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:
   Agra
   20th July, 20XX
   Friday, 8:00 p.m. 

Or

Monday, 14 December 2020

2. A diary doesn’t need any formal heading. However, it is optional. If you want, you can give a suitable heading.

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 viewpoints and feelings.

4. As the diary is the writer's personal document, the diary entry doesn’t need any signature. It is totally optional.

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

6. Most of the time past tense (Indefinite) is used while recounting and recollection day to day incidents. However, sometimes when the student is asked to express feelings/inner thoughts about a particular situation in the present sense; present tense can also be used.

1. Experience of online classes during the Lockdown.

Monday, December 15, 2020

Jawali

15 December 2020

Tuesday, 08.00 pm

I have been thinking of writing about lockdown and online classes for some time. The entire world has been under lockdown since March this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges have been closed since March. Some people have faced many problems during lockdown because they could not go outside and even lost their jobs.

We have to stay at home to be safe as Covid is a communicable disease. I have been locked inside my home for a long time now. It was very enjoyable at first but now it has become very boring. I can not meet my friends; the studies are suffering too. Everyone has said that the virus has come from Wuhan in China but nothing is sure. Anyhow the lockdown seems to be the only solution to this virus. People should also follow the guidelines of the Government so that all can stay safe.

I don’t go out to meet my friends as/since/because college was closed. The studies have also been shifted to online mode. The online classes are run by the college for studies. But these are not as fun filled as normal classes. Online classes are not bad but I miss the fun and excitement of normal classes. Poor students who have no smartphones have been suffering the loss of studies. I hope this lockdown will soon be over and I pray to God to help the doctors find a cure for Covid 19 soon. 

That’s all.

XYZ

2. Surprise meeting with a childhood friend.

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

or

Jawali

16 December 2020

Wednesday, 08.00 pm

Dear Diary

It was a very nice/beautiful/delightful day for me as I had a chance to meet my childhood friend. I was in the bank earlier today and was carrying out my work there and suddenly someone called my name. When I turned around I found that a girl was calling my name. I could not recognize her at first. But as she came near and smiled and said something funny, I recalled at once and was surprised to see Sita, my childhood friend. I had not seen her in years and she had grown a bit fat that’s why I couldn’t recognize her at first. Sita had been my classmate for almost eight years upto eight standard. After that she had left the place as her father got transferred to New Delhi. We were the best friends in school. Even our parents became friends. She was very intelligent and funny during those blissful days. We stepped out of the bank and went to a nearby tea-stall for a cup of tea and snacks, there we started talking and catching up. She told me she had completed her Secondary school and was doing a diploma in Fashion designing. We shared and cherished our moments together from the past school days. She also told me that she had moved here now and would be around so we would be spending a lot of time together. That made us even more joyous. We could not stop talking and laughing for almost two hours but then it started to drizzle and also she got a call from her father to come back. So we decided to part and promised to meet again soon.

This day has become blissful for me and it will always shine in my memory like a star. That’s all dear diary, tonight, I shall enjoy a sound sleep.

XYZ

3. Diary Entry:

A day in the  life of a doctor.

Monday, 28 December 2020

06.30 am      Got up early today and did some yoga.

07.30 am      Had my breakfast.

08.30 am      Left for hospital and stopped for petrol on my way to hospital.

09.30 am      Started an emergency operation on a child and did it in about two hours. 

12.00 am      Went on the round of the general ward though it was not my shift.

12.30 am      Checked outdoor patients till 02.00 pm.

02.00 pm      Had my lunch with my friends Sumit and Sanjana. 

03.00 pm     Did three routine minor operations.

05.30 pm      Drove to the club and then to home.

06.00 pm      Enjoyed myself with Nina and Mina and Saru in the lawn. Had light food together. 

07.30pm       Went for a stroll.

08.00pm       Had dinner, soup, vegetables and Chapatis

09.00pm       Read a little bit , went to sleep in about an hour. 

1. Write a diary entry about your dream which has come true and a dream which you want to realise.

Saturday

19 June 2021

7pm

Dear diary

Let me tell you about my dream which has come true. Last vacation I went on a trip with my family. We went to masroor. We enjoyed ourselves so much there . First, we went to the pond where many types of fish were swimming. After that we ate some meals because my family was starving but I was full of energy but I ate anyway for more energy. It was a hilarious scene when my brother and I were trying to get to the top of a rocky boulder. We clicked some bizarre photographs playing around the pond. After enjoying the whole day we stopped for dinner in the evening at a restaurant on our way back home. This was the best day of my holidays. This experience was like a dream had come true.

I have another dream which is yet to come true. I am going to share with you what my dream about my future is. Last night, while studying I pondered over my future career. I thought over various options. As far as I could remember I had always desired to become a teacher.

I have a strong interest in deep study. I feel by becoming a teacher my wish to study deeply will be fulfilled. Besides, I am also very keen to live a teacher's life. For example, I am greatly interested in teaching children. To be honest, I wish this dream would come true quickly. 

That's all for now. Good night.

XYZ

(Neha Kumari, BA 1st, 20132)

2. Write a diary entry about the experience of meeting a foreigner.

15 April 2020

Sunday,9:00pm

Dear Diary 

I went to see Masroor temple with my friends because today was my best friend's birthday. So we planned to visit the Masroor temple and have some fun and also because it was near to my home. We went in a car. When we reached there we booked tickets and then entered the temple . It is a very beautiful temple. It is also  called a rock temple. Many people come to visit it during this time of the year. It is a famous tourist attraction in Kangra. While we were wandering about, I met a foreigner in the temple who had come to catch sight of Masroor temple. He came and started asking about the history of the place. He asked us to click some pictures too. We took his pictures at different spots in the premises. He thanked us and said that it was a very beautiful place because of the greenery all around the place. He told us that he belonged to Russia and felt attracted to this place when he came to know about it. Perhaps being a Russian or otherwise but his English was not very good and was difficult to pick at first so we requested him to talk slowly so we could understand clearly. He acknowledged that and then started speaking slowly. We chatted a lot after that. I was really happy to talk to him. We toured the whole temple together. He also told me about his country. He said that he liked this temple very much. Finally I came back home with my friends. It was a wonderful meeting. That's all dear diary it's time to pen down.

XYZ

(Priyanka; BA 1st ; 20121) 

3. Write a diary entry about a pleasant experience/adventure you had with your grandparents.

20 March 2021

Saturday, 9:00pm

Dear Diary

Today is a very special day for me. Today I want to share  an awesome experience . I went to my grandparents’ house with my parents  which has turned into a wonderful experience for me. We had been planning to visit them for sometime. My grandparents have always believed in simple living and high thinking. They have been living in a village in their old house that is far away from my home in a very beautiful village with lots of greenery. It was a quiet and peaceful place. They looked very happy to see me and my parents.Their lifestyle was so simple. As I met with them I felt so refreshed and good. When we reached their home my grandparents welcomed me and my parents and then  my grandmother  brought tea and some snacks for us. At lunch, she prepared Indian food for us and the food was very tasty. She prepared lots of dishes from simple home-grown plants and veggies which my mom didn't know about or didn't cook because she always prepares simple food. I also played Ludo, Chess with my grandfather. My grandparents also told me all those things that my father had done when he was young. I spent the whole day there, then had my dinner and came back home with sweet memories and gifts given by my grandparents. I promised them that I would  try to visit them  every month and spend time with them.This visit was the best part of my life and will stay in my heart and in my memory. I love my grandparents so much. I am happy that I got a chance to spend precious time with them.

That's all dear diary. Love you dear diary.

XYZ

(Priyanka; BA 1st ; 20121) 

4.Write a diary entry on a person's daily routine during Quarantine time of 14 days in isolation at his /her house.

(Make time-wise entries in points)

Monday,28 June 2021

06.30 Got up early in the morning and did some yoga.

07.30 Had my breakfast.

08.30 Helped mom with the housework.

10.30 Got ready for online class.

11.30 English class started.

12.00 English class ended and a little break for 30 minutes.

12.30 After that, the economics class started.

1.00 The economics class got over.

1.30 Had my lunch with my family, mom, dad and my little bro.

2.00 Fell asleep to rest. 

4.00 Got up and learned some important topics of economics and some questions of English.

5.00 Helped mom make dinner.

6.00 Played a little with my younger brother.

7.00 Spent some time sitting with mom.

9.00 Had my dinner with my family.

10.00 Before going to sleep, mom and dad said goodnight and went to sleep.

That's all my dear dairy. Love you dairy.

XYZ

Last Saturday, Dinesh had to go  to his village .The bus was very crowded . Dinesh had to travel on the roof of the bus.You are Dinesh, and make a diary entry of this experience in your diary.

22 September 2022

Thursday

Dear Kittu

One evening I had to go to my village. I was traveling by bus. It was all crowded. Many passengers climbed onto the roof of the bus .I was also on the roof of the bus. The road was very rough. It  was very risky to travel in such a way. Most of the people were hanging from the door. As the bus travelled a few kilometres away, there was a road bump on which the bus had to move on. As the bus driver made an attempt to take the bus off the bump, suddenly the balance of the bus got disturbed. Some of the people fell off the bus. They were taken to the nearest hospital. Treatment was given to them as soon as they reached the hospital. From that day onward I planned not to travel in the buses like that. 

Tamanna 

BSc 1st year (med)

Suppose you are Mohit.Write a page of your diary recording your experience of spending a winter night in the open.

16 August 2022

Thursday 

Dear Kittu

I along with my friends went for a night out in a jungle nearby on Tuesday night. We made a huge fire after collecting wood and dry grass. We also erected a few tents to spend the night. We played little games, sang songs and made fun of one another. We also prepared our food in the open. We all enjoyed ourselves around the campfire. After having dinner we all laid down in our tents to sleep. At midnight, I felt uncomfortable and came out in the open. Suddenly, I saw a UFO ( unidentified flying object). I was so scared that I couldn't speak a single word. It was moving in the sky at a great speed . Then I gained some strength and shouted. One of my friends came out seeing something in the sky .He yelled ghost!  Ghost!  We both rushed inside and awakened all our friends. One of our friends was very brave and said there can't be any ghosts. When he observed carefully, he found it to be a UFO. We felt a kind of relief and it turned out to be a thrilling experience. We were all very happy for this exciting adventure. We all made videos and shared on social media.

Tamanna

BSc 1st year (med)

Diary entry about 1st day of college.

16 August 2022

Tuesday

Dear Kittu

I was very happy today because it was my first day of college. I was very excited to go to college. I got up early today to go to college. I woke up at 5: 30 am. I went for a walk at 6:00 am and freshened up. After that I ironed my clothes then I swept, cleaned and mopped my home for ½ hour and I also went to the temple of lord Shiva. After coming from there. I got ready. I had breakfast. My mom packed my tiffin and gave it to me. My father gave me some money then I said bye to everyone.I went to the bus stand but the bus was five minutes late. I thought that the bus would not come. I was very excited and happy as the bus arrived. I sat in the bus. But when the bus stopped outside the gate of our college. I was very nervous thinking about the teachers of the college because I heard the teachers of the college were very strict. I entered college. I had a time table and saw the Time table and I saw it was our zoology class. Madam gave us information about our zoology books. And our second class was botany and madam also gave information about books. And our third class was of English. This was our special class. In this class we studied grammar. This class was very interesting because in this class we learnt basic grammar which was not clear from our childhood. After this class I came home with my friends. I took a bus from Nagrota Surian bus stand and reached home at 4pm.

Tamanna

BSc 1st year (med)

2. Your class was going on a one day educational trip but you cannot join it for some reasons. Write a diary entry describing your feelings about your feelings about your inability to join the trip.

Sunday

3 March 2022

Dear Kittu

Today I am feeling very bad as I had missed an educational trip. My whole class is going on a trip. And I am unable to join it because I have been sick for a few days. I am suffering from typhoid. I know my friends are going to have a great experience and they are going to miss me surely. I am not only missing the trip but also having fun. I know my friends will surely send me photos.

Bye bye see you later.

Tamanna 

BSc 1st year (med)

3. Write a diary entry on an accident you have witnessed.

22 September 2020

Nagrota Surian

Dear Kittu

Today I am feeling very sad because today I saw an accident for the first time in my life. It was around 12: 30 in the afternoon. When I buy some vegetables. When I saw a speeding car losing control and flipped on the road. There was a motorcycle driver who was badly injured and the car driver was also injured. People around the accident site rushed the injured to a nearby hospital. I hope they are in good health.

Tamanna

BSc 1st year

4. You have just passed  your final examination. Write a diary entry describing your feelings about your success.

31 March 2016 

Nagrota Surian

Dear Kittu

Today was the best day of my life. When I woke up in the morning I was a little nervous about my result. I got dressed and the me And my parents and I went to school for PTM. I was really nervous about my result. When it was our turn my heart was beating very fast but when I saw my result I was really happy to see that I scored first position in all the subjects. My class teacher also informed my parents that I was the class topper this time. I became happier than my parents. They promised to buy a new cycle for me . Now I should sleep now otherwise I would not be able to wake up tomorrow. 

That's all.

XYZ