Write a summary of the poem 'The bazaars of Hyderabad' by Sarojini Naidu
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Thus the poet Sarojini Naidu represents an Indian market to give us a sense of the rich Indian heritage. This poem was her protest against the European products and an appreciation of our own goods.
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Summary
The poem begins with the poet’s question to the merchants about what they are selling. She sees that the goods are displayed nicely to attract the buyers. The merchants reply that they are selling crimson (deep red) and silver coloured turbans, purple brocade tunics, mirrors with amber-frame and daggers with handles made of jade (a green stone).
The poet then visits the vendors, the maidens and the pedlars (salesmen). She asks the vendors what they are weighing for sale. The vendors reply that they are weighing saffron, lentil and rice. The poet then asks the maiden girls what they are grinding. the reply comes that they are grinding sandalwood, henna and spices. And now the pedlars are asked what they are calling as their trade cry. They say that they are selling chessmen and dice made from ivory for the game of chess.
The poet now goes up to the goldsmiths and asks them what they are making. They are making wristlet, anklet and ring to adorn us and bells to be tied to the feet of blue pigeons. And the bells are as thin and lightweight as the wings of a dragonfly. They are also making golden girdles for the dancers and golden sheaths for keeping the king’s swords.
In the last stanza of the poem the poet asks the flower girls what they are weaving with the azure (deep blue) and red tassels (strands of flower). The flower girls are making garlands for the bride and the groom and to adorn their bed for the wedding night. They are also making sheets of newly brought white flowers for use on the dead man’s grave for fragrance.