Question

"the principles of laissez faire seem to be well established there",what is the meaning of these 2 lines from the poem 'the tale of melon city'.

Answer 1

The meaning of these lines has been given below:

The principle of laissez faire is the non-intervention of Government rules, regulations, privileges, tariffs, etc. According to the poem ‘The Tale of Melon City’ by Vikram Seth, this principle means non-interference and non-intervention of Government in people’s life and activities. People love freedom. It does not matter who their king or ruler is as long as he/she lets them live freely, they are happy.