Question

What explanation does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

Answer 1

Answer:

The rag pickers were poor children. They always went about barefoot. They had become used to it. Even if they had shoes , they looked for excuses not to wear them. Some even said that going barefoot was a tradition among them.

**In this lesson ‘Lost Spring’ the writer ‘Anees Jung’ gives us a glimpse into the life of the poor ragpickers who have migrated from Bangladesh and have settled in Seemapuri, an area on the Periphery of Delhi.

Answer 2

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One explanation offered by the author is that it is a tradition to stay barefoot. It is not lack of money. He wonders if this is only an excuse to explain away a perpetual state of poverty. He also remembers the story of a poor body who prayed to the goddess for a pair of shoes.