the poem is about the toil that Indian women suffer in our society, they are not free even after the age of fifty.they suffer all for the sake of their family

3. Irrepressible – full of energy and
confidence that you never seem
unhappy.
Pang – a sudden sharp pain .
Hollowness – insincere
Froth – a collection of small
bubbles in liquid

4. Poet describes how a women deals with the difficult
situations in her life even past fifty. The poet presents
Indian women and their problems. Life of a middle-class
women is nothing but a non-stop toil ,ceaseless struggle
and tiring journey. Even after fifty years of age , still she is
a girl at heart. Though she has travelled a long distance in
life , her little feet are not fatigued yet. Her distasteful
smile makes everything smooth like the moonlight that
smoothens everything. She faces all difficulties with a
child’s innocence. The poet saw her after a long time and
the women talked to the poet in her usual intensity with a
grey hair and also the hollowness of the bubbles rising
above the stream of her life.

5. “I saw her the other day after a
long time”. what does this
mean?
What were the changes she
found in the women?
What is the significance of the
title “Even past fifty” ?

6. Prepare 3 slogans to
bring awareness in
society of protecting
women.

10. Collect proverbs
emphasizing
importance of women