Flamingo Prose CH 7 The Interview — ENGLISH STD 12 Commerce — Question

(i) ‘The blacksmiths glanced only casually and indifferently at the intruder.’
(ii) ‘The ironmaster did not follow the example of the blacksmiths who had hardly deigned to look at the stranger.’ What do these attitudes reveal? How does the forge-episode help to develop the story? What is its implication?

(i) “Survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking.” ‘
(ii) “Garbage to them is gold.”
(iii) “For the children, it (garbage) is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival.”
In the light of the above remarks write an account of the life and activities of the rag-pickers settled in Seemapuri (Delhi).
OR
Give a brief account of the life and activities of the Bangladeshi squatters like Saheb-e-Alam settled in Seemapuri.

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