Question

'food is more important for survival than identity. Explain this with reference to rag pickers of seemapuri

Answer 1

The author found that around 10,000 ragpickers were living in Seemapuri, Delhi. They were all refugees who left their native land and were living in Delhi for the past 30 years to earn a livelihood. Though they did not have an identity and permits to live in India, they had ration cards in their names that got their names on voters’ lists. It enabled them to buy grain to feed their families. They did not mind living identity less life as long as they had food to eat. Thus, for them food was more important than having an identity.

Answer 2

Answer:

rag pickers of seemapuri ...

Seemapuri is a place in outskirts of delhi . The rag pickers scrounge gold in the garbage dumps . For the children garbage is wrapped in wonder and for elders , it's of the survival. ... There the children grow up and participate in the growth of survival .