Question

THE BANGLE SELLERS
Bangle sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair……
i) What description do the bangle sellers give of their bangles in this stanza?
ii) Which bangles are suitable for a maiden’s wrist? Why?
iii) What are the colours fit for a bride on her bridal morn? What are these bangles compared?
iv) Describe the life of the middle-aged Indian woman.
v) Why can we call this poem a very Indian one?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ans. In this stanza, “shining loads” means the various types of bright and colourful bangles that the bangle sellers carry. The bangle sellers are going to the temple fair. They are going there to sell their bangles to women of different age groups i.e., in different stages of life.