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The title, 'Refugee Blues' encapsulates the theme of the poem. Comment.
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What is the poetic technique used by the poet to convey the plaintive theme of the poem?
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What do the references to the birds and animals made in the poem suggest?
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How does the poet juxtapose the human condition with the behaviour of the political class?
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How is the essence of the poem captured in the lines 'two tickets to Happiness'?
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How did the author feel about her mother's passion to make her a dancer?
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What were the lessons of life learnt in her younger days that Kumudini carried into her adult life?
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Identify the lines that reveal the critical tone of the poet towards the felling of the tree.
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Identify the words that help you understand the nature of the poet's father.
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How did Kumudini react to her mother's death?
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'Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say'– what does the poet imply by this line?
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What were the concepts that Kumudini Lakhia represent through Duvidha, Atah Kim and panch Paras?
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How does Kumudini Lakhia describe her guru Ramgopal's influence on her?
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No trees except the one which grows and seethes in one's dreams'– why is the phrase 'grows and seethes' used?
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Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Exceptionally talented people are born so; talent cannot be cultivated
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How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?
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Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Discipline and a questioning spirit can coexist in an individual.”
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What does the reference to raw mythology imply?
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'Whose roots lay deeper than our lives' – what aspect of human behaviour does this line reflect?
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Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
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