Kamala Das: Poetess and litterateur of feminine sensibility
From ages, India has been a patriarchal society where men have occupied a prominent place in every dimension. Women were treated as fragile creature who were depended on men for their existence and sustenance. Therefore in such circumstances, women’s struggle in male dominating society can easily be understood. Women were considered good for nothing specially when it came to do something intellectual or artistic. They were denied of their basic rights to education and were not allowed to go to school. Their only job was to raise their children after marriage and do the household chores. Having such background, it was very difficult for women to read, write, make decisions or express themselves in form of speech, story or poetry. Then “Kamala Das” emerged as a poet who honestly voiced the pressures and problems faced by women at that time. She fought against the social norms and customs that drove women to a dark corner. She found herself and other women in a custom ridden, orthodox