Lost spring(ASSIGNMENT)
By Anees Jung
1. What does Saheb look for in the garbage? Where does he live and where he
comes from?
2. When does the author spot him? Does he come alone ?
3. What is the explanation given by the writer for these children for not
wearing footwear ?
4. Who do you think are responsible for dragging these children into rag
picking ?
5. Why do the women not very concerned about their country or greenery of
field ?
6. Is Saheb happy picking garbage? Give reason.
7. Why is garbage picking different from children than adult or old people?
8. According to you , what might be the reason for the migration of people
from their native land?
9. What is the meaning of ‘’Saheb-E-Alam?’’ Does Saheb know the meaning of
his name? If he comes to know the meaning of his name how will he react
for the same? Explain.
10. As child labour is an offence ; do you really think their parents are
concerned about it? What they actually want from the children ?
11. ‘’Promises are made to the children by the government’’------Do you think
they are kept by them?
12. ‘’Scrounging for gold’’ Explain about the statement by the author.
13. What explanation was given by the rag pickers for not wearing chappals?
14. Why did Saheb stand in front of the tennis court? Does he really like tennis?
Explain.
15. ‘’ Seema Puri is the peripheryof Delhi yet miles away from it ,
metaphorically’’ justify your answer.
16. ‘’ Survival in Seemapuri is rag picking’’ Illustrate the statement.
17. Why did Saheb lose all his ecstasy after working in the tea-stall?
18. How did Saheb get a pair of shoes?
19. For Saheb ,’’even shoes with a hole’’ is a dream come true. Justify your
answer.
20. Describe he character of Saheb –E-Alam.
21. Who is Mukesh? Where does he belong to?
22. How can you differentiate Mukesh from Saheb?
23. What are the similarities and dissimilarities between Mukesh and Saheb?
24. What does Mukesh want to be? Do you think Mukesh can get an access to
his dream? Give reasons to your answer.
25. Why is Firozabad famous for?
26. Describe the fate of 20,000 children who work in the bangle – industry of
Firozabad in the most hazardous condition?
27. What was the achievement acquired by Mukesh’ father after years of hard
labour ?
28. ‘’it is his karam,his destiny ,’’ says Mukesh’s grandmother. Why can’t they
break their ‘’God given lineage’’?
29. * who is Savita ? does young Savita know the sanctity of bangles she helps
to make ? Explain their sanctity for married women.
30. ‘’ little has changed with time in Firozabad’’, says Anees Jung. Why does
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she say so?
31. Which forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry at
Firozabad in poverty?
32. How is Mukesh different from others in the family?
33. Justify the title ‘’LOST SPRING’’.
34. What message does the narrator want to give through this lesson? Is she
successful in doing so ?
LONG QUESTIONS
• Describe bangle – makers of Firozababad.
• Portrait the life style of rag pickers in Seema Puri.
• How can we put a ban on the ongoing crime of child labour in our
country,India?
• Lifestyle of Saheb and Mukesh .
• Why do the bangle makers not flee away from their vicinity of
bangle making life?
• How are the children making their life perilous working in the
furnaces to make bangles?
• Do you think their must be an outcry to provide some alleviation to
these children in our country?
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