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    Saheb is searching through garbage dumps for gold in Seemapuri, India after migrating from Bangladesh with his mother in 1971 due to their homes being destroyed by storms. Many children in the neighborhood work barefoot, which the author attributes to tradition but may also be due to poverty. Saheb is unhappy working at a tea stall, where he has lost his freedom and feels like a servant though he is paid and fed. Firozabad, India is famous for glass bangles production, though the workers face health hazards from furnace heat and dust without proper safety equipment, often resulting in blindness. Mukesh dreams of becoming a mechanic instead of continuing the family tradition of bangle making like his less ambitious family

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    Saheb is searching through garbage dumps for gold in Seemapuri, India after migrating from Bangladesh with his mother in 1971 due to their homes being destroyed by storms. Many children in the neighborhood work barefoot, which the author attributes to tradition but may also be due to poverty. Saheb is unhappy working at a tea stall, where he has lost his freedom and feels like a servant though he is paid and fed. Firozabad, India is famous for glass bangles production, though the workers face health hazards from furnace heat and dust without proper safety equipment, often resulting in blindness. Mukesh dreams of becoming a mechanic instead of continuing the family tradition of bangle making like his less ambitious family

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    Saheb is searching through garbage dumps for gold in Seemapuri, India after migrating from Bangladesh with his mother in 1971 due to their homes being destroyed by storms. Many children in the neighborhood work barefoot, which the author attributes to tradition but may also be due to poverty. Saheb is unhappy working at a tea stall, where he has lost his freedom and feels like a servant though he is paid and fed. Firozabad, India is famous for glass bangles production, though the workers face health hazards from furnace heat and dust without proper safety equipment, often resulting in blindness. Mukesh dreams of becoming a mechanic instead of continuing the family tradition of bangle making like his less ambitious family

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    Saheb is searching through garbage dumps for gold in Seemapuri, India after migrating from Bangladesh with his mother in 1971 due to their homes being destroyed by storms. Many children in the neighborhood work barefoot, which the author attributes to tradition but may also be due to poverty. Saheb is unhappy working at a tea stall, where he has lost his freedom and feels like a servant though he is paid and fed. Firozabad, India is famous for glass bangles production, though the workers face health hazards from furnace heat and dust without proper safety equipment, often resulting in blindness. Mukesh dreams of becoming a mechanic instead of continuing the family tradition of bangle making like his less ambitious family

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    LOST SPRING

    1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where
    has he come from?
    Answer: Saheb is looking for gold in the garbage dumps. He is in the
    neighborhood of the author. Saheb has come from Bangladesh. He came with
    his mother in 1971. His house was set amidst the green fields of Dhaka.
    Storms swept away their fields and homes. So they left it.
    2. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing
    footwear?
    Answer: The author comes across many shoeless rag-picker children in her
    neighborhood. According to her, one explanation of this habit of remaining
    barefoot is that it is a tradition among the poor children of this country.
    However, the author quickly mentions that calling it a tradition could be just a
    means of justification of the utter destitution.
    3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
    Answer: No, Saheb is not happy working at the tea-stall. He is paid 800
    rupees and all his meals but he has lost his freedom. His face has lost the
    carefree look. The steel canister seems heavier than his plastic bag. He is no
    longer his own master. He is a servant at the tea stall.
    Page No: 20
    1. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
    Answer: Firozabad is famous for its glass bangles. The place is the centre of
    India’s glass blowing industry.
    2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
    Answer: The bangle makers face many problems in the glass industry. They
    have to work in the dingy cells without air and light , in the high temperature of
    the furnace . The dust from polishing the bangles is injurious to eyes. They
    often lose their eyesight before they become adults. Their eyes are more
    adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.
    3. How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
    Answer: Mukesh belongs to a poor family of bangle-makers ,but his attitude is
    very different from his family. He wants to break the family tradition of bangle
    making. He is daring and determined. He has hopes and dreams. He wants to
    be a motor mechanic.
    Understanding the Text
    1. What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from
    villages to cities?
    Answer: There are many factors that cause migration of people from villages
    to cities. Some villagers voluntarily move to the cities in search of jobs and
    better civic and health facilities, etc. Others are forced to migrate when natural
    disasters like flood, storm, drought, famine, etc. destroy their houses and
    properties. History has records of large scale migrations caused by wars.
    Furthermore, many villagers who are better off than others manage to send
    their children to study in the cities.
    In the lesson ‘Lost Spring’, Saheb and his family migrates to Seemapuri from
    Dhaka after
    their houses were destroyed in the storms.
    2. Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why
    do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
    Answer: Yes, the promises made to poor children are rarely kept. Often, they
    are not taken seriously..They are made on the pretext of retaining a child’s
    fancy for something. This keeps the child hoping for a better possibility till
    he/she realises the truth. It is difficult for people to shatter the children’s
    dreams; while it is also painful to see these children thriving on false hopes
    given to them. Once during an interaction with Saheb, the narrator ends up
    encouraging him to study and jokingly talks about opening a school herself. At
    that time she fails to realise that unknowingly she has sown a seed of hope in
    Saheb’s heart. She becomes conscious of her mistake when, after a few
    days, Saheb approaches her, enquiring about her school. Her hollow promise
    leaves her embarrassed.
    3. What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of
    Firozabad in poverty?
    Answer: The unfavorable social and legal systems, the deceptive middlemen,
    and their own sad destinies keep the workers in the bangle industry of
    Firozabad in perpetual poverty.
    Talking about the Text
    1. How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
    Answer: Mukesh is different from the others in his community. By daring to
    dream, he has already taken the first step towards a big change. He wants to
    become a motor mechanic and drive a car. He can realize this dream with
    determination and hard work. There might be many obstacles on his way but
    a strong willpower will help him move towards the way to success. The fact
    that he is willing to walk a long distance in order to learn the vocation,
    underlines his firm resolve. The only thing left for him to do is to make that first
    journey to that garage and request the owner to take him in and guide and
    direct him through his journey as a mechanic.
    2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
    Answer: The impoverished workers in the glass bangles industry toil in
    potentially hazardous working conditions while welding. The furnaces they
    work in have extremely high temperature and lack proper ventilation.
    Persistently working in low light conditions, without any protective eye gear,
    leaves them blind. Even burns and cuts are quite common.
    The workers are quite prone to ailments such as lung cancer.

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