Lost Spring
Q1. What do
you know about Saheb’s background?
Ans. Saheb
was a rag picker and used to live in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They had to leave their
native place due to storms that swept away their fields and home .He was
currently living in Seemapuri at the outskirts of Delhi.
Q2. What
does the writer mean when she says that they were looking for gold in the
garbage?
Ans. The
rag pickers used to scrounge in the garbage for food, plastic bags and other
materials which they could sell for recycling .In these ways they were able to fulfil
their basic needs for survival.
Q3. Why did
the author feel embarrassed?
Ans. The
author was embarrassed because she told Saheb to go to school instead of rag
picking. She promised him in jest to start a school for him. She knew it wasn’t
practical, she felt ashamed of having made a promise that couldn’t be
fulfilled. Secondly, the writer knew very well Saheb couldn’t afford school.
Q4. Why was
Saheb’s name ironical ?
Ans. Saheb’s
real name was Saheb-e-alam ,which means ‘lord of universe’ .It was ironical
because he was a mere rag picker who could barely manage his survival .He could
barely manage his survival .He could never be the lord of the universe .
Q5. What
did boys say when asked why they barefoot?
Ans. On
being asked, one of the rag pickers said, that he was not wearing chappals
because his mother did not take it down from the shelf. The other said it was a
tradition to stay barefoot .It was not necessarily true because poverty had
forced them to live within their means .The explanations sounded same excuses.
They probably remained barefoot to gain people’s sympathy & to establish
that they were poor.
Q6.
Describe the lives of these rag pickers in brief.
Ans. Seemapuri
is situated on the outskirts of Delhi .It has structures made of mud with roofs
of tin and tarpaulin without proper sewage and drainage system. There are about
ten thousand rag pickers in this locality most of them ,whose permit have been
expired but have managed to get ration cards and their names in voter list .
Q 7. Why
garbage has a different meaning for children?
Ans. It
implies a different meaning for children who are rag pickers than their
parents. It is a surprise wrapped in a bundle for the young ones but for elders
it is a means of survival.
Q 8.
Describe Saheb’s life.
Ans. Saheb
was a rag picker who had come from Dhaka @ was living in the slums of
Seemapuri. Though young, he also worked in a tea stall. He was not offered
schooling or to play like a normal child and also did not possess proper
clothes or shoes. He had lost his childhood early in his life.
Q 9. Did
Saheb enjoy working in the tea stall?
Ans. Saheb
was not happy to work in a tea stall because he did not enjoy that work. He had
lost her carefree look. He was no longer his own master.
Q 10. What
makes the city Firozabad famous?
Ans. The
town of Firozabad is famous for its bangles. It is a centre for India’s last
glass blowing industry where families have spent generations around furnaces,
welding glass and making bangles.
Q 11.
Describe the life of children working in Firozabad.
Ans. The
old town of Firozabad was engaged in bangle making. They turned children into
labourers to work near high temperature furnaces in dingy cells with no air or
light. They had to work for long hours and most of them would lose their sight
before they become adults. The town had stinking lanes with garbage, past homes
that remain hovels with crumbling walls, wobbly doors, no windows and crowded
with large families and animals.
Q12.
Describe the life of the children working in Firozabad?
Ans. The
old town of Firozabad was engaged in bangle making. They turned children into
labourers to work near high temperature furnaces in clingy cells in on air and
light .They had to work for long hours and most of them would loose their sight
before they became adults. the town had stinking lanes with garbage ,past homes
that remain hovels with crumbling walls ,webby doors ,no windows and crowded
with large families and animals.
Long
question
(Q.1) Write
character sketch of Saheb?
Ans. Saheb
was a young boy whose family once lived in green fields in Dhaka. There the
storms swept away their fields and homes, so they shifted to India. In India,
he lived in Seemapuri , on the outskirts of Delhi and was a rag picker . He
used to search valuable things in garbage to earn his livelihood; His family
lived in extreme poverty. He was deprived of education and basic amenities of
life. He desired to wear shoes and play tennis. He was barely able to earn his
livelihood for his survival. Despite being poor, he was full of hope and
therefore he was always very enthusiastic during his work in hope of finding
money. Later he was employed in a milk booth where he used to supply milk. He
now became a labourer and lost his carefree look. He was burdened with
responsibility of the job. He lost his childhood due to his poverty which made
him work as a child labour.
(Q.2) Write
a character sketch of Mukesh.
Ans. Mukesh
lived in Firozabad & was born in the family of bangle makers. He aspired to
become a motor mechanic. Unlike the others in Firozabad who were burdened in
the stigma of caste in which they are born, Mukesh did not want to follow the
traditional profession. In this way he was a path breaker and had a
determination to change his circumstances. Mukesh was born in a very poor
family. To asset the income of the family he also worked with his father in
glass furnaces making bangles. There was a spark of rebellion in him. He was
confident and determined to become a motor mechanic. His dreams &
aspirations were practical. He dreams only of what he can achieve or what was
within his reach. He had a willingness to work hard and fulfil his desires.
(Q.3)
Justify the title lost spring.
Ans. Spring
here refers to the spring of life, that is, the childhood. Childhood is the
most precious time of a person's life where he is moulded or shaped. But
unfortunately there are many children in our society who are deprived of it.
They are forced to give up this part of their lives due to poverty
&tradition. On one hand where
poverty forces many children to become a child labour &work in shops,
offices, houses etc. Tradition on the other hand becomes a big hindrance to
development of children. It binds people in shackles of caste system.
In the
story, the two protagonists have lost their childhood due to these two factors.
They are poverty stricken, there is lack of education and they work day and
night to feed themselves. Due to this they have lost their innocence,
imagination and are burdened with responsibilities of earning money. Hence the
title is very appropriate.
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