A boy is upset because he has lost his ball. The ball is very precious for him. It can't be bought by money. But then he also learns an important lesson of his life through this loss: How to cope with a loss? The poem has been prescribed for class X by Central Board of Secondary Education in India. Please feel free to share your feedback of listening on arunjee@gmail.com. My blogs are available on arupedia.wordpress.com ..read more

The poem depicts the condition of a tiger in the concrete cell of a zoo. The poem can be divided into three parts. In the first stanza the poet shows the helplessness of the tiger in the cage of a zoo. In the second and the third stanzas the poet tries to reveal the tiger in his natural habitat of a jungle. In the last two stanzas again the poet takes the reader to the cage of the zoo. The tiger is alone, behind bars there ..read more

A photograph is the source of nostalgia in the poem both for the speaker and her mother. They both go down their memory lane by looking at the photograph. Later the speaker, who is also the daughter, loses even her mother. The ending of the poem is touching. You may share your feedback about the episode on arunjee@gmail.com ..read more

The poem reveals the gloomy mood of the poet ..read more

In the poem the poet presents a sad and gloomy picture of the poor and deprived people living in the countryside. He draws a contrast between these people and those living in the city. He is upset that the rich city dwellers are least bothered about their poor brethren. They are callous and harsh. The poem has been prescribed in the course of class XII by Central Board of Secondary Education in India. Please feel free to share your feedback of listening on arunjee@gmail.com. My blogs are available on arupedia.wordpress.com ..read more

The poet says that beautiful things are sources of eternal joy. Otherwise Life is full of sadness and gloom. It is the beautiful things like the sun, the moon, trees, flowers and other forms of nature and art that provide solace to human beings. They help him come to terms with life. The poem has been prescribed in the course of class XII by Central Board of Secondary Education in India. Please feel free to share your feedback of listening on arunjee@gmail.com. My blogs are available on arupedia.wordpress.com ..read more

The poem relates the story of a woman who lives in constant fear from her husband. She longs for a life of freedom and fearlessness but becomes a victim of male dominance. She is able to express her feelings only through the art of embroidery. Over a period of time when she gets tired and exhausted she is unable to use her fingers even for that. Finally she dies in fetters. The poem has been prescribed in the course of class XII by Central Board of Secondary Education in India. Please feel free to share your feedback of listening on arunjee@gmail.com. My blogs are available on arupedia.wordpre ..read more

It's a message for life ..read more

The poem reveals a gloomy picture of the children in a slum school. It brings the reader's attention to the effects of poverty on their health, education and life. The poet exhorts the authorities towards the end of the poem to provide due care so that the children are able to fulfill their ambitions in life. The poem has been prescribed in the course of class XII by Central Board of Secondary Education in India. Please feel free to share your feedback of listening on arunjee@gmail.com. My blogs are available on arupedia.wordpress.com ..read more

The poem depicts the pain that the poet undergoes at the separation from her ageing mother. The poet is going to catch a flight from Cochin and the mother accompanies her to the airport. Looking at her mother the poet becomes nostalgic. She tries to divert her attention by looking at the sprinting trees or spilling children but in vain. Her pain increases when she finally separates from the mother after the security check. The mother is ageing and the poet probably has the fear of losing her. The poem has been prescribed in the course of class XII by Central Board of Secondary Education in Ind ..read more