Indian Weavers

Submitted By: Prabhjit Kaur

Computer Faculty
Govt. Sr. Sec. School
Gaggobua
Well students ,today we will
study the poem
“Indian Weavers”
By
Sarojini Naidu
 INTRODUCTION
This poem had been written by
Sarojini Naidu.Sarojini Naidu is too well
known to Indian students to need any
introduction. She was popularly known
as the Nightingale of India. In this poem
she describes the weavers weaving
garments of different types. They weave
garments of a new-born baby. Some
garments have the combinations of
purple and green colours. They also
weave the marriage veils of a queen. On
a cold moonlit night, they weave white
garments.
 Now, let us start the explanation
of the poem stanza-wise
Weavers,weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay?
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Explanation:
In these lines the poetess says that weavers are
busy weaving a garment at day-break. It looks
beautiful. It is blue. The poetess asks the weavers
about the garment.The weavers tell her that they
are weaving a garment of a new born baby. It
suggests the first phase of life. It relates to the birth
a child.
Meanings of difficult words

Break of day Sunrise

Garment Dress
Gay Bright
Halcyon A blue coloured bird
Robes Dress
 Recapitulation
The teacher will take the feedback from the students
1.What type of garments, the weavers are
weaving?
2.During which time the weavers are weaving
the clothes?
3. Describe the look of the garment?
4. Which stage does this refer?
Weavers,weaving at fall of night.
Why do you weave a garment so bright?
Like the plumes of a peacock,purple and green.
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.

Explanation

In these lines the poetess says that it is night.The

poetess finds weavers at work. They weave a bright
and beautiful garment.It has magic colours. It looks
bright. The poetess asks why they weave this
garment. The weavers tell her that they are weaving
marriage veils of a queen.
This suggests the second phase of human life.
Meanings of difficult words
Plumes Wings
Veil Cover
 Recapitulation
1.What type of garments, the weavers are
weaving?
2.During which time the weavers are weaving
the clothes?
3.Describe the look of the garment?
4.Which stage does this refer?
Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill?
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.

Explanation
The weavers are weaving a garment in a
silent and serious way. It is a cold moonlit
night. The colour of the garment is white like
a cloud and a feather. The weavers tell the
poetess that they are weaving a cloth to cover
the body of a dead man. The garment is
suggestive of death.
 Meanings of difficult words

Solemn Sad and serious

Chill Cold
Funeral shroud Covering for a
dead body
 Recapitulation

1.What type of garments, the weavers are

weaving?
2.During which time the weavers are weaving
the clothes?
3.Describe the look of the garment?
4.Which stage does this refer?
 SUMMARY
The poetess finds the weavers weaving
a garment at day break. She asks them why
they are weaving such a beautiful garment.
It looks like the wing of a wild halcyon. The
weavers reply that they are weaving the
garments of a new born-baby.
It is night. The weavers are weaving a
beautiful garments. Its design is beautiful. It
has the cimbination of purple and green
colours. The poetess asks the weavers why
they weave such a nice garment. The
weavers reply that they are weaving the
marriage-veils of a queen.
The poetess finds weavers at work. They
are weaving the grament seriously. It is a
cold moonlit night. The garment is white.
It looks like a feather and a cloud. The
weavers tell the poetess that they are
weaving a cloth for a dead body.
 Central Idea
This poem is based on the idea that
life is a mixture of joys and sorrows. God is
the master weaver. He weaves the web of
life in different colours. Chidhood is a stage
of innocence. Its garment is beautiful. There
are great joys in youth. The garment of
marriage is bright and beautiful. The sorrow
of death is also a part of life . Its garment is
white like a feather. It covers the dead
body.
 Recapitulation
1 Describe the life of the indian weavers?
2 What do you know about the poet
‘Sarojini Naidu’?
3.What different types of clothes does
weavers weave
4. Give an account of the clothes which
indian villagers buy from the weavers?
5. Tell about the 3 phases which are
explained in the poem?
 Home Work
Give the meanings of the following words

GARMENT
PLUMES
FUNERAL SHROUD
WEAVING
WING
HALCYON
ROBES
SOLEMN
MOONLIGHT
CHILL
FEATHER
MARRIAGE-VEILS
1. Give the central idea of the poem.
2. Paraphrase the given lines:
Like the plumes of a peacock,purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.
3. Write the summary of the poem.
Thanks