Indian Weavers

(Sarojini Naidu)
 INTRODUCTION
This poem has 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
 They weave garment 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 .
 Indian Weavers
 Weavers,we
aving at
break of
day,

Why do you
weave a
 Blue as
the wing
of a
halcyon
wild,

We
weave the
fisher.The weavers say that they are weaving
the cloth for a new-born baby.
Context: These lines are taken from the
poem
’Indian Weavers’ written by Sarojini Naidu.The
poem describes the three different stages of
human life.They are birth,marriage and death.
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 of a child
 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-
they are weaving the marriage veils of a
queen.
Context: These lines are taken from the
poem
’Indian Weavers’ written by Sarojini Naidu.The
poem describes the three different stages of
human life.They are birth,marriage and death.
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.
 Weavers,
weaving
solemn and
still ,

What do you
weave in the
moonlight
 White as a
feather and
white as a
cloud ,

We weave
a dead
man’s
funeral
weaving the cloth for a dead man.
Context: These lines are taken from the
poem
’Indian Weavers’ written by Sarojini
Naidu.The poem describes the three different
stages of human life in terms of the garment
woven by the weavers. The garment is
different in shapes and colours.
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.
Word – Notes
o Break of day –Sunrise

o Garment –Dress

o Gay – Bright

o Halcyon – a blue - coloured

bird

o Robes – Dress
o Plumes – Wings

o veil – Cover
o Solemn –sad and serious

o Chill – Cold

o Funeral shroud – Covering for

a dead body
COMPLETE SUMMARY
The poetess finds the
Weavers weaving 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
 It is night .The Weavers
are weaving a beautiful
garment .Its design is
beautiful . It has the
Combination of purple
and green colours .The
poetess asks the weavers
why they weave such a
nice garment .The
weavers reply that they
 The poetess finds weavers
at work .They are weaving the
garment seriously . It is a cold
moonlight night . The garment
is
white .It looks like a feather
and a cloud . The weavers tells
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
sorrow.God is the master
weaver .He weaves the
web of life in different
colours .Childhood is a
stage of innocence .Its
 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 .
Submitted By:

Paramjit kaur
Computer faculty
G.S.S.S Bal kalan
(Amritsar)