Question

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words :
(a) Why according to the poet the wind is extremely clever ? Whose fun does it make ?
(b) What was the narrator family's task during the annual Shri Rama Kalyanam ceremony ?
(c) Why did the little boy lag behind ? (The Lost Child)
(d) What type of life did Mahendra lead ?

Answer 1

(a) The wind is considered clever by the poet as it inspires us to face the challenges thrown at us with grit and firm determination. The wind makes fun of the weaklings and doesn't like anything for example weak houses, doors, wood etc.
(b) The narrator's family used to help in cremony by arranging boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the village temple to the marriage site.
(c) While going to the fair, the little boy was fascinated on seeing toys, balloons, garlands of gulmohur, a swing, a snake-charmer etc. He got attracted towards those different things. So, he lagged behind his parents.
(d) Mahendra a junior supervisor had to keep moving from place to place i.e., from coal mine to railway bridge site, to the chemical plant. He led a simple life. He could adjust himself in odd situations.