Papers by Aysha Sahani Niyas
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After gradual receding of the romantic tradition, a new wave came in the field of India... more Abstract:
After gradual receding of the romantic tradition, a new wave came in the field of Indian poetry in
English. It appeared in the beginning of the post-independence Era. Among these new Twentieth
century Indian poets Kamala Das is one of the most audacious poets in her protests against
patriarchy and exploitation of women. Kamala Das is often referred to as the icon of Indian
Feminism.
Kamala Das, a bilingual poetess established herself as a strong new voice. Her poems are
confessional in tone. In her poems, feminine sensibility and yearning for true love is continually
reflected. This paper is an effort to study some of Kamala Das' Poems dealing with the theme of
feminine sensibility. In her poem “'The Freaks'”, movement is slow but Das depicts her indifference
to sex clearly and at the end, she compromises. Her tone becomes impulsive when she says that she
hates his love making as she has to surrender like a victim but at the same time, she has to pretend
that She enjoys it.She is compelled to do so because of the demand of social customs. In a male
dominated world, a married woman has no right to raise her voice against filthy experience she has.
She writes that she feels like being an object, a property and can’t give voice to her inner feelings.
Kamala Das accepts a new standard of expression reflecting denial and rejection of the conventional
poetic expression. She is an honest poetess in the expression of anger while attacking male
dominance. For her, motivating force is her frustrating experience of love.
In “'The Freaks' she depicts disappointment, torment of a woman who craves for true love. She
revolts against cruelty of her companion. Her poems are a revolt against the male dominance. She
bravely emphasizes feminine sensibility too. Kamala Das is truly a free Woman representing the
modern woman who feels that it is every woman's right to get fulfillment of sexual desires and
psychological security. In “My Grandmother's House” Kamala Das depicts nostalgic desire for her
family home in Malabar, Kerala. She misses love and affection of her grandmother. Thus the close
study of “Freaks” and “My Grandmother's House” reflects Das'’ feminine sensibility clearly.
Keywords: Feminine Sensibility, Bilingual poetess, Confessional tone, The most audacious poetess,
Yearning for love
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Papers by Aysha Sahani Niyas
After gradual receding of the romantic tradition, a new wave came in the field of Indian poetry in
English. It appeared in the beginning of the post-independence Era. Among these new Twentieth
century Indian poets Kamala Das is one of the most audacious poets in her protests against
patriarchy and exploitation of women. Kamala Das is often referred to as the icon of Indian
Feminism.
Kamala Das, a bilingual poetess established herself as a strong new voice. Her poems are
confessional in tone. In her poems, feminine sensibility and yearning for true love is continually
reflected. This paper is an effort to study some of Kamala Das' Poems dealing with the theme of
feminine sensibility. In her poem “'The Freaks'”, movement is slow but Das depicts her indifference
to sex clearly and at the end, she compromises. Her tone becomes impulsive when she says that she
hates his love making as she has to surrender like a victim but at the same time, she has to pretend
that She enjoys it.She is compelled to do so because of the demand of social customs. In a male
dominated world, a married woman has no right to raise her voice against filthy experience she has.
She writes that she feels like being an object, a property and can’t give voice to her inner feelings.
Kamala Das accepts a new standard of expression reflecting denial and rejection of the conventional
poetic expression. She is an honest poetess in the expression of anger while attacking male
dominance. For her, motivating force is her frustrating experience of love.
In “'The Freaks' she depicts disappointment, torment of a woman who craves for true love. She
revolts against cruelty of her companion. Her poems are a revolt against the male dominance. She
bravely emphasizes feminine sensibility too. Kamala Das is truly a free Woman representing the
modern woman who feels that it is every woman's right to get fulfillment of sexual desires and
psychological security. In “My Grandmother's House” Kamala Das depicts nostalgic desire for her
family home in Malabar, Kerala. She misses love and affection of her grandmother. Thus the close
study of “Freaks” and “My Grandmother's House” reflects Das'’ feminine sensibility clearly.
Keywords: Feminine Sensibility, Bilingual poetess, Confessional tone, The most audacious poetess,
Yearning for love
After gradual receding of the romantic tradition, a new wave came in the field of Indian poetry in
English. It appeared in the beginning of the post-independence Era. Among these new Twentieth
century Indian poets Kamala Das is one of the most audacious poets in her protests against
patriarchy and exploitation of women. Kamala Das is often referred to as the icon of Indian
Feminism.
Kamala Das, a bilingual poetess established herself as a strong new voice. Her poems are
confessional in tone. In her poems, feminine sensibility and yearning for true love is continually
reflected. This paper is an effort to study some of Kamala Das' Poems dealing with the theme of
feminine sensibility. In her poem “'The Freaks'”, movement is slow but Das depicts her indifference
to sex clearly and at the end, she compromises. Her tone becomes impulsive when she says that she
hates his love making as she has to surrender like a victim but at the same time, she has to pretend
that She enjoys it.She is compelled to do so because of the demand of social customs. In a male
dominated world, a married woman has no right to raise her voice against filthy experience she has.
She writes that she feels like being an object, a property and can’t give voice to her inner feelings.
Kamala Das accepts a new standard of expression reflecting denial and rejection of the conventional
poetic expression. She is an honest poetess in the expression of anger while attacking male
dominance. For her, motivating force is her frustrating experience of love.
In “'The Freaks' she depicts disappointment, torment of a woman who craves for true love. She
revolts against cruelty of her companion. Her poems are a revolt against the male dominance. She
bravely emphasizes feminine sensibility too. Kamala Das is truly a free Woman representing the
modern woman who feels that it is every woman's right to get fulfillment of sexual desires and
psychological security. In “My Grandmother's House” Kamala Das depicts nostalgic desire for her
family home in Malabar, Kerala. She misses love and affection of her grandmother. Thus the close
study of “Freaks” and “My Grandmother's House” reflects Das'’ feminine sensibility clearly.
Keywords: Feminine Sensibility, Bilingual poetess, Confessional tone, The most audacious poetess,
Yearning for love