Lost Spring

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Anees Jung is the author of 'Lost Spring'. The subtitle of her book is 'Stories of Stolen Childhood'. She was born in 1944 in Rourkela and has been an editor and columnist for major newspapers in Indi

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'Saheb-e-Alam' means 'lord of the universe'. The irony is that despite having such a grand name, Saheb is a poor ragpicker who lives in poverty and has no control over his circumstances. He doesn't ev

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Saheb's family left Bangladesh in 1971 due to storms that swept away their fields and homes. They came to India looking for better opportunities, metaphorically 'looking for gold in the big city' wher

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Seemapuri is a settlement on the periphery of Delhi where 10,000 ragpickers live in structures of mud with tin and tarpaulin roofs, without sewage, drainage, or running water. It's metaphorically 'mil

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This phrase highlights how garbage represents survival and livelihood for the ragpickers. It's their 'daily bread' and provides 'a roof over their heads'. For children like Saheb, garbage also holds w

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Saheb loses his carefree look because he's no longer his own master. The steel canister he carries belongs to his employer, unlike the plastic bag which was his own. Though he earns 800 rupees and get

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Mukesh dreams of becoming a motor mechanic and wants to drive a car. This contrasts sharply with his family's acceptance of their traditional role as bangle makers. His family believes in 'karam' (des

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Children work in glass furnaces with high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light. They spend their daylight hours in these hot furnaces, often losing the brightness of their eyes. About 20