Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 2 Lost Spring

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Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 2 Lost Spring

Lost Spring Stories of Stolen Childhood

About the author

Anees Jung (1964) was born in Rourkela and spent her childhood and adolescence in Hyderabad. She received her education in Hyderabad and in the United States of America. Her parents were both writers. Anees Jung began her career as a writer in India. 

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Springस्प्रिंगबसंत
Storiesस्टोरीजकहानियाँ
Childhoodचाइल्डहुडबचपन
Authorआथरलेखक
Bornबॉर्नपैदा हुआ
Rourkelaरौरकेलारौरकेला
Spentस्पेंटबिताया
Adolescenceऐडोलेस्सेंसकिशोरावस्था
Hyderabadहैदराबादहैदराबाद
Receivedरिसीव्डप्राप्त किया
Educationएजुकेशनशिक्षा
Unitedयूनाइटेडसंयुक्त राज्य
Statesस्टेट्सअमेरिका
Americaअमेरिकाअमेरिका
Parentsपेरेंट्समाता-पिता
Writersराइटर्सलेखकों
Careerकरियरकरियर
Writerराइटरलेखक
Indiaइंडियाभारत

She has been an editor and columnist for major newspapers in India and abroad, and has authored several books. The following is an excerpt from her book titled Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood. Here she analyses the grinding poverty and traditions which condemn these children to a life of exploitation.

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Editorएडिटरसंपादक
Columnistकालम्निस्टस्तंभकार
Majorमेजरप्रमुख
Newspapersन्यूज़पेपर्सअख़बार
Indiaइंडियाभारत
Abroadअब्राडपरदेस
Authoredऑथर्डलेखकत्व करना
Booksबुक्सपुस्तकें
Excerptएक्स्सरप्टअंश
Titledटाइटल्डशीर्षकीकृत
Lostलॉस्टखो दिया
Springस्प्रिंगबसंत
Storiesस्टोरीजकहानियाँ
Stolenस्टोलनचुराई हुई
Childhoodचाइल्डहुडबचपन
Followingफॉलोविंगनिम्नलिखित
Excerptएक्स्सरप्टअंश
Grindingग्राइंडिंगपीसने वाला
Povertyपावर्टीगरीबी
Traditionsट्रेडिशंसपरंपरा
Condemnकन्डेम्ननिंदा करना
Childrenचिल्ड्रनबच्चे
Lifeलाइफजीवन
Exploitationएक्स्प्लॉइटेशनशोषण

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. looking for perpetual state of poverty slog their daylight hours dark hutments roof over his head imposed the baggage on the child.

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Expressionsएक्स्प्रेशन्सअभिव्यक्तियाँ
Contextकॉन्टेक्स्टप्रसंग
Perpetualपर्पेचूअलनित्य
Stateस्टेटस्थिति
Povertyपावर्टीगरीबी
Slogस्लॉगकठिन परिश्रम करना
Daylightडेलाइटदिन का प्रकाश
Hoursआवर्सघंटे
Darkडार्कअंधेरा
Hutmentsहटमेंट्सझोपड़ी
Roofरूफछत
Overओवरऊपर
Headहेडसिर
Imposedइम्पोज्डथोपा
Baggageबैगेजसामान
Childचाइल्डबच्चा

‘Sometimes I find a Rupee in the garbage’ “Why do you do this?” I ask Saheb whom I encounter every morning scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of my neighbourhood. Saheb left his home long ago. 

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Rupeeरुपयेरुपया
Garbageगार्बेजकचरा
Askआस्कपूछना
Encounterएन्काउंटरसामना करना
Morningमॉर्निंगसुबह
Scroungingस्क्राउंजिंगछानबीन करना
Goldगोल्डसोना
Dumpडंपकचरे का मैदान
Neighbourhoodनेबरहुडपड़ोस
Leaveलीवछोड़ना
Homeहोमघर
Long agoलॉंग अगोबहुत पहले

Set amidst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory. There were many storms that swept away their fields and homes, his mother tells him. That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city where he now lives. 

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Setसेटस्थापित करना
Greenग्रीनहरा
Fieldsफील्ड्सखेत
Dhakaढाकाढाका (बांग्लादेश की राजधानी)
Homeहोमघर
Distantडिस्टन्टदूरी पर
Memoryमेमरीस्मृति
Stormsस्टॉर्म्सतूफ़ान
Swept awayस्वेप्ट अवेबहा दिया
Motherमदरमाँ
Tellsटेल्सबताती है
Leftलेफ्टछोड़े
Looking forलूकिंग फॉरढूंढ रहे
Goldगोल्डसोना
Bigबिगबड़ा
Cityसिटीशहर
Livesलिव्सरहता है

“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realising immediately how hollow the advice must sound. “There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.” 

English WordHindi PronunciationHindi Meaning
Nothingनथिंगकुछ नहीं
Elseएल्सअन्य
Doडूकरना
Muttersमटर्सबड़बड़ाना
Looking awayलुकिंग अवेदूर देखना
Goगोजाना
Schoolस्कूलस्कूल
Sayसेकहना
Gliblyग्लिब्लीआसानी से
Realisingरिअलाइजिंगसमझना
Immediatelyइमीडिएटलीतुरंत
Hollowहालोखोखला
Adviceअड्वाइससलाह
Soundसाउंडध्वनि
Neighbourhoodनेबरहुडपड़ोस
Buildबिल्डबनाना
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