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Sep 29, 2019 · What do you think is the theme of ‘Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood’? Ans. The theme of the chapter is the grinding poverty and the traditions which condemn poor children to a life of exploitation.
- Saheb was a young boy of school-going age. He was looking for gold in the garbage dumps of the big city. He had left his home in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
- His full name is “Saheb-e-Alam”. It means the lord of the universe. He does not know it. If he knew it, he would hardly believe it. He roams the st...
- Saheb took up the job at a tea-stall. But he was not happy with it. He was no longer his own master. His face had lost the carefree look. Although...
- The bangles are of every colour bom out of the seven colours of the rainbow. These are sunny gold, paddy green, royal blue, pink and purple. Boys a...
This web page is an excerpt from a book by Anees Jung, a writer and editor, who explores the lives of children who work as ragpickers in India. She narrates the stories of Saheb, a boy who scavenges for gold in the garbage, and his family and friends who live in Seemapuri, a squatter colony.
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Summary of the Lesson “the Lost Spring – Stories of stolen Childhood”– The author tells us stories of her interactions with children from deprived backgrounds. She describes their poor condition and life in an interesting manner. The story touches the reader and is thought-provoking. The author described two of her encounters with children from dep...
द लॉस्ट स्प्रिंग – स्टोरीज़ ऑफ़ स्टोलेन चाइल्डहुड” की लेखिका अनीस जंग हमें वंचित पृष्ठभूमि के बच्चों के साथ अपनी बातचीत की कहानियां सुनाती है । वह उनकी खराब स्थिति और जीवन का दिलचस्प तरीके से वर्णन करती है। कहानी पाठक को छूती है और विचारोत्तेजक है। लेखक ने वंचित पृष्ठभूमि के बच्चों के साथ अपनी दो मुलाकातों का वर्णन किया है। उनके माध्यम से वह सड़क प...
Story 1 – ‘Sometimes I find a Rupee in the garbage’ Passage: “Why do you do this?” I ask Saheb whom I encounter every morning scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of my neighborhood. Saheb left his home long ago. Set amidst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory. There were many storms that swept away their fields and ...
Top Passage:After months of knowing him, I ask him his name. “Saheb-e-Alam,” he announces. He does not know what it means. If he knew its meaning — lord of the universe — he would have a hard time believing it. Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and ...
Top The writer asked one of them that why was he not wearing any footwear. The boy simply replied that his mother did not get them down from the shelf. As they were beyond his reach, he did not wear them “Even if she did he will throw them off,” adds another who is wearing shoes that do not match. When I comment on it, he shuffles his feet and says...
Think as you read 1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? A. Saheb is looking for any precious thing which he cannot afford to buy. Things like a rupee, silver coin or a pair of shoes. He has come to the garbage dump in the writer’s neighborhood. He lives in Seemapuri in Delhi and has come from Dha...
1. “Why do you do this?” I ask Saheb whom I encounter every morning scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of my neighbourhood. Saheb left his home long ago. Set amidst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory. There were many storms that swept away their fields and homes, his mother tells him. That’s why they left, lookin...
Learn about the stories of stolen childhood of two children from deprived backgrounds in India. The author describes their hardships, dreams and challenges in a moving and thought-provoking way.
Lost Spring is a chapter from Anees Jung's book that portrays the lives of two children living in poverty in India. The chapter explores how poverty affects their childhood, dreams and future, and the role of society in perpetuating their condition.
- Lost spring talks about the Illegal and unhealthy socioeconomic politics that keep children living in poor societies from improving their condition...
- Lost spring talks about children living in poverty who are victims of treacherous politics and bad socio-economic conditions. They suffer and do no...
- The author talks about two worlds the children living in poverty have to deal with. One is the world of poverty and the stigma of their caste as a...
Learn about the miserable life of poor children who work as rag pickers and bangle-makers in India. The author Anees Jung exposes the exploitation and oppression of these children and urges for education and law enforcement.
Dec 10, 2014 · A web page that provides answers to the questions and exercises of the textbook chapter Lost Spring by Anees Jung. The chapter is about the lives and struggles of child labourers in India.
Sep 4, 2023 · Find answers to textbook questions, MCQs and extra questions on the story Lost Spring by Anees Jung. Learn about the themes, literary devices and issues of child labour in the glass bangles industry of Firozabad.