CHAPTER -2 Lost Spring - Stories of Stolen Childhood Class 12 Question Answer | English Notes By Atul Sir। UP Board & CBSE

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Lost Spring - Stories of Stolen Childhood Class 12 Question Answer | English Notes By Atul Sir। UP Board & CBSE

Lost Spring - Pure Hindi Summary For Up Board

साहेब-ए-आलम नाम का एक गरीब लड़का है जो दिल्ली की सीमापुरी बस्ती में रहता है। उसका नाम का मतलब है 'ब्रह्मांड का मालिक', पर हकीकत में वह कचरा बीनने वाला है। उसका परिवार 1971 में बांग्लादेश के ढाका से भारत आया था, क्योंकि वहाँ बाढ़ और गरीबी के कारण उनका जीना मुश्किल हो गया था। सीमापुरी में 10,000 से ज्यादा कचरा बीनने वाले रहते हैं जो मिट्टी के घरों में रहते हैं, जहाँ पानी और नाली तक नहीं है।

साहेब रोज सुबह कचरे में सोना ढूंढता है। सोने का मतलब है कभी एक रुपया, कभी दस रुपया मिल जाना। वह नंगे पांव घूमता है। लेखिका जब उससे पूछती है कि क्या वह स्कूल जाता है तो वह कहता है कि कोई स्कूल ही नहीं है। अमीर बच्चों के पास जूते और स्कूल है, पर गरीब बच्चों के पास कुछ नहीं।

बाद में साहेब को चाय की दुकान पर 800 रुपये महीने पर नौकरी मिल जाती है। अब वह कचरा नहीं बीनता, पर उसकी आजादी खत्म हो जाती है। उसके हाथ में कचरे वाला प्लास्टिक का थैला नहीं, बल्कि एक भारी स्टील का कनस्तर है। अब वह अपना मालिक नहीं रहा। उसके चेहरे की खुशी गायब हो गई।

दूसरी कहानी मुकेश की है जो फिरोजाबाद में रहता है। फिरोजाबाद चूड़ियों का शहर है। वहाँ हर घर में चूड़ियाँ बनती हैं। मुकेश के परिवार में भी पीढ़ियों से यही काम हो रहा है। पर मुकेश चूड़ी नहीं बनाना चाहता। वह बड़ा होकर मोटर-गाड़ी का ड्राइवर बनना चाहता है। वह कार चलाना सीखना चाहता है।

फिरोजाबाद के चूड़ी बनाने वाले बहुत गरीब हैं। वे अंधेरे, सीलन भरे, छोटे कमरों में भट्ठियों के पास काम करते हैं। उनकी आँखें खराब हो जाती हैं। साहूकार, बिचौलिये, पुलिस और नेता उनका शोषण करते हैं। वे कर्ज में फंसे रहते हैं। मुकेश की दादी कहती है कि चूड़ी बनाना उनकी किस्मत है, उनका करम है, इसे बदला नहीं जा सकता। पर मुकेश इस किस्मत को तोड़ना चाहता है। वह हिम्मत करके कहता है "मैं ड्राइवर बनूंगा।"

दोनों कहानियों में एक ही बात है - गरीबी बच्चों का बचपन (Spring) चुरा लेती है।

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Lost Spring - Proper Summary in English Language)

SUMMARY IN ENGLISH (For CBSE Board)

Little Saheb-e-Alam lives in Seemapuri, a slum on the outskirts of Delhi. His name means 'Lord of the Universe' but in reality he is a poor ragpicker. His family migrated from Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1971 due to floods and poverty. 10,000 ragpickers live in Seemapuri in mud houses with no water and no sewage.

Every morning Saheb roams barefoot searching for gold in garbage dumps. Gold means a rupee or ten rupees. When the author asks him if he goes to school, he says there is no school in his area. Rich children have shoes and school, but poor children have nothing.

Later Saheb gets a job at a tea stall for Rs. 800 per month. Now he does not pick garbage, but he loses his freedom. He carries a heavy steel canister instead of a light plastic bag. He is no longer his own master. His happiness is gone.

The second part is about Mukesh who lives in Firozabad, the city of bangles. Every family there makes bangles. Mukesh's family has been doing this work for generations. But Mukesh does not want to make bangles. He wants to be a motor driver when he grows up. He wants to learn to drive a car.

The bangle makers of Firozabad are very poor. They work in dark, dingy, small rooms near hot furnaces. Their eyes become weak and they lose eyesight. They are exploited by sahukars, middlemen, policemen and politicians. They remain in debt. Mukesh's grandmother says that making bangles is their destiny and karam and it cannot be changed. But Mukesh wants to break this destiny. He courageously says "I will be a driver."

Both stories show the same thing - poverty steals the childhood (Spring) of children.

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF SAHEB-E-ALAM - IN PURE ENGLISH for CBSE

Saheb-e-Alam is the central character of the first part of Lost Spring. He is a 12-14 years old poor ragpicker boy from Seemapuri, Delhi. He migrated from Dhaka, Bangladesh. His full name means 'Lord of the Universe' but irony is that he is extremely poor and lives in a slum.

He is innocent, hardworking and full of dreams. He roams barefoot searching for gold in garbage. He wants to go to school and play tennis like rich boys. He is very practical. When he gets a job at a tea stall for Rs. 800, he accepts it, but he loses his carefree life and freedom. The steel canister seems heavier than his plastic bag. He represents thousands of poor children in India who are forced into child labour and lose their childhood.

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साहेब-ए-आलम का चरित्र चित्रण - शुद्ध हिंदी में UP Board

साहेब-ए-आलम इस कहानी के पहले भाग का मुख्य पात्र है। वह 12-14 साल का गरीब कचरा बीनने वाला लड़का है जो सीमापुरी, दिल्ली में रहता है। वह ढाका, बांग्लादेश से आया है। उसके पूरे नाम का अर्थ है 'ब्रह्मांड का मालिक' पर वह बहुत गरीब है और झुग्गी में रहता है।

वह मासूम, मेहनती और सपनों से भरा है। वह नंगे पांव कचरे में सोना ढूंढता है। वह स्कूल जाना चाहता है और अमीर बच्चों की तरह टेनिस खेलना चाहता है। वह बहुत व्यावहारिक है। जब उसे चाय की दुकान पर 800 रुपये में नौकरी मिलती है तो वह उसे स्वीकार कर लेता है, पर वह अपनी मस्ती भरी जिंदगी और आजादी खो देता है। स्टील का कनस्तर उसके प्लास्टिक के थैले से ज्यादा भारी लगता है। वह भारत के उन हजारों गरीब बच्चों का प्रतीक है जो बाल मजदूरी करने को मजबूर हैं और अपना बचपन खो देते हैं।

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF MUKESH - IN PURE ENGLISH for CBSE

Mukesh is the central character of the second part of Lost Spring. He is a 12-14 years old boy from Firozabad. He belongs to a bangle-maker family. He is poor but very courageous and determined.

His family has been making bangles for generations, but he does not want to follow the same work. His dream is to become a motor car driver. He says "I will be a motor mechanic, I will learn to drive a car." This shows his will to break the vicious circle of poverty and tradition.

He is different from his family. His grandmother believes that making bangles is their destiny, but Mukesh wants to write his own destiny. He represents the hope and courage of poor children who want to come out of poverty.

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मुकेश का चरित्र चित्रण - शुद्ध हिंदी में UP Board

मुकेश इस कहानी के दूसरे भाग का मुख्य पात्र है। वह फिरोजाबाद का 12-14 साल का लड़का है जो चूड़ी बनाने वाले परिवार से है। वह गरीब है पर बहुत साहसी और दृढ़ निश्चयी है।

उसका परिवार पीढ़ियों से चूड़ियाँ बनाता आ रहा है, पर वह वही काम नहीं करना चाहता। उसका सपना है मोटर-गाड़ी का ड्राइवर बनना। वह कहता है "मैं मोटर मैकेनिक बनूंगा, कार चलाना सीखूंगा।" यह गरीबी और परंपरा के दुष्चक्र को तोड़ने की उसकी इच्छा को दिखाता है।

वह अपने परिवार से अलग है। उसकी दादी मानती है कि चूड़ी बनाना उनकी किस्मत है, पर मुकेश अपनी किस्मत खुद लिखना चाहता है। वह उन गरीब बच्चों की आशा और साहस का प्रतीक है जो गरीबी से बाहर निकलना चाहते हैं।

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LOST SPRING - WORD MEANINGS (Full Chapter)

English Word Hindi Meaning English Meaning

Seemapuri सीमापुरी (दिल्ली की बस्ती) A slum in Delhi

Periphery बाहरी छोर Outer area

Ragpicker कचरा बीनने वाला Garbage collector

Scrounging खोजना, ढूंढना Searching for something

Garbage कचरा Waste material

Survival जीवित रहना To stay alive

Barefoot नंगे पांव Without shoes

Roams घूमना Wanders

Sweeping झाड़ू लगाना Cleaning

Mutter गुनगुनाना, बड़बड़ाना Murmur

Muttering बड़बड़ाते हुए Murmuring

Shanty town झुग्गी-बस्ती Slum

Squatter अवैध रूप से बसा हुआ Illegal settler

Deprived वंचित Lacking facilities

Despair निराशा Hopelessness

Acquired प्राप्त किया Got

Master मालिक Owner

Canister कनस्तर, डब्बा Container

Firozabad फिरोजाबाद (चूड़ी शहर) City of bangles

Bangle चूड़ी Glass ring

Furnace भट्टी High temperature oven

Dingy गंदा और अंधेरा Dirty and dark

Cellar तहखाना Underground room

Hovel झोपड़ी Small dirty hut

Crumbling टूटता हुआ Breaking

Wobbly हिलता-डुलता Unsteady

Sanctum पवित्र स्थान Holy place

Spiral गोल-गोल घुमाव Round shape

Sahukar साहूकार, महाजन Moneylender

Middleman बिचौलिया Agent

Bureaucrat अधिकारी Officer

Vicious दुष्ट, क्रूर Cruel

Vicious circle दुष्चक्र Trap

Karam कर्म, भाग्य Destiny

Lineage वंश, पीढ़ी Family line

God-given भगवान द्वारा दिया गया Given by God

LOST SPRING - COMPLETE WORD MEANING LIST (50+ Words)

_Part A - Starting ke Difficult Words (Saheb Wale)_

1.  Anees Jung - लेखिका का नाम - Author name

2.  Seemapuri - सीमापुरी बस्ती - Slum in Delhi

3.  Periphery - बाहरी इलाका - Outer area

4.  Ragpicking - कचरा बीनना - Collecting garbage

5.  Scrounging - कचरे में ढूंढना - Searching in garbage

6.  Gold - सोना (यहाँ पैसा) - Valuable coin

7.  Priorities - प्राथमिकताएं - Important things

8.  Survival - अस्तित्व बचाना - To live

9.  Barefoot - नंगे पांव - Without shoes

10. Garbage dump - कचरे का ढेर - Heap of waste

11. Acquired - प्राप्त किया - Got

12. Means - साधन - Resources

_Part B - Seemapuri ke Words_

13. Squatters - अवैध रूप से बसे लोग - Illegal settlers

14. Wilderness - सुनसान, वीरान - Empty land

15. Despair - निराशा - No hope

16. Deprived - वंचित - Without facilities

17. Sweeper - सफाई कर्मचारी - Cleaner

18. Roams - भटकना - Wanders

19. Canister - पीपा, कनस्तर - Steel container

20. Master - मालिक - Owner

21. Own master - खुद का मालिक - Independent

_Part C - Firozabad ke Words_

22. Firozabad - चूड़ियों का शहर - City of bangles

23. Bangle maker - चूड़ी बनाने वाला - Bangle manufacturer

24. Furnace - भट्टी - Big oven

25. Dingy - अंधेरा और गंदा - Dark and dirty

26. Drab - फीका, उदास - Dull

27. Hovel - झोपड़ी - Small hut

28. Crumbling - गिरता हुआ - Falling

29. Wobbly - हिलता हुआ - Shaking

30. Slog - कठिन मेहनत करना - Hard work

31. Daylight - दिन का उजाला - Day light

32. Sanctum - गर्भगृह, पवित्र जगह - Holy place

33. Spirals - घुमावदार - Coiled rings

34. Head - ढेर - Heap

35. Bang - धमाका - Explosion

_Part D - System ke Words_

36. Sahukar - साहूकार - Moneylender

37. Middleman - बिचौलिया - Agent

38. Policeman - पुलिस वाला - Police

39. Politician - नेता - Leader

40. Bureaucrat - अधिकारी - Officer

41. Vicious circle - गरीबी का जाल - Trap

42. Trapped - फंसा हुआ - Caught

43. Destiny - किस्मत - Fate

44. Karam - कर्म - Deed/Fate

45. Lineage - वंश परम्परा - Family generation

46. God-given - ईश्वर प्रदत्त - Given by God

47. Impoverished - गरीब - Very poor

48. Stigma - कलंक - Mark of shame

49. Bureaucracy - नौकरशाही - System of officials

_Extra Board Exam Words_

50. Choked - दम घुटना - Suffocated

51. Echo - गूंज - Reflection of sound

52. Soldering - टांका लगाना - Joining metals

53. Flash - चमक - Bright light

54. Hurtling - तेजी से भागना - Moving fast

55. Voluntarily - अपनी मर्जी से - By own wish

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LOST SPRING - IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTION ANSWERS

_Q1. Who is Saheb and where does he live?_

_Ans:_ Saheb-e-Alam is a poor ragpicker boy who lives in Seemapuri, a slum on the outskirts of Delhi. He came from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

_Q2. Why does Saheb search garbage?_

_Ans:_ Saheb searches garbage for gold. Gold means a coin of one rupee or ten rupees. It is his only source of earning and hope.

_Q3. Why do ragpickers not wear shoes?_

_Ans:_ Ragpickers do not wear shoes because of poverty and tradition. They are too poor to buy shoes and they have a tradition to remain barefoot.

_Q4. What job did Saheb get? Was he happy?_

_Ans:_ Saheb got a job at a tea stall for Rs. 800 per month. He was not happy because he lost his freedom. He was no longer his own master.

_Q5. What is Seemapuri?_

_Ans:_ Seemapuri is a slum area on the periphery of Delhi where 10,000 ragpickers live. They live in mud houses with roofs of tin and tarpaulin and have no facilities.

_Q6. Who is Mukesh and what is his dream?_

_Ans:_ Mukesh is a 14-year old boy from Firozabad who belongs to a bangle-maker family. His dream is to become a motor car driver and not a bangle maker.

_Q7. Why is Firozabad famous?_

_Ans:_ Firozabad is famous for bangles. Every other family in Firozabad makes bangles. It is the centre of India's glass-blowing industry.

_Q8. What is the vicious circle of bangle makers?_

_Ans:_ The vicious circle is made by sahukars, middlemen, policemen, bureaucrats and politicians. They exploit the bangle makers and keep them poor. They cannot come out of poverty.

_Q9. What does Mukesh's grandmother say about bangle making?_

_Ans:_ His grandmother says that bangle making is their God-given lineage and karam. It is their destiny to make bangles and it cannot be changed.

_Q10. What is the meaning of Lost Spring?_

_Ans:_ Lost Spring means lost childhood. Spring is the season of joy and growth. But poor children like Saheb and Mukesh lose their childhood due to poverty and child labour.

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LOST SPRING - LONG QUESTION ANSWER (5-6 Marks)

_Q1. What is the condition of ragpickers of Seemapuri?_

_Ans:_ The ragpickers of Seemapuri are very poor people who migrated from Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1971. They live in a slum on the outskirts of Delhi. There are 10,000 ragpickers living in mud structures with roofs of tin and tarpaulin. They have no sewage, no drainage and no water facility.

They live for survival. Food is more important than identity. They have ration cards and voter cards but no real identity. Children like Saheb roam barefoot and pick garbage for survival. They search for gold in garbage which means a one rupee or ten rupee coin. They are very poor and deprived. They want to go to school but there is no school.

_Q2. What is the condition of bangle makers of Firozabad?_

_Ans:_ The bangle makers of Firozabad are very poor. They work in small, dark, dingy huts near hot furnaces. The light is flickering and dim. Their eyes become weak due to working in dark. They live in stinking lanes with overflowing garbage.

They are caught in a vicious circle of poverty. Sahukars, middlemen, policemen and politicians exploit them. They take loans and cannot repay. They have accepted bangle making as their destiny and karam. They believe it is God-given.

Mukesh is different. He wants to be a driver and break this tradition. He shows hope and courage. His dream shows that he wants to come out of this poverty trap.

_Q3. What is the theme or central idea of Lost Spring?_

_Ans:_ The main theme of Lost Spring is child labour and poverty. The story shows how poverty forces small children to work and they lose their childhood which is called spring.

Saheb and Mukesh should be in school but they are forced to work. Saheb picks garbage and Mukesh makes bangles. They are innocent but poverty snatches their childhood.

The story also shows the exploitation by the system - sahukars, middlemen, police, bureaucrats and politicians. They do not let the poor come out of poverty.

The author Anees Jung wants to give a message that we should end child labour, give education to all children and break the vicious circle of poverty. Every child has the right to enjoy his spring (childhood).

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LOST SPRING - IMPORTANT MCQs

_Q1. Who is the author of Lost Spring?_

a) Anees Jung

b) Alphonse Daudet

c) William Douglas

d) Louis Fischer

_Ans: a) Anees Jung_

_Q2. What is the full name of Saheb?_

a) Saheb-e-Alam

b) Saheb Singh

c) Saheb Kumar

d) Saheb Firozabad

_Ans: a) Saheb-e-Alam_

_Q3. Where does Saheb live?_

a) Seemapuri, Delhi

b) Firozabad

c) Dhaka

d) Bihar

_Ans: a) Seemapuri, Delhi_

_Q4. How much money did Saheb earn at tea stall?_

a) Rs. 500

b) Rs. 800

c) Rs. 1000

d) Rs. 300

_Ans: b) Rs. 800_

_Q5. What does Saheb search in garbage?_

a) Gold - one rupee coin

b) Silver

c) Food

d) Shoes

_Ans: a) Gold - one rupee coin_

_Q6. What is Firozabad famous for?_

a) Shoes

b) Bangles

c) Clothes

d) Books

_Ans: b) Bangles_

_Q7. What does Mukesh want to become?_

a) Bangle maker

b) Motor driver

c) Teacher

d) Policeman

_Ans: b) Motor driver_

_Q8. What is the vicious circle made by?_

a) Sahukars, middlemen, policemen, politicians

b) Children

c) Teachers

d) Doctors

_Ans: a) Sahukars, middlemen, policemen, politicians_

_Q9. What does Mukesh's grandmother believe?_

a) Bangle making is their destiny and karam

b) They can become rich

c) They can go to school

d) They can be drivers

_Ans: a) Bangle making is their destiny and karam_

_Q10. What is the meaning of Lost Spring?_

a) Lost season

b) Lost childhood

c) Lost money

d) Lost bangles

_Ans: b) Lost childhood_

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CONCLUSION

The story "Lost Spring" teaches us a great lesson of poverty and child labour. It shows that poor children like Saheb and Mukesh lose their childhood due to poverty. They are forced to work instead of going to school. We should help them, give them education and break the vicious circle of poverty. The government should end child labour and every child should get a chance to enjoy his childhood (Spring).

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