THEMATIC ASPECTS IN THE WRITINGS OF KAMALA DAS
Alummoottil Reshma Purushan
Research Scholar, Department of English, Arunodaya University Arunachal Pradesh
Dr. Sangvikar Nansaheb Vasudev
Research Supervisor, Department of English, Arunodaya University Arunachal Pradesh
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On March 31st, 1934, Kamala Das was born in Punnayukulam, Thrissur District, Kerala. She was a pioneering poet of the Indo-Anglican tradition. As an Indian English poet, she rose to the top of the ranks. As a result, her work has been dubbed "introspective" and "self-reflective." She certainly created a name for herself as an Indo-Anglican poetess. To be sure, she has reached renown as a poet due to both the substance of her poems and her style of poetry writing. No one can ever overestimate her importance in raising the collective voice of Indian women. To be sure, she's created a reputation for herself as a skilled craftswoman. To show Kamala Das's grandeur and lyrical style, the researcher conducted this study piece. That's not all: This article focuses on how she presented herself honestly and without hesitation in her writings, particularly with regard to gender roles. Secondary sources were used in the writing of this research paper. Kamala Das has repeated the same themes and shocks and compulsions over and over again in a number of her poems, which is the essence of poetry. Most of her poems deal with the pain she's experienced as a result of living in a world created by others. Several stages can be seen in Kamal Das's development and process as a poet: her struggle for love and security in the face of neglect, agony and frustration, her emotional refuge in others, and the return of memories from her past; her search for the ideal lover; her realisation of the futility of such a search in the world of sense perceptions; her discovery of spiritual peace; her philosophical detachment and love for all; her meditation on death and readiness to die; She repeats that these politicians were trapped in a repeated cycle of time, devoid of any personality, by daring us to recite them as readily as days of the week or the names of months. They were not the architects of time; rather, they were shaped by it. She is the centre of this study, which examines her contribution to Indian English poetry. With Swiss reliable movements, UK best fake watches for men and women are on hot sale. Waterproof cheap replica omega watches UK are available.
Keywords:
Realization; Expression; Themes; Technique; Love; Security
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