The Poetry of Kamala Das: From Gender Identity to Suffering Humanity

Abstract

Modern feminist concepts entered Indian English Poetry via Kamala Das, a fierce opponent of the patriarchal system that has long dominated Indian society.Among the best Indian English women Poets is Kamala Das. Like many other progressive people from all backgrounds who have helped advance gender equality and women's empowerment in India,Kamala Das has a special place among Indian women poets who have fought for women's rights and their place in society. The poem highlights how identity and violence are intertwined, dismantling cultural norms, assigned identities, and established positions in order to create new ones via aggression. Her poems reveal the poet's deep research of marriage dynamics and her desire for love. She uses her writing to express the other woman's hopelessness and misery. The recurring topic in Kamala Das'Poetry is definitely the search for identity. Her agony came to represent the suffering of all people. Her Poetry imply that women's individual longings are a component of the communal experience of femininity. She attempted to establish her uniqueness in order to preserve her feminine identity in a society dominated by men.The tendency towards candour in addressing taboo subjects was initiated by this ground-breaking poet. Since Kamala Das is a poet, the article focusses on her personal journey and whether or not her confessional Poetry served as a vehicle for her quest for feminine identity in a culture dominated by men.