LOSTSPRING- An Overview
Theme•
The plight of street children and other children from impoverished
sections of our society, who are forced into labour early in life and are
denied the opportunity of schoolingas well as the small and carefree
pleasures of childhood.
Significance/Relevanceof the Title:
Spring is usually associated with youth/childhood, vitality, energy and
happiness. So, essentially the title alludes to the loss of childhood of these
children who have been deprived of the pleasures, privileges, nurturing
and freedom that is ordinarily associated with childhood.
"Sometimes I find a Rupee in the Garbage"
Highlights-
• A glimpse into the lives of young rag pickers through the eyes of the
author.
• The author also reveals how the more affluent sections of soCiety
are quite unaware and disconnected witlfthe hardships and*
deprivation that these children acein their lives"
• It is ironical hat Saheb's name i.e Saheb - e -Alam means 'Lord or
(the Universqi, while he is merely a poor rag picker; deprived ven or
basic necessitiesand opportunitieSfor development,which a e
ordinarily the right of evemchild.
• The story highlights the glaring åbsence of resources, opportünities
and education in the lives of these children.•Yet,despite all these
adversities, they are able to derive some enjoyment of being%
Children:
• CDespiteall the problems, they still have a certain amount of freedom
and enjoy thsmselves in the company of their friends, even t ough
they live amidst appalling circumstances:
• Seemapuri, t at primarily houses squatters and underprivile ed
families, though geographically right next to Delhi, is starkly
different from it in terms of the living conditions,resources a d
opportuniti+ that they offer to their residents.
Theme•
The plight of street children and other children from impoverished
sections of our society, who are forced into labour early in life and are
denied the opportunity of schoolingas well as the small and carefree
pleasures of childhood.
Significance/Relevanceof the Title:
Spring is usually associated with youth/childhood, vitality, energy and
happiness. So, essentially the title alludes to the loss of childhood of these
children who have been deprived of the pleasures, privileges, nurturing
and freedom that is ordinarily associated with childhood.
"Sometimes I find a Rupee in the Garbage"
Highlights-
• A glimpse into the lives of young rag pickers through the eyes of the
author.
• The author also reveals how the more affluent sections of soCiety
are quite unaware and disconnected witlfthe hardships and*
deprivation that these children acein their lives"
• It is ironical hat Saheb's name i.e Saheb - e -Alam means 'Lord or
(the Universqi, while he is merely a poor rag picker; deprived ven or
basic necessitiesand opportunitieSfor development,which a e
ordinarily the right of evemchild.
• The story highlights the glaring åbsence of resources, opportünities
and education in the lives of these children.•Yet,despite all these
adversities, they are able to derive some enjoyment of being%
Children:
• CDespiteall the problems, they still have a certain amount of freedom
and enjoy thsmselves in the company of their friends, even t ough
they live amidst appalling circumstances:
• Seemapuri, t at primarily houses squatters and underprivile ed
families, though geographically right next to Delhi, is starkly
different from it in terms of the living conditions,resources a d
opportuniti+ that they offer to their residents.
