Lost Spring/ Lost Spring. Stories of Stolen Childhood. About the author. Anees Jung () was born in Rourkela and spent her childhood and adolescence. The story, “Lost Spring” describes the pitiable condition of poor children Anees Jung gives voice to eliminate child labour by educating the. Anees Jung gives voice to eliminate child labour by educating the Ans. Anees Jung has portrayed two stories in ‘Lost Spring’ and both depict.
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Akhand Bhandari marked it as to-read Mar 28, Q7 What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
Saheb did not attend any school as there was no school nearby. Paperbackpages.
Thanks for such a wonderful summary. Q8 Why does the author say that Seemapuri in spite of being on the periphery of Delhi was miles away from it? His family does not know that it is illegal for children to work in such close to furnaces with such high temperatures. These children are denied the opportunity of schooling and forced into labour early in life. Police, middle-men and others would not allow them to take any other vocation. Q18 Why did not the bangle makers organize themselves into a co-operative?
Q16 What do bangles symbolize? You are commenting using your Facebook account.
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The writer was happy when he came to know that some young men like Mukesh was ready to take the plunge, rebel against tradition and start a new life. Llost belongs to the family of bangle makers. You are commenting using your Twitter account.
Immediately sprlng the second thought, she realizes that the advice must sound very hollow. They work spting the garbage with a hope that one day they would get a gold coin or a rupee note from the garbage heap Through years rag picking has acquired the proportions of a fine art.
The author did not quite believe it and realized that it was their perpetual state of poverty which was responsible s;ring their aneds around in that manner.
Saheb is now employed in a tea shop with a fixed wage of rupees and all meals. His family is not as optimistic as he is, but he is determined and exhibits a spark of courage and hope and dares to dream, even though it means walking miles to get to the garage. The poor ragpickers name Saheb-e-Alam ironically means lord of universe who work for the people from all strata of society unlike Saheb for whom food is more jjng than identity in such a conditions he lacks all the scopes to work for other people.
There are quite a few things that are unreachable to them, namely shoes, tennis and the like. They had left Dhaka because of storms and floods. On encountering with Saheb, the writer asks sprinv to go to school. The description of India’s problems by two distinct worlds in author own language,- “one of the familycaught in a web of povertyburdened by the stigma of caste in which they are born; the other a vicious circle of the sahukars, the middleman, the policeman, the keepers of law, the bureaucrats and the politicians.
No, rag picking is not the same for parents and children. They are afraid of being hauled up by the Police, beaten and dragged to jail for doing something illegal.
Dhara Vankar is currently reading it Jun 22, Hundreds of years of slavery had killed the initiative of people to think of a better life. The dazzling and sparking of welding light and the high temperature render the situation hellish. The bangle makers firmly believe that having been born in the caste and community of bangle makers, they cannot escape their fate and must remain where they are. Author is simply giving out a speech.
The story is the same in every family. They were forced to come here due to the natural disasters in Bangladesh. From birth till late childhood, life for every child is almost the beginning of a bright and a shiny future.
She was born in Hyderabad in in an aristocratic family. For the elders it is a means of survival. The determination and strong will of becoming a motor mechanic and learning to drive a car, seems to be as firm as a rock in Mukesh.
Open Preview See a Problem? The family of bangle makers were caught in the vicious web of poverty.
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Read “Lost spring” by “Anees jung”it was awesome explanation of stolen childhood. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Sheza ‘Shez’ marked it as to-read Dec 16, Their hard work is mind numbling.
The child labour employed in any form is an offence. The means of survival of migrants of Bangladesh in Seemapuri is rag picking.
Tanuj Kumar added it Mar 23, What is ironical in making of bangles by Junt and wearing of bangles by an elderly woman who has no light in her eyes?
They could never prosper working in this industry. Those who work in bangle industries, lose their eyesight before they become adult. In Seemapuri every child is skilled in this art form.
Give reasons for your answer. Why was not Saheb happy on getting a job? He and his fellow rag pickers are barefooted and the reason one of them gives is his mother does not bring his shoes down from the shelf. According to Anees Jung, it is just an excuse to explain their state of poverty.
Later Saheb mung a tea stall where he could earn Rupees and all the meals. The author fully got success to anees a real picture of poverty also with mentality of a barefoot ragpicker boy is depicted preferably.