CBSE Class 12 · English · Flamingo / Vistas
Lost Spring
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 12 English.
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About the author
Anees Jung (journalism). Stories of Saheb-e-Alam ragpicker and Mukesh the bangle maker's son in Firozabad - childhood lost to poverty and tradition.
Summary
Ragpickers of Seemapuri; Saheb lost his name on migration.
Ragpickers of Seemapuri; Saheb lost his name on migration.
Scavenging is survival; no childhood games.
Scavenging is survival; no childhood games.
Saheb gets job - loses freedom for Rs 800.
Saheb gets job - loses freedom for Rs 800.
Mukesh wants to be motor mechanic not bangle maker.
Mukesh wants to be motor mechanic not bangle maker.
Families blind and debt-bound in illegal industry.
Families blind and debt-bound in illegal industry.
Generations know no better life.
Generations know no better life.
Hard words & meanings
| perpetuate | continue forever |
| scrounging | searching desperately |
| decrepit | worn out |
| impoverished | very poor |
| garbage | waste |
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