Question

[A] Wherever they find food they pitch their tents that become transit homes. Children
grow up in them, becoming partners in survival. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-
picking. Through the years it has acquired the proportions of a fine art.
who are they in the above lines
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Answer 1

Answer:

They are the rag-pickers living in Seemapuri. Saheb-e-alam and his fellow-rag-pickers move here and there, scrounging garbage heaps to pick rags and sell them for survival.

Explanation:

This question is from the chapter Lost Spring authored by Anees Jung. In this chapter the author brings to light the issue of child labour in Seemapuri and Firozabad. The rag-pickers of Seemapuri lead a very miserable life. They live in the direst poverty. There are hardly any civic amenities such as sewage, drinking water, decent homes, schools, hospital, etc. available there. They do rag-picking for their survival. Young children who should have been studying at schools, are forced to scavenge garbage mounds of garbage. The Government must look into their plight and ensure reasonable life conditions to the poor children.