations of the people are very simple. Nearly all of them are agriculturists. They cultivate their fields. Others depend on their manual labor. They work on the fields of big farmers and other well-to-do people. All the families find some work or other. So, none remains idle. Males work on the farms. Even children are of great use. They add a little to the income of the family. Women do household work like cooking, washing and grinding of corn.  

The whole work in the village is done in healthy and pleasant surroundings. There are the green fields in which they work. They breathe fresh air all the twenty-four hours. Bird’s singing their sweet notes of peace and joy removes the fatigue of hard work. Thus, in these natural and healthy atmospheres they work from morning till evening. They return to their houses where they are welcomed by their children and wives. Besides the farmers there are petty shopkeepers, potters, blacksmiths, carpenters, spinners and weavers who carry on their peaceful trade in the delightful surroundings.  

Besides, there are other charms and advantages. In a village we can best enjoy the beauty and grandeur of nature. We can hear the chattering of birds in the evening and morning. Here we can enjoy the setting sun behind the clouds. The charming beauty of the meadows would intoxicate us with joy. The babbling of a river, the soft lowing of cows and innocent games of children are things which one can never fail to admire.  

The country life confers upon us another boon. It provides wholesome and pure food. Cities and big towns are notorious for the adulteration of food. Pure foodstuffs are hard to get. In the country it is not so. Further in the villages there is no smoke of chimneys, factories and mills. In the village the air is quite pure.  

Further crime is less in villages. They are free from the strife’s of city life. The relations of the villagers with one another are very cordial and harmonious. Villages are far from the noise of cities. All these advantages make village life contented and peaceful. Still the village life has its drawbacks. Ignorance, superstitions, disease and poverty are found everywhere in the villages. These defects can be removed easily and once they are removed, villages would become the best place to live in.

need of developing our country essay

Points: Introduction – Spread of education – Fighting superstitions Cleanliness – Improved methods of agriculture – Organizing Cottage industries – Co-operative banks – Conclusion.  

Pakistan is a land of villages. The towns and cities are a few in number. The majority of population lives in villages. It is surprising that villages have been neglected so far by the government and the social workers. Hence our first duty is to make a scheme of up-lift for all the villagers of Pakistan if we want to make our country prosperous and happy.  

The prevailing superstitions and the illiteracy will have to be first destroyed. The villagers will have to be free from the jaws of many evil customs. All this can be done by a band of social workers or by the government.  

The first necessity of the villagers is the opening of schools, where boys and girls may learn how to real I and write. Primary education should be compulsory and free. For men and women who are busy on the farm during the day, night schools should be opened. Every village should have a library of useful books. The spread of education would work wonders within a few years.  

As soon as education spreads, superstitions will disappear. Blind belief of villagers in superstitions is a great hindrance in the way of social workers. When these superstitions disappear, the work of up-lift would become very easy. 

Though villagers are healthy and strong, yet they are not always clean. Cow dung and urine lie scattered in their houses. Their houses give out foul smell all the time. There is plenty of water in their rivers, ponds and wells. But their bodies and clothes are rarely washed and cleaned. This often results diseases like cholera, plague, smallpox, etc. Medical relief should he provided for the villagers to save them from quacks and old women who are the sole medical practitioners to the villages.  

Agriculture is the main occupation of the villagers. They work on the farms and Pakistan is fed on their corn. But our villagers are hard workers. They work like beasts in the same way as their forefathers worked, without many brains. They should be taught the use of improved methods of agriculture. They should be told that they would save their energy, time and money by the use of new implements. They would reap a better crop. If some more wells and canals are dug, the villagers will cease to be at the mercy of rain.  

Work on the farm occupies a villager for about six months. For the rest part of the year, he remains idle. If cottage industries are organized, these idle villagers would find employment and get more income. Weaving, spinning, making toys and baskets, weaving woolen shawls, gathering honey from the beehives, etc. are some of the occupations for the villagers. 

If this detailed scheme of village reconstruction is put into practice, 0ur villages would rise up again.