N.C.E.R.T. Simplified

Q. What did the people at the roadside stand plead for? Why? A. The villagers running the roadside stand plead to the passerby from cities to stop for a moment, and buy the goods which are sold at the roadside stands. The villagers are fed up of their pathetic lifestyles and cash crunched stuation. Hence they plead to the city dwellers to buy some of their goods so that the villagers can improve their standards of living. Q. What do greedy good doers do for the village people? What is the consequence for their help? A.  The “greedy good  doers” i.e. the crooked politicians, who run the government,  meet all promises to the village folk. They assure them of a comfortable lifestyle and cunningly instill a fake sense of relief in the minds of the poor villagers.  This is the only good that they do for the village people. The politicians do so much “good” only to lure the rural population into voting for them. By doing so, the politicians mislead the vil...

Q. What are the contrasting images that Kamala Das has presented in the poem? A.  The first contrast in the poem is when there is sadness, depression and anxiety inside the car while there is cheerfulness and happiness outside the car. The second contrast is that the children Kamala sees, were playing merrily, with a sureity that the'll return home to their parent's protection. Kamala, on the other hand, is anxious whether she'll see her mother again. The third contrast is shown at the airport. Kamla's facial expression and her feelings present this contrast. On the outside she smiles and seems happy and excited bt inside she is anxious, sad and in a dillema.  Q.What does 'Trees Sprinting' and ' Merry children spilling out of their homes' symbolise? A.  The  'Trees Sprinting' and ' Merry children spilling out of their homes' symbolises youth and vigour. Q. What 'familiar aches' does the poet talk about? A. The 'fa...