Guidelines for Diary Writing

A diary entry has no fixed format or style of writing. However, a good diary entry does contain the following features;

1.  A good diary writing contains the place, the date, the day and even the time of writing. 

     For example:

     New Delhi 4th March 2021

     Friday, 8:00 p.m. 

2.  A diary doesn't need any format heading. However, It is optional. If you want, you can give a suitable heading or solution to your diary. You can even give a name to your diary. 

3.  The style and tone is generally informal and personal. However, It depends on the subject. Sometimes the tone can be philosophical and reflective too. You can freely express your viewpoint and feelings.

4. As the diary is a writer's personal document, the diary entry doesnot need any signature it is totally optional. 

5. You can envolve your own suitable style depending on the topic of your writing. 

6. As per CBSE syllabus, Diary/articles should be in about 100-120words.

Diary Entry Format

Write a diary in about 100-120 words based on visual or verbal input. Your diary should be your own viewpoints and feelings.

You recently visited 24th Craft Mela at Suraj Kund make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there

Question: You recently visited the 24th Crafts Mela at Suraj Kund, Faridabad. It was Mini India assembled at one place. Using the hints, make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there.
Hints: • More than 20 states of India represented • Rajasthan—the theme state • Participation of foreign countries • cultural programmes, dances at ‘Chaupal’ and ‘Rangmanch’ • Food courts catering all kinds of foods • arts and handicrafts
from the awarded artisans.
Answer:

New Delhi
14th October, 20XX
Thursday, 5:00 pm

Dear Diary,
This was my second visit of any such organised fair after Pragati Maidan. Really the Crafts Mela at Suraj Kund was much more impressive and grand than what I had imagined. The of this fair was ‘Theme State’ Rajasthan this year. The whole campus was painted and decorated with the visuals of Ranthambore, Chittor, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. It was Mini India assembled on a few hundred acres of land. All the awarded artisans from different states had set up their workshops and stalls there. Many countries, more particularly Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan gave it an international look. Bangles, jewellery decoration pieces, wall-hangings, purses, shoes, sarees, garments and cosmetics found thousands of buyers. In every evening there were cultural shows at the ‘Chaupal’ and the ‘Rangmanch’ by popular artists and dramtists. I was really surprised to reach at the ‘Food Court’ first time. There were all kinds of delicacies for food-lovers here I also saw the various food items as just like mini India. Basically, it was India in all its colours, tastes and sounds scattered on the Aravalli hills. Some stalls were very attractive due to thier arts and handicrafts items.

Dear Diary, 

While going home you came across many children on the roads at crossroads with begging bowls in their hands. Your are shocked and disgusted at this unflattering picture of a country which boasts of being a major economy in the world. Record your experience in your diary.

Answer: 

New Delhi, 

13 October 20XX

Thursday, 4:00 P.M 

Dear Diary,

India is emerging as a major economy in the world no doubt but it is painful when we see across the roadside our tinagers catching bowls in thier hands. Hence, millions of people in India are condemned to begging. I am shocked to see hundreds of shabby looking people in rags shouting in woeful tones, “Baba, give me something for God’s sake”. No country can become great if its children are condemned to lead such miserable lives. If millions of children live in such inhuman conditions, dirt and poverty, it is a matter of shame for the government and the civilized society of India. Every child must have a constitutional right to get proper food, clothes and education. It is true that begging has also become a lucrative profession for some bad characters. They kidnap small children and raise them to beggars. The other side of the story is also true. Millions of hands in this country don’t get any jobs to earn a living. They resort to begging.

XYZ

Describing the natural beauty of the place, your experiences, feelings

Diary Writing

4th August, 2017

Day: Friday

Time: 9 AM

Dear Diary,

        After taking breakfast I dressed up myself. About 2 hours before my family has returned from Shimla. It was a vacational tour of my family. Shimla is a realy beautiful vacational spot and viewable hill station of India. I can say with confidently that there is nothing but beauty of nature. Overall I was very impressed to see the nature very closely. 

4th August, 2017

Day: Friday

Time: 9 AM

Dear Diary,

        Today I have sit to write my dear and lovely diary after a long time of my study. I am very happy and enjoying my recess time with my new pet Doggy. It is a very intresting story when I got him. It was early morning and I am at morning walk. A little cute baby dog was running along with the road. I didn't mind he was behind me, Suddenly I noticed that a naughty boy hitted him with a stick and he got injured. It was a bad and cruelty with animals. I chided the boy and picked up him and try to push a normal massage on his injured leg. He was crying then. I got treated him by a doctor. Now he is with me and he is my best friend. He also go with me at morning walk. My all family love and look after him. When I am in my study room he looks me very politely and watches my activities. Realy pets are good friends of human if we take care them. 

Arjit/Aarjoo