Book:
Flamingo (Class XII) (Notes made by Shish Pal Chauhan: My YouTube Channel: Shish
Pal Chauhan Yamuna Nagar)
Lesson 2: Lost Spring: Part 1
Short-Answer Type Qs & Ans.
(30-40 words each)
Q1. Who was Saheb? What was his full
name? What was the irony about his name?
Ans. Shaeb was a rag-picker. His full
name was Saheb-e-Alam, which meant ‘the lord of the Universe’. But the irony
about his name was that he was not what the meaning of his name suggested. He
was just a poor boy born of poor parents, who had to struggle for livelihood.
Q2. What is Saheb looking for in the
garbage dump one morning? Where is his home now? Where has he basically come
from?
Or
Why is Saheb looking for in the
garbage dumps? Where is his home now and where has he come from?
Ans. The author, Anees Jung, comes across
Saheb every morning in her neighbourhood. He searches for a silver coin, a
rupee or a ten rupee note, that is not less than gold for him, from the garbage
dumps there. His home is in Seemapuri, and he has come from Bangla Desh along
with his parents.
Q3. What promise had the writer made
with Saheb one day? Why did she feel small in front of him?
Ans. One day, the writer asked Saheb
half-jokingly if he would join her school when she opened it. She did not
promise him seriously about opening a school. But Saheb took it seriously.
That’s why she felt belittled when he asked her after some days if she had
opened a school.
Q4. What explanation does the author
give for the children not wearing shoes or footwear?
Q5. How does the author describe the
area of Seemapuri in Delhi?
Ans. There
are about 10,000 rag pickers, living in Seemapuri on the periphery of Delhi.
Their parents came from Bangla Desh in 1971. For the last many years, Seemapuri
has become their homeland. The only job they can do there is rag picking.
Seemapuri gives them food and roof over their heads.
Q6. Where have the people living in
Seemapuri come from? Why don’t they go back now?
Ans. The people living in Seemapuri on
the periphery of Delhi came from Bangla Desh in 1971. Seemapuri has become
their homeland. Seemapuri gives them food and roof over their heads. So they do
not want to go back now. (Lesson 2: Lost
Spring)
Q7. What does the garbage mean for
the children and the elders of the rag pickers of Seemapuri? (Important)
Ans. Garbage means a wonderland for the
children of Seemapuri. It is just a means of survival for their parents.
Q8. Why does the author call garbage
as gold to the rag pickers of Seemapuri?
Ans. Saheb tells the author that they
sometimes find a silver coin, a rupee or a ten rupee note from the garbage. In
this way garbage becomes a treasure for them. In the hope of getting more coins
they keep on exploring the garbage.
Q9. What was Saheb wearing one
morning? Where did he get it one morning?
Ans. One
morning, Saheb was wearing tennis shoes. These shoes were discarded (thrown) by
a rich parents’ son because one of them had a hole in it. These shoes also show
Saheb’s love for playing tennis.
Q10. What did Saheb feel working at a
tea stall? What did he get there? Or Why
did the the steel canister seem burdensome than the load of rags to Sahib, when
he worked at a tea stall? (2009) Or Do
you think Saheb was happy to work at a tea stall? Give reason to justify your
answer. (Important) Or What does
the writer mean when she says: ‘Saheb is no longer his own master’? (2009)
Ans. Shaeb had to work in a tea-stall as a servant. He did
not feel good while working there. Although he got Rs. 800/- for his work, yet
he was not happy with his work. He had to work under a boss. Previously he was
the master of his work. Saheb lost all the previous joy and carefree manner. So
fetching canister seemed burdensome than the load of rags on his shoulders. Lost
Spring by Anees Jung (Part 2)
Short-answer type Questions
(Notes made by Shish Pal
Chauhan: My YouTube Channel: Shish Pal Chauhan Yamuna Nagar)
Q1. Who was Mukesh? What was his dream?
Ans. Mukesh
was also one among thousands of boys, who are engaged in the odd work of making
bangles. He dream was to come out of the vicious circle of poverty. He wanted
to become a garage mechanic. For this he would go on foot to reach the garage
to get his traing.
Q2. What makes the city of Firozabad
famous? (Lesson 2: Lost Spring)
The city of
Firozabad is famous for the production of bangles of various colours. This odd
job is done by so many poor families engaged in this work. About 20,000
children are also engaged in this work.
Q3. What is the condition of the
children working in the glass bangles factories of Firozabad?
Or What
are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industries of Firozabad?
(Important)
Ans. The glass bangles industries of
Firozabad do not provide good human conditions for the thousands of its
workers. They have to work in small rooms which have no ventilation for fresh
air and light to come there. Actually the workers have put their eyes in danger
while working in these dark places with the light of furnaces only.
Q4. Describe the locality where
Mukesh lives?
Ans. The locality in which Mukesh lives is
not a Healthy place to live in. The streets are narrow and one can notices
heaps of garbage lyinghere and there. The domestic animals and human beings
love in those streets emiting foul smell. The huts they live in have no windows
and the doors are about to fall anytime.
Q5. What does the author say about
the girls and boys working in dark hutments?
Ans. In
the dark huts, small boys and girls sit near the flickering oil lamps.
They weld the pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. Their eyes are
more adjusted to the darkness rather than the light of the day. That is the
reason why they lose their eyesight before reaching their adulthood.
Q6. Who is Savita? What is she doing?
What does the writer wonder about her?
Ans. Savita is a young girl, who is
sitting near an elderly woman. She is in pink dress ans soldering pieces of
glass. The writer wonders if she knows about the sanctity of bangles that she
is helping in.
Q7. How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realize his dream?
How is his attitude different from his parents? Or Is it possible for
Mukesh to realize his dream? Justify your answer. (Important) (2009)
Ans. The author noticed a spark of
hope in Mukesh’s
eyes. He was determined to break the lineage of his forefathers by becoming a
garage mechanic. It is possible for him to realise his dream because all hurdles
are removed if the person is determined. He would walk the long distance to
reach the garage. His parents believe in destiny, which they think cannot be
changed.
Long Answer-type Questions
Lost Spring by Anees Jung (Part 2)
Q1. Describe the life of families
engaged in making bangles in Firozabad.
Ans. Firozabad is famous for making multi
coloured bangles. Almost every family in that town is engaged in this work.
From one generation to the other, the work of making bangles is continuing. Mukesh’s family is also one of them. No one
of these families knows that it is illegal to engage children in that odd work.
They have to work in the glass furnaces of high temperature. They work in small
cells without proper air and light. In totality, they are 20000 children
working there in inhuman conditions. They have put their eyes in danger while
working in these dark places with the light of furnaces only.
The locality is crowded with people and
animals. The streets are very narrow and one may see heaps of garbage lying
here and there. In spite of doing a lot of hard work they hardly eat two times
meal a day.They are victims of police, middlemen and politicians.
Q2. What did the writer see when
Mukesh took her to his home?
Ans. The writer visits Mukesh’s home. She has
to pass through the lanes which were full of foul smell and garbage. The houses
they pass through were in bad condition without windows and shaky (wobbly)
doors. The locality is crowded with people and animals. Mukesh’s house is a
half built shack (hut or a shed). In one part of it, there is a firewood stove.
A frail (weak) woman is making evening meal for the whole family. Mukesh’s grandmother believes in destiny. She
says that the lineage of being bangle-makers cannot be broken. She has seen
piles of bangles in the house. In the
dark huts, small boys and girls sit near the flickering oil lamps. They weld
the pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. Their eyes are more
adjusted to the darkness rather than the light of the day. That is the reason
why they lose their eyesight before reaching their adulthood.
The author
Anees Jung, then, talks of a young girl wearing a pink dress. She is sitting
alongside an elderly woman, soldering pieces of glass. The girl is doing her
work mechanically. The author wonders if she knew the sanctity of the bangles
in Indian culture.
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