Of those in power, and can repeat them likeĭays of week, or names of months, beginning with Nehru. I don’t know politics but I know the names But undoubtedly Kamala Das is accepted as a universal poet whose lived experiences are beautifully portrayed in her poems.” Among her contemporaries she is much debated, disputed and criticized poet. And this is due to her ‘honest’ declaration of self which establishes her as a ‘confessional’ poet. In spite of these limitations she is very much popular in the Indian subcontinent as well as in abroad. Her English is the ultimate form of ‘Indianization of English Language.’Īnd consciously she is never worried for experimentation in the poems. “Kamala Das has neither written innumerable numbers of poems nor are these poems varied in themes … She has not applied any complex poetic technique and the mode of expression is very colloquial in manner. Professor Santanu Saha of Saltora Netaji Centenary College, West Bengal, summarizes the poetic work of Kamala Das as follows:
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observes of her work: “Her open and honest treatment of female sexuality, free from any sense of guilt, infused her writing with power, but also marked her as an iconoclast in her generation.” Her controversial autobiography, My Story, originally written in Malayalam, gained her much fame and notoriety. She was known in her home state of Kerala for her short stories and autobiography, and in the rest of India, for her English poetry. Here, we’ll explore a sampling of poems by Kamala Das, who became known as a confessional poet.īorn Kamala Surayya, she was also known by her pen name, Madhavikutty, though her widest recognition was achieved as Kamala Das, her married name.
Kamala Das (1934 – 2009), the renowned Indian writer, wrote poetry and prose both in her mother tongue, Malayalam, and in English.
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