Indian Weavers by Sarojani Naidu

    🔍 Table of Content

•     The theme of the Poem
•     कवितेची थीम
•     ICE BREAKERS
•     BRAINSTORMING
•     Appreciation of the poem in English and Marathi

➢ Theme of the Poem:

 'Indian Weavers' is a short poem written by Sarojani Naidu that talks about three types of garments that Indian weavers weave at three specific times in their working day. This poem is divided into three stanzas, symbolizing the three key phases of human life: birth (childhood), adulthood (youth), and death (old age). It is noteworthy to observe that the colours mentioned in the stanzas are extremely significant as they indicate the mood associated with the events described.

➢कवितेची थीम:

'भारतीय विणकर' ही सरोजनी नायडू यांनी लिहिलेली एक छोटी कविता आहे जी भारतीय विणकर त्यांच्या कामाच्या दिवसात तीन विशिष्ट वेळी विणतात त्या तीन प्रकारच्या कपड्यांबद्दल बोलते. ही कविता तीन श्लोकांमध्ये विभागली गेली आहे, जी मानवी जीवनाच्या तीन प्रमुख टप्प्यांचे प्रतीक आहे: जन्म (बालपण), तारुण्य (युवक), आणि मृत्यू (वृद्धावस्था). हे लक्षात घेण्यासारखे आहे की श्लोकांमध्ये नमूद केलेले रंग अत्यंत लक्षणीय आहेत कारण ते वर्णन केलेल्या घटनांशी संबंधित मूड दर्शवतात.

➢ICE BREAKERS :

Artisans are also called craftsmen. They are creators of diverse goods and use their hands to create unique, functional and also decorative items using traditional techniques. Now complete the web given below: 

✶ Different types of artisans :

Goldsmith 

Silversmith

Iron smith

✶Discuss with your partner the seasons/occasions when we need :

 (a) woollen clothes – Winter

(b) casual clothes – informal occasion

(c) rich silk clothes – Festivals

(d) colourful, comfortable clothes – Party

 ✶ Let's play a game. The teacher will ask the students some questions. Students will understand that there are some exceptions to the general rules.

 Let's start. —

 One who weaves is a weaver.

 One who sings is a  singer

One who plays a game is a -Sports person

 One who dances is a—dancer

 One who teaches is a – teacher

BRAINSTORMING

(A2) (i) The words in the three stanzas of the poem mention different times of the day. complete the table of the day. 

Time of the day: Early morning

Words/phrases: Break of day

Weaver's work: Weavers weave robes for the newborn child.

Time of the day: Late in the evening

Words/phrases: Fall of the night

Weaver's work: Weavers weave a wedding -veil.

Time of the day: Cold night

Words/phrases: Moonlight chill

Weaver's work: Weavers weave a  shroud.

(A5) (ii)Appreciation of the poem in English and Marathi:

   The poem 'Indian Weaver' is composed by Sarojani Naidu. The poem deals with three significant phases of human life, such as birth (childhood), adulthood (young), and death (old) in particular. In each stanza, the poet simply depicts three types of cloth weavers weave at three particular times of the day.

 In the first stanza, the poet has a burning desire to know why the weavers are so happy to spin cloth in the morning. She understands why the weavers are happy because they weave cloth for a newborn child.

Similarly, in the second stanza of the poem, she is moreover eager to know why weavers weave cloth on a bright day. She learns why they make cloth on the time of day because they make cloth for the youth. Thereby, indicating they are in a joyful mood.

 While in the third stanza, the poet discovers that the weavers weave cloth on a cold night. They have a melancholy mood since they weave cloth for a dead person's funeral. The poet uses poetic devices like simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

 "aabb" is the rhyme scheme for each stanza in the poem. The poet uses colour imagery to indicate three significant phases of a man's lifecycle as well, e.g., blue for newborns, green for youth, and white for the old.

  The poet undoubtedly conveys  the message that a man has to go through the life cycle of birth, youth, and death. Moreover, she sheds light on the feelings of the Indian weavers as they spin cloth.

'इंडियन वीव्हर' ही कविता सरोजनी नायडू यांनी रचली आहे. कविता मानवी जीवनाच्या तीन महत्त्वपूर्ण टप्प्यांशी संबंधित आहे, जसे की जन्म (बालपण), प्रौढत्व (तरुण) आणि विशेषतः मृत्यू (वृद्ध). कवीने प्रत्येक श्लोकात दिवसाच्या तीन विशिष्ट वेळी विणणाऱ्या तीन प्रकारच्या कापडाचे वर्णन केले आहे. 

पहिल्या श्लोकात, विणकरांना सकाळी कापड कातताना इतका आनंद का होतो हे जाणून घेण्याची तीव्र इच्छा कवीला आहे. तिला समजते की विणकर आनंदी का आहेत, कारण ते नवजात मुलासाठी कापड विणतात.

त्याचप्रमाणे कवितेच्या दुसऱ्या श्लोकात विणकर उजळलेल्या दिवशी कापड का विणतात हे जाणून घेण्यासाठी ती पुन्हा उत्सुक आहे. दिवसाच्या वेळी ते कापड का बनवतात हे तिला कळते कारण ते तरुणांसाठी कापड बनवतात. त्याद्वारे, ते आनंदी  असल्याचे दर्शविते.

 तिसऱ्या श्लोकात विणकर थंडीच्या रात्री कापड विणतात हे कवीला कळते. मृत व्यक्तीच्या अंत्यसंस्कारासाठी कापड विणत असल्याने त्यांची मनःस्थिती उदास असते. कवी उपमा, रूपक आणि अनुग्रह यांसारखी काव्यात्मक साधने वापरते .

 "aabb" ही कवितेतील प्रत्येक श्लोकाची यमक योजना आहे. कवी रंगीत प्रतिमा देखील वापरते , उदाहरणार्थ, नवजात मुलांसाठी निळा, तरुणांसाठी हिरवा आणि वृद्धांसाठी पांढरा. माणसाला जन्म, तारुण्य आणि मृत्यू या जीवनचक्रातून जावे लागते, असा संदेश कवी देतात यात शंका नाही. शिवाय, तिने कापड कातताना भारतीय विणकरांच्या भावनांवर प्रकाश टाकला आहे.