An Introduction | Kamala Das - Line by Line Explanation |
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Why is Kamala Das relevant as a modern Indian poet? How do her poems express her struggles and conflicts? What is her deepest anxiety which led to her controversial conversion to Islam? Her poem “Introduction” is a starting point to understand how Kamala Das negotiated with patriarchy, identity and poetic creativity.
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