i want summary on "in the bazaars of hyderabad".
i have given this question from the book and name of that book is "a collection of poems and stories(from ICSE syllabus because i m studying at icse level school)st.pauls convent school
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The next stanza is about another stall and the same question is asked by the poet to the vendors about what they are weighing and selling. Saffron, lentils and rice are being sold by the vendors. The poet asks the maidens what they are grinding and she gets a reply that they are grinding henna, sandalwood and spices. The poet then questions the pedlars about what they are selling and they say chessmen dice made from ivory.
The third stanza takes us to a jewelry store where the poet asks the goldsmith what ornaments they make. Wristlets, anklets and rings are made is the reply. Moreover, they say they manufacture bells for blue pigeons to be tied to their feet. The bells are as delicate as a dragonfly’s wing. Simultaneously they make gold girdles for dancers and sheaths for kings to keep their swords.
The poet visits a fruit shop in the fourth stanza of the poem In The Bazaars of Hyderabad. There she enquires about what they are selling. They tell her they sell lemon, pomegranate and plum. Then the musicians are asked what they play and they say sitar, sarangi and drums are played. She even comes across magicians and asks them what they are chanting and they say that they are chanting magical spells to charm thousand ages to come.
The final stanza is about the flower girls who are asked what they are weaving with strands of red and blue flowers. The girls reply that they making garlands for bride and groom to decorate their bed for their wedding night. They are also weaving sheets of white flowers which are placed on graves for fragrance purposes.
In The Bazaars of Hyderabad is lucid and vivid in language. It creates beautifully a colorful picture of the bazaar in the minds of its readers.
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The poet is walking through the bazaars of Hyderabad. She stops at shops and stalls and asksthe vendors what they are selling. By asking them what they are selling, she is actually describingthe wares sold by thern. At the market, the goods have been displayed beautifully. There are turbans of crimson and silver colour, tunics with purple embroidery, mirrors with the frame made from amber wood, and daggers with handles made of green stone.The vendors are busy weighing saffron, pulses or rice. The maidens are grinding sandalwood, henna and spice. The pedlars are shouting while selling their goods. They are selling chessmen ordice made of elephant’s tusk. The poet then turns to goldsmiths. They are making wristlets,anklets and rings. They are perhaps making bells for the feet of blue pigeons. These bells are asdelicate and light as the wings of a butterfly. They are making golden belts for the waists of dancers or sheaths for the swords made of gold for kings.On the other side of the market, there are fruitmen selling a variety of fruits such as citron,pomegranate, plum. The musicians are playing on the musical instruments, like sitar, sarangi anddrum. The magicians are chanting something to a cast spell for the coming generations. There areflower-girls selling perfumes, weaving garlands for brides and bridegrooms, and chaplets for thebed of newly wedded couples. They are preparing a sheet of white flowers that are newlygathered, to be placed on the grave of a dead person