I Take Wings

By

Meha Gupta

I Take Wings

They imposed all on me

Rules and regulations

They judged me

Ticks and crosses

I took all on me

Rights and wisdom

I judged myself

Maxims and opinions

I am a bird now

They still mock at me

For not being able to climb the tree

Whose leaves I kiss every morning

Central Idea:

The poen' "I Take Wings" is written by, Meha Gupta. The central idea of the poem is to break the stereotypes to enjoy the freedom.

Summary:

The poem, "I Take Wings" written by Meha Gupta is about a girl who challenges the men dominated society and break the stereotypes. The girl thinks that the society is biased against the women. She frees herself from the rules and regulations of the society. She says that she is now a bird who has learnt to fly. But the people still doubt her skills. The society finds a reason to ridicule her inability to climb the tree though she is able to fly like a bird, which tells us that every child is special in his or her own way and needs to be encouraged for that.

 Glossary:

                               

Word	Meaning	Urdu Meaning
Regulations	Guidelines, codes	قانون، ضوابط
Judge	To give an opinion about	اپنی راۓ یا صلح دینا
Maxims	Fundamental principle	بنیادی قوانین
Opinion	Belief, view	عقیدہ، راۓ
Mock	To laugh at, deride	مزاق اُڑانا

Answer the following questions:

1. Who do you think is the speaker of the poem? 

Answer: The speaker of the poem is a mature girl. 

2. What do you understand by 'I am a bird now'? 

Answer: Poet in the line 'I am a bird now's wants to state that she is no longer bound by the biased rules and regulations of the male dominated society. She is now free like a bird. 

3. What does it mean to climb the tree? 

Answer: It means any particular skill that the society thinks important. Although every one has an innate special skill. 

4. What do you understand by 'ticks and crosses? 

Answer: 'Ticks and crosses' means the right and wrong. 

Language work

Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the words from the box.

girls/women	rules and regulations	fly
skills	climb	society

The poem is about __________ who challenges the stereotypes. The girl thinks that the _______ is biased against her. She frees herself from the _________ of society. She is now a bird who has learnt to _________. But, the people still doubt her __________. The society finds a reason to ridicule her inability to _________ the tree though she is able to fly like a bird, which tells us that every child is special in his or her own way and needs to encouraged for that. 

Answer:

The poem is about girl/women who challenges the stereotypes. The girl thinks that the society is biased against her. She frees herself from the rules and regulations of society. She is now a bird who has learnt to fly But, the people still doubt her skills. The society finds a reason to ridicule her inability to climb the tree though she is able to fly like a bird, which tells us that every child is special in his or her own way and needs to encouraged for that. 

Let's Talk

What is your favourite pastime? Do you like to;-

Play games

Dance

Sing

Draw sketch Or anything else

Answer:- Write the answer that you do from the above given options. 

Let's Write

Write a brief biographical sketch on any one of the following:-

a) Deepa Malik

b) Shreya Ghoshal

c) Sonal Mansingh

d) Amrita Sher Gill

Answer:- 

Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. She also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018.

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and well-established playback singers of Hindi cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. 

Sonal Mansingh

Sonal Mansingh

Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha. 

Amrita Sher Gil

Amrita Sher Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a "pioneer" in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started getting formal lessons in the art, at the age of eight.