12th Eng CBSE ch-2 'Lost Spring' Character sketch of 'Saheb e Alam And Mukesh'

Ch-2 Lost Spring (“Stories of stolen Childhood”) By Anees Jung

“Lost Spring” describes the pitiable condition of poor children who have been forced to skip the joy of childhood due to the socio-economic condition that spreads in this man-made world. These children are deprived from the opportunity of schooling and forced into labor early in life.

Character sketch Of Saheb -e -Alam

Full name of Saheb is Saheb-e- Alam which means lord of the universe. There is a deep irony in his name.He is a poor ragpicker of Seemapuri who came from Bangladesh (Dhaka) 1971.Around ten thousand children working as ragpickers. Garbage to ragpicker is gold.It is only the source of income , daily breads and means of roof over their heads.Ragpickers live in Seemapuri without any identity.They have only ration card with that they can get grains and cast their Saheb is willing to go to school but there is no school for him.At last Saheb works in the tea stall and gets Rs. 800 all his meals but he is not satisfied with this.

Character sketch Of Mukesh 

Another story such as Mukesh who belongs to a bangle makers family in Firozabad.His family traditions and poverty have forced him to work in the inhuman conditions of a bangle industry.Around 20 thousand children working in bangle industry under high temperature without air and light.

Due to the dust particles of bangles, colour and polish of bangles, they loose their eyesight before they become adults.

The polish and colour of bangles is very injurious for their eyes, skin and health, maximum bangle makers develop ulcer and cancer and many other diseases. Their eyes are more adjusted to darkness rather than daylight.But Mukesh thinks out of box.He wants to become a motor mechanic.He wants to break the profession of generation.

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