Q1.
If you were in Ananya’s place what other modern designs or colours would you add to make the bangles more attractive?
Answer
This is your own idea, so there is no single right answer. But a good answer does two things: it names the design or colour, and it says why people would like it.
What a good answer needs: three or four clear ideas, written in full sentences, each with a short reason. Remember Ananya’s rule — keep something of the old design, and add something new.
Sample answer: If I were Ananya, I would try these ideas.
- I would add tiny mirror work, like the mirrors on a Kutch dress, so that the bangles catch the light of the Diwali lamps.
- I would make bangles that glow softly in the dark. Children would love to wear them on Diwali night.
- I would use peacock colours — deep blue and green together — because those two colours look beautiful side by side.
- I would add a thin line of gold or silver along the edge, so that even a plain bangle looks special.
- I would make matching sets — six bangles that together make one complete pattern when you wear them.
- I would keep one old floral pattern on every bangle, so that our family’s traditional design is never lost.
The idea behind all of this: A new design should still look as if it belongs to Firozabad. If you throw away everything old, the craft loses its name. Ananya did not throw the old away — she added to it.