Lost Spring (Stories of Stolen Childhood)by Anees Jung

The author, Anees Jung analyses the grinding poverty and traditions which condemn the street children to a life of exploitation.Saheb’s family lives in Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. About 10,000 ragpickers live in...

The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet key point

France was defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Orders from Berlin came to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. It suddenly lifted the spirit of patriotism and a love for their language in every heart. An atmosphere of regret...

A Thing of Beauty by John Keats key points

Beautiful things are a source of eternal joy; provide mental peace; uplift our glooming souls; provide hope, contentment and comfort. A beautiful thing never moves into emptiness. It has a long standing impression, not subject to time. We experience the divine...

Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda

Counting up to twelve and keeping still will help us achieve perfect silence, which will give us time to think, to introspect, evaluate out actions and act more responsibly. The moments of silence would be exotic. Man would get an opportunity to realise how he is...