Question

Bring out from the lesson "The lost spring" the pathetic condition of children working in inhuman conditions.

Answer 1

The pathetic condition of children in the poem "The lost spring"

Explanation:

• The 'Lost Spring' is a poem written by  Anees Jung is an expression of national shame of children who are condemned to poverty and a life of exploitation.
• The two protagonists of the chapter namely,Saheb-e-Alam and Mukesh  who lose their childhood in carrying the burden of poverty and illiteracy.
• In their stories of exploitation, the author finds the  glimpses of resilience and fortitude.
• Saheb was optimistic and enthusiastic who had a prospect of finding gold in garbage.He likes going to school but had no opportunity.His freedom and joy of childhood are supressed to burdens of job at tea-stall.
• On the other hand,Mukesh who was  born at Firozabad in a bangle making family and he works under inhuman conditions like dark room, hot furnaces. He is caught in web of poverty.
• The vicious circle of sahukars, policemen, politicians, bureaucrats and moneylenders are the major reason that they have resigned to fate and are unaware of the Child Labour Act.

Answer 2

The pathetic condition of children in the poem "The lost spring"

Explanation:

The 'Lost Spring' is a poem written by  Anees Jung is an expression of national shame of children who are condemned to poverty and a life of exploitation.

The two protagonists of the chapter namely,Saheb-e-Alam and Mukesh  who lose their childhood in carrying the burden of poverty and illiteracy.

In their stories of exploitation, the author finds the  glimpses of resilience and fortitude.

Saheb was optimistic and enthusiastic who had a prospect of finding gold in garbage.He likes going to school but had no opportunity.His freedom and joy of childhood are supressed to burdens of job at tea-stall.

On the other hand,Mukesh who was  born at Firozabad in a bangle making family and he works under inhuman conditions like dark room, hot furnaces. He is caught in web of poverty.

The vicious circle of sahukars, policemen, politicians, bureaucrats and moneylenders are the major reason that they have resigned to fate and are unaware of the Child Labour Act.