An art of thinking about an issue, essay-writing is expressing one’s thoughts in words, and interpreting a particular topic as per one’s understanding of an issue. Essay-writing is something subjective because an essay reflects one’s response to an issue or a thought, expressed objectively. Nevertheless, certain rules regulate an objective, coherent, and systematic presentation of thoughts expressed lucidly and succinctly.

This book has been prepared with a view to guiding the readers on this apparently easy but difficult terrain. However, an entire reading and sincere practice of the rules laid down in this book will certainly help the readers a lot in getting ideas on a plethora of topics besides knowledge of stylistic features.

This book will be greatly useful for aspirants preparing for examinations that require essay-writing and all those wanting an interesting as well as educational read on a variety of subjects.

Some Highlights

• This ‘Introduction’ includes all the essentials of a good essay—how to go about writing it, the do’s and the don’ts to keep in mind in the context of the kind of topic being written upon.
• A variety of new and fresh topics related to our day-to-day life has been covered, such as politics, economics, social issues, science and technology, environment, philosophy, and topics with a universal and eternal relevance, to name a few. Hackneyed topics, for which plenty of material is available elsewhere, have NOT been entertained.
• Outlines of some essays will be helpful in enlarging the range of subjects covered.
• To make each essay convincing and authentic, particular viewpoints or arguments for a case have been given.
• Different writing styles would make it easy for the readers to get acquainted with the nuances of writing an essay.
• Readers will find a treasure trove of wisdom in the form of selected quotations from famous or great people in the end of the book. These quotations would be of great usefulness, if used wisely and contextually.