NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Hindi Antra Chapter 19 Poem - Ghar Me Waapsi

1. घर एक परिवार,परिवार में पाँच सदस्य है किंतु कवि 5 सदस्य नहीं उन्हें 5 जोड़ी आँखें मानता है क्यों?

उत्तर- परिवार में 5 लोग हैं लेकिन देखकर लगता नही है, क्योंकि परिवार में सभी एक दूसरे की मजबूरी समझते हैं|इसलिए वह चुप रहते हैं लेकिन वे यह भूल जाते हैं कि चुप रहने से रिश्ते नहीं चलते इसलिए  कवि उन्हें पाँच आँखे मानता है।

2. पत्नी की आँखें , आँखें  नहीं हाथ है, जो मुझे हमेशा थामे हुए हैं से कवि का क्या अभिप्राय है?

उत्तर- कवि परिवार में सभी की विशेषता बताता है वैसे ही अपनी पत्नी की भी बताता है|वह कहता है कि उसकी पत्नी का हाथ उसे बहुत प्रिय है क्योंकि वह उसे हमेशा थामे रखती है जिससे उसे एक हिम्मत बनी रहती है, वह उसे टूटने से बचाती है। वह किसी भी परिस्थिति में उसका हाथ नहीं छोड़ती है तथा उसे सही दिशा दिखाती है।

3. ‘वैसे हम स्वजन हैं, करीब है……………………… क्योंकि हम पेशेवर गरीब है’ से कवि का क्या आशय है? अगर अमीर होते तो क्या स्वजन और करीब नहीं होते?

उत्तर- कवि ने यहाँ पैसों की वजह से रिश्तो पर पडने वाले फर्क का वर्णन किया है। वह दोनों की तुलना करते हुए कहते हैं कि गरीब लोगों के पास भले पैसा नहीं होता लेकिन वह किसी को गलत नहीं बोलते, किसी के साथ बुरा नहीं करते अपनी मेहनत का खाते हैं। वह सभी एक दूसरे की मजबूरी को समझते हैं। लेकिन अमीर लोगों का लालच कभी खत्म नहीं होता उसी वजह से उनके घर में न ही शांति होती है और न ही एक दूसरे को समझने की समझ।

4. ‘रिश्ते हैं; लेकिन खुलते नहीं- यह कवि के सामने ऐसी कौन सी विवशता  है जिससे आपसी रिश्ते भी नहीं खुलते है?

उत्तर- कवि का परिवार एक निर्धन परिवार है, उनकी दरिद्र स्थिति है। उसकी गरीबी ही उसके रिश्तो के न खुलने का कारण है। परिवार के सदस्यो की इच्छा पूरी ना होने कि वजह से वह एक दूसरे के सामने नहीं जाते हैं। कोई भी अपने मन की बात एक दूसरे से नहीं कर पाता है|उनके बीच अब कम बाते होती हैं। यह रिश्ते जीवित तो हैं लेकिन इनमे मधुरता नहीं है। 

5. घर मे रहने वालों से ही घर कहलाता है पारिवारिक रिश्ते खून के रिश्ते हैं फिर भी उन रिश्तो को ना खोल पाना कैसी विवशता है अपनी राय लिखिए?

उत्तर-  यह कथ्य सही है कि घर मे रहने वालो से ही घर, घर कहलाता है। पारिवारिक रिश्ते खून के रिश्ते हैं। ये ऐसे रिश्ते हैं जिसे हम चाह  कर भीं खोल नहीं पाते हैं, इसका कारण है गरीबी और लाचारी। परिवार मे सभी  क़ो पता है कि घर की हालत कैसी है, लेकिन सभी अपनी इच्छाओं को मारकर विवशतावश कुछ नहीं कहते हैं। वे यह सोचते हैं कि कहीं हमारे मुख से निकला कोई भी शब्द उन्हें दुख ना पहुंचाएँ  इसलिए वह चुप रहते हैं।

Overview of the Poem

The poem is set in a poverty-stricken house. Written in the first-person perspective of the male head of the house, it speaks about the condition of the family, haunted by eternal poverty. Communication is very scarce within the family, often their eyes indicative of their emotions. The house is small, not strongly built and five of them share it, all putting up with the unpleasant state of living and struggles that they are subjected to.

Stanza 1

The poet refers to the members of his family as pairs of eyes. This is expressive of how well they understand each other’s exasperating condition. The look of an eye communicates their dreary thoughts, that very rarely they open their mouths to speak. They accept the reality of their poor living, but they don’t complain to each other about it. The poet compares his mother to the punctured tyres of a bus on a pilgrimage, that had to stop before it was intended to.

Stanza 2

The poet’s father is compared to a metal poker made from a furnace, which is now cold. He is a tough person, helping the poet lead the family the right way. He is a figure of strength in the family.

The daughter’s eyes are compared to two candles that are usually kept in the temples. This indicates that he considers his daughter as a pure soul, giving light to the family, radiating joy to their gruelling life. It could be at the cost of her happiness, just like a candle sacrificing itself to provide light to others.

Stanza 3

The poet compares his wife’s eyes to hands that give companionship. This portrays that she is a very strong character, always lending a shoulder to him in times of distress. She is a perfect blend of traits that supplements his character, helping him through his anguish.

Stanza 4

The magnitude of their poverty is being reflected by the poem in these lines. He says that they are close, dependent on each other. Though the walls separate them in the house, they are at close quarters.

Later in the lines, he says that relations exist but they don’t open up. They are unable to find enough metal in their blood, to make a key out of it that could open the lock on communication in their house. This means that they don’t gather enough strength to open up on their feelings to each other because they are well aware of their troubles.

Stanza 5

The poet then speaks that they are all related but his wife holds a special place among them. He calls her his companion in the journey of life. In the end, he takes the risk of keeping his hands on the walls to say that it is his home. He is afraid of the strength of the structure. At the same time, he is unsure whether that qualifies as one.

Conclusion

This poem throws light on the utter poor living conditions that many Indian households experience, and the significance of strong relations in a family, and the role that every member plays in helping one sail through the testing times.

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Solved Examples

Q. We’re Self, People, Close…….’ What Does the Poet Convey Through These Lines? Can’t the Rich be Close?

Ans. The poet says that they are close, dependent on each other. Though the walls separate them in the house, they are at close quarters. This shows that they live in a very small house, and the rooms are really small in size, thus making them closer to each other. Being rich, one can be close to relations. But the poet here shows the magnitude of their poverty by being physically close in a small house.

Fun Fact: Did You Know?

The poet ‘Dhoomil’ is known as the angry man of Hindi poetry because most of his works were protest poems!