Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'A Tokai'.
(a) Who is a tokai? (b) How is his dress? (c) How does he earn his livelihood? (d) Where does he sleep? (e) When does his figure seem to be important? (f) What is our responsibility towards them?
A TOKAI
Tokai is a local Bangla word. It means one who collects or picks up the abandoned things. He is a boy of the street having no home and hearth. He has no definite place of residence. Usually he has no parents or relatives, ndr has he any definite means of livelihood. He leads a very dirty and unhygienic hfe. He puts on rags and patched up clothes. He looks dirty in torn and patched up cloches. Bad smell comes from his body and dress. He roams about in the streets picking up torn papers and clothes, wood and other refuses. He earns his livelihood by selling those things. Sometimes, a number of tokais gather together and play about in the streets. Tokais pass their night on the verandahs of shops, pavement of streets or railway platforms. If he can save money, he goes to the cinema hall to enjoy a film. This is the way of their life which is dull and colourless. They are care-free and are not moved by any thought about the future. The tokais figure becomes prominent when the political leaders need to show a large number of supporters. They hire the tokais from the street and give them packet lunch. During hartal, they are hired for picketing. They also join political processions for money. It is a social responsibility of all to work for setting up these rootless boys in life so that they can lead a normal and happy life.