Class 12 NCERT Solution English Flamingo Chapter 2 Lost Spring

    Class 12 NCERT Solution 

               

               English Flamingo Chapter 2

               

                        Lost Spring by Anees Jung




Think as You read - 

Question- 1 

  1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? 
  2. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
  3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
  1. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
  2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
  3. How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Understanding the text - 
  1. What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
  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?
  3. What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty? Talking about the text
  1. How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
  2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
  3. Why should child labour be eliminated and how?

Carefully read the following phrases and sentences taken from the text. Can you identify the literary device in each example?

  1. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.
  2. Drowned in an air of desolation.
  3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically.
  4. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival.
  5. As her hands move mechanically like the tongs of a machine, I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.
  6. She still has bangles on her wrist, but not light in her eyes.
  7. Few airplanes fly over Firozabad.
  8. Web of poverty.
  9. Scrounging for gold.
  10. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art.
  11. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.




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Question-3  What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where he has come from?

Answer- Saheb looks for valuables in the garbage dumps, hoping to find items like coins or sellable goods. He is in Seemapuri, Delhi, and comes from Dhaka, Bangladesh.














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