(By Aryavart International University, India)
Urmila, Dr. R M Jha
Vol. 2, Jul-Dec 2016
Abstract:
This paper minutely scrutinizes the poems of Kamala Das which mirror the story of women subjugation, as a man wants, to keep alive the myth of his superiority which leads to bias against women in all spheres of life. In the eye of Kamala Das, even the act of sex itself has the male as aggressor and women as recipient. Various poems of Kamala Das points to the implicit gender bias which affects the lives of women in all spheres of life, all over the world i.e. their standing in society, education, careers, security and above all their very existence in the society. Kamala Das yearns all through her life for true love and affection. She has been immensely frank and dauntless in expressing her physical needs and for this she is severely criticized. She dared to stand on her own and express flawlessly her physical need. Dance of the Eunuchs, one of the most remarkable poems of Kamala Das, has successfully reflected the psychological state of poet as it can be examined on the lines of abjection theory developed by Julia Kristeva. Das poems reflect her sensualism leading to spiritualism in the Radha Krishnaportrayal.