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- 1. Lost Spring (Stories of Stolen Childhood) By: Anees Jung Lesson No. 2 _Part I_ from Flamingo Class XII English Core
- 2. Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood Introduction This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part describes the plight of the poor rag pickers of Seemapuri. The Second part describes the miserable conditions of the bangle-makers of Firozabad. First hand experience with poverty and traditions prevailing in some parts of India. The Title: Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood The story, “Lost Spring” describes the pitiable condition of poor children who have been forced to miss the joy of childhood due to the socio-economic condition that prevails in this man-made world. These children are denied the opportunity of schooling and forced into labour early in life. Anees Jung gives voice to eliminate child labour by educating the children and to enforce the laws against child labour by the governments strictly through these stories.
- 3. Author- Anees Jung Born at Rourkela, India in 1964 She is an Indian woman author, journalist and columnist. She belongs to an aristocratic family of poets. Her most noted work, Unveiling India (1987) was a detailed chronicle of the lives of women in India. Her book ‘Lost Spring: Stories of stolen childhood’ published in 2005 focuses on children from deprived backgrounds.
- 4. Characters Saheb- he is a rag picker from Seemapuri, Delhi. He has simple dreams. He believes in promises made to him. The Narrator-Anees Jung she is a social worker who empathizes with the slum-dwellers and honestly portrays their pitiable lives.
- 5. Sometimes I find a Rupee in the garbage The story opens up with a question asked by narrator to the Saheb. Why do you do this? Encounter of narrator with Saheb every morning when he is scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of narrators neighbourhood. Saheb from Dhaka. Storms in 1971 swept away their fields and homes. So they came to New Delhi and settled in Seemapuri looking for gold. I have nothing else to do Saheb Answers- Go to school narrators reply.- She realizes how hollow the advice Half joking says if she starts school will he come? Saheb says yes smiling broadly.
- 6. Saheb-e-Alam-Lord of Universe She felt embarrassed for making a promise that was not meant. After months she asks his name: Saheb-e-Alam.-Lord of Universe Does not know meaning Roams the street with his friends, An army of barefoot boys- comparison with morning birds who disappear at noon. Knows them for over the months. Not wearing Slippers Give various reasons-mother did not bring them down from shelf/they them off/ tradition to stay barefoot. Reality- they don’t afford it-an excuse to explain away a perpetual state of poverty.
- 7. Narrator remember a man from Udipi Narrator remember a man from Udipi. As a young boy he would pass a temple where his father was a priest and pray for a pair of shoes. The man was a child of priest. He used to pray for a pair of shoes. 30 years latter the author visited his town found a new priest there living in the temple backyard. She noticed the young boy of the priest now wearing a school uniform and a pair of shoes. The conditions were changed. As against this the rag pickers still remain barefoot.
- 8. Author’s Visit to Seemapuri The acquaintance with rag pickers take her to Seemapuri A place on the periphery of Delhi-yet miles away from it metaphorically. Place is home to 10,000 other shoeless Rag pickers like Saheb they are all Bangladeshi refugees who came here back in 1971 they live in very poor conditions in mud structures with roofs of teen and tarpaulin the place has no running water facility no drainage the rag pickers have lived here for the past 30 years without identity yet they have valid ration cards
- 9. Garbage is Gold not having an identity does not bother them if at the end of the day they don't sleep with empty stomach they prefer to live here rather than in the fields at home which give them no grain they who once lived in the beautiful land of Green Fields and rivers are now compelled to pitch their tents wherever they find food children are born in them and become partners in Survival and survival in Seemapuri means rag picking over the years rag picking has become an art garbage is gold to these Rag pickers, it is there only support and means of income Saheb tells the author that sometimes it finds a Rupee even a 10 rupee note
- 10. One winter morning and Tennis Shoes One winter morning the author sees Saheb outside the fence gate of the neighbourhood club he is watching a game of tennis Sahib seems to be fascinated by the game He tells the author that sometimes the guard let him in and then he can ride the swing the author notices that Saheb is wearing tennis shoes Saheb tells her that someone gave them to him the fact that some rich boy discarded the shoes because there was a hole in one of them does not bother him for Saheb who has walked his whole life barefoot, it is like a dream come true.
- 11. Saheb works at the tea stall One morning the author sees Sahib on his way to the milk booth he is carrying a steel canister he informs the author that now he works at the tea stall and is paid rupees 800 and all his meals. the author feels that Sahib is not happy his face has lost its carefree look the Steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag the bag was his but the canister belongs to the owner of the tea stall Saheb is no longer his own master.
- 12. Words/Phrases Scrounging – searching for Mutters – to speak in a low voice Glibly - speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty Hollow – meaningless Embarrassed - feeling ashamed abound - exist in large numbers bleak – empty Shuffles - slides them over each other perpetual state of poverty - never ending condition of being poor Desolation - the state of being empty Panting - taking short and quick breathes periphery- outer area metaphorically–symbolically squatters - a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land wilderness- a wasteland tarpaulin- heavy-duty waterproof cloth Tattered – torn Discarded – thrown away
- 13. Notice the Expressions looking for: try to locate or discover Slog their daylight hour: struggle persistently during the day time Roof over his head: a place to live perpetual state of poverty: endless impoverishment dark hutments: encampment of huts devoid of any light imposed the baggage on the child: force the profession on the child
- 14. Think As you Read 1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? 2. Where is Saheb and where has he come from? 3. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear? 4. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
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