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What is the ‘childish longing’ that the poet refers? Why is it in ‘vain’?

Lurking at the window for the sound of a stopping car by the stand owner was a childish longing according to the poet.

It is in vain because , most of the cars that pass by never stopped, though if someone stopped, they enquired about the nearby gas stations or about the price of the berries. No one was interested to buy them.


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What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?

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The government and other social service agencies appear to help the poor rural people but actually, do them no good. Pick out the words and phrases that the poet uses to show their double standards ?

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Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural people?

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You could stop at a dhaba or a roadside eatery on the outskirts of your town or city to see

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