Class 12 English Core Lost Spring Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
Answer: Saheb, a scavenger and a rag picker hailing from Seemapuri, a suburban enclave in East Delhi, perpetually scours the garbage heaps in search of valuable items. For the children, rubbish holds a mystique, while for the adults, it represents a lifeline. It serves as the daily sustenance for scavengers like Saheb. Occasionally, he chances upon a rupee, or even a ten-rupee note, or a silver coin, fostering a perpetual hope for greater discoveries. Seemapuri is home to over 10,000 such scavengers. Saheb migrated from the verdant fields of Dhaka, where his abode and fields were ravaged by storms, leaving them bereft of adequate sustenance. However, in Delhi, they retire to bed without the pangs of hunger gnawing at their stomachs.