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Wind

Q.1 Answer the following questions.


1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
In the first stanza the wind breaks the shutters of the windows, it scatters the
papers. It even throws down the books and tears the pages. Then it brings rain and
disturbs everything.

2. Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the
word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give
words in your language if you know them.)
Yes, I have seen women winnowing grain at home in the villages. Winnowing is
generally known as phatkna, pichorna or anaj parchana in Hindi. The villagers use
the winnowing fork and more commonly, the winnowing fan, known as chhaaj (in
Hindi, for winnowing).

3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows?


The poet says that the wind makes fun of the weak. It crumbles the doors, houses,
rafters, wood, bodies, lives and heart. In a way the wind god separates the weak
from the strong, like the chaff like the grain during winnowing.

4. What should we do to make friends with the wind?


In order make friends with the wind, the poet asks us to build strong homes, join
the doors firmly and practice to make our bodies and hearts stronger.

5. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?


In the last four lines, the poet inspires us to face the wind, which symbolizes the
hardships of our lives, courageously. He tells us that the wind can only extinguish
the weak fires; it intensifies the stronger ones. Similarly, adversities deter the
weak-hearted but make stronger those who have unfaltering will. In such a case,
befriending the wind or the hardships of life makes it easier for us to face them.
6. How does the poet speak to the wind - in anger or with humour? You must also
have seen or heard of the wind ‘crumbling lives’. What is your response to this? Is
it the same as the poet's?
The poet speaks to the wind in anger. Yes, I have witnessed stormy weather.
Strong winds are known to cause plenty of damage and destruction to both life and
property. I have seen the wind uprooting trees. Storms, cyclones, gales and strong
winds cause havoc on land. I have watched on the television many instances where
wind has caused destruction, crushing houses and people.

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