EVEN PAST FIFTYShanta Shelke

Glossary Irrepressible – full of energy

and confidence that you never seem unhappy.

Pang – a sudden sharp pain . Hollowness – insincere Froth – a collection of small

bubbles in liquid

Gist of the poemPoet describes how a women deals with the

difficult situations in her life even past fifty. The poet presents Indian women and their problems. Life of a middle-class women is nothing but a non-stop toil ,ceaseless struggle and tiring journey. Even after fifty years of age , still she is a girl at heart. Though she has travelled a long distance in life , her little feet are not fatigued yet. Her distasteful smile makes everything smooth like the moonlight that smoothens everything. She faces all difficulties with a child’s innocence. The poet saw her after a long time and the women talked to the poet in her usual intensity with a grey hair and also the hollowness of the bubbles rising above the stream of her life.

To think....... “I saw her the other day

after a long time”. what does this mean?

What were the changes she found in the women?

What is the significance of the title “Even past fifty” ?

To write.....Prepare 3 slogans to

bring awareness in society of protecting

women.

SAVE A WOMENSAVE A GENERATION

WOMEN IS MOTHER MOTHER IS LOVE

MEN MAKE ROADWOMEN TEACH CHILDREN TO

WALK ON THEM

To find............

Collect proverbs emphasizing

importance of women

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