Kamala Surayya From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Kamala Suraiyya (formerly known as Kamala Das) | Born | March 31‚ 1934 Punnayurkulam‚ Malabar District‚ Madras Presidency‚ British India | Died | May 31‚ 2009 (aged 75) Pune‚ Maharashtra‚ India | Pen name | Madhavikkutty | Occupation | Poet‚ short story writer | Nationality | Indian | Genres | Poetry‚ Short story | Notable award(s) | Ezhuthachchan Puraskaram‚ Vayalar Award‚ Sahitya Akademi Award‚ Asan World Prize‚ Asian Poetry
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Unit 1- Poem 2 Enterprise – Nissim Ezekiel It started as a pilgrimage‚ Exalting minds and making all the burdens light. The second stage explored but did not test the call. The sun beat down to match our rage. We stood it very well‚ I thought‚ observed and put down copious notes on things the peasants sold and bought‚ the way of serpents and of goats‚ three cities where a sage had taught. But when the differences arose‚ on how to cross a desert
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Promoting the Culture of Peace in the World - James Ramdinmawia Aizawl‚ Mizoram‚ India "I am standing for Peace and Non-violence. Why the world is fighting fighting Why the people of the world Are not following Mahatma Gandhi" -Nissim Ezekiel Introduction: No doubt‚ the world is a vast battle-field where almost every nation fights each other. Every nation has its own military equipments. What are these for? They are only for fighting other nations whenever a war breaks out. This
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An Overview of Kamla Das’s autobiography and her poems Aasthaba Jadeja Indian women poets writing in English from Toru Dutt to Kamala Das reveal the mind boggling variety of themes as well as style that poetry is capable of offering. It needs to be remembered that poetry written by women need not be viewed only as feminist poetry. For the first time in Indian English poetry‚ the women poets of post- Independence and postmodern period portrayed in a subversive idiom their desires‚ lust‚ sexuality
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Book jacket Mario’s drawings were spontaneous reaction to the world as he saw it. His work reflect the zest that made possible the society he was in. For e.g Bombay during the seventies and eighties. An avid traveller he has also depicted in depth the life in Jerusalem‚ New York‚ Paris‚ Macau‚ Singapore‚ Tokyo etc. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Biography
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First person narrative portrays the story through the eyes of Nissim and shows that we are seeking exactly what he did. Ezekiel uses alliteration to describe the moment of the sting: ’Parting with his poison’. He alludes to evil in the phrase ’diabolic tail’‚ comparing the scorpion to the devil. The poem is written in free verse with different line lengths and no rhyme…The theme of the poem is presented through an incident in which the poet’s mother is bitten by a scorpion on rainy night. The villagers
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Description of old play house by kamala das Kamala Das : The Old Playhouse- A critical appreciation Kamala Das is once again occupied with herself. Her quest for a fulfilling relationship brings a loi of pain and disenchantment. She complains against her men’s incapability to offer anything but lust. These volumes reflect the poet’s growing interest in the spiritual and the mythical longings. Kamala Das in her poem ’The Old Play House’ looks into the nature of lust and disillusionment. In this
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I (1984)‚ The Best of Kamala Das (1991) and Only the Soul Knows How to Sing (1996). Kamala Das’s English poetry has been published in Europe in French‚ German‚ Swedish‚ and Serb-Croat translations. She “wrote chiefly of love‚ its betrayal‚ and the consequent anguish‚ and Indian readers . . . responded sympathetically to her guileless‚ guiltless frankness with regard to sexual matters.” Married at a young age of 15 and encouraged by her husband to continue writing‚ Kamala would write away in the
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My Mother at SixtySix / KAMALA DAS / Page 1 My Mother at SixtySix Kamala Das – as a poet of the first water Kamala Das is a tale weaver – weaving the rhythm of life into a tale of soul – a poet who loves to be loved in silence. She says‚ "I wanted to fill my life with as many experiences as I can manage to garner because I do not believe that one can get born again". This poem is an example of such experience with oozing agony and melancholy – beleaguered with modern economic system. Summary
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Introduction Edward Kamau Brathwaite: Limbo Tatamkhulu Afrika: Nothing’s Changed Grace Nichols: Island Man Imtiaz Dharker: Blessing Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Two Scavengers... Nissim Ezekiel: Night of the Scorpion Chinua Achebe: Vultures Denise Levertov: What Were They Like? Sujata Bhatt: from Search For My Tongue Tom Leonard: from Unrelated Incidents John Agard: Half-Caste Derek Walcott: Love After Love Imtiaz Dharker: This Room Niyi Osundare: Not My Business Moniza Alvi: Presents from
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