Feminist Assertions in Kamala Das : A study of An Introduction & The Sunshine Cat

Hemanta Sarma

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Feminist Assertions in Kamala Das : A study of An Introduction & The Sunshine Cat

Hemanta Sarma

Abstract :

Feminism basically concerns with women’s marginalised position in society, discrimination faced by them because of the patriarchal culture and way of their emancipation. It involves political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women. The literary feminism too deals with cultural, economic, educational and social inequalities of women in the male dominated society and the writers of feminism deal with the problems of women from female point of view. Many modern Indian English women poets raise their voices against the persecution of women in a male dominated society. They are feminists ready to assert their lives in a new and different way. They are worth reading for its fierce originality, bold images, exploration of female sexuality and intensely personal voice. Kamala Das is the pioneer who gave clear, frank and straightforward expression to feminine sensibility and rebels against the conventions and restraints of society. In her poetry she is intensely conscious of herself as a woman. This article focuses on the two of her well–known poems: An Introduction and The Sunshine Cat where we find the best expression of feminine sensibility.