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प्रश्न
What change did Saheb feel working at the tea shop ?
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उत्तर
Saheb before was a rag-picker by chance he got a job to work at the tea stall down the road. There he
was paid 800 ruppes & all his meals. But his face lost his care free look. We were no longer his own
master. The steel milk canister seemed heavier than the the plastic bag. It belonged to his teamster and the life under the master was not a life a happiness.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
Garbage to them is gold. How do ragpickers of Seemapuri survive?
Answer the following question in 120−150 words: "For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival." What kind of life do the rag-pickers of Seemapuri lead?
Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
Describe the circumstances which keep the workers in the bangle industry in poverty.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
- looking for
- slog their daylight hours
- roof over his head
- perpetual state of poverty
- dark hutments
- imposed the baggage on the child
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
The beauty of the glass bangles of Firozabad contrasts with the misery of people who produce them.
This paradox is also found in some other situations, for example, those who work in gold and diamond mines, or carpet weaving factories, and the products of their labour, the lives of construction workers, and the buildings they build.
- Look around and find examples of such paradoxes.
- Write a paragraph of about 200 to 250 words on any one of them. You can start by making notes.
Here is an example of how one such paragraph may begin:
You never see the poor in this town. By day, they toil, working cranes and earthmovers, squirrelling deep into the hot sand to lay the foundations of chrome. By night they are banished to bleak labour camps at the outskirts of the city...
What do we come to know about the author of Lost Spring, Anees Jung, through her interactions with Saheb and Mukesh?
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' bring out how the common man is a victim of exploitation. Explain.
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What vicious circle are the bangle-makers trapped in?
