Establishing the Identity and Celebrating the Self in My Story by Kamala Das

Authors

  • Dr. V. Rajasekaran Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Languages, VIT University - Chennai Campus, Chennai, 632014 Tamilnadu, India
  • Jasmine Jose Research Scholar, School of Social Sciences and Languages, VIT University - Chennai, Campus Chennai, 632014 Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

Unconventional, Revolutionary

Abstract

Being unconventional is the only alternative for an individual to establish his or her identity in a conventionally indifferent and oppressing society. The objective of this paper is to study how through unconventional and revolutionary methods, Kamala Das establishes her identity in a traditionally hostile society and also to analyse how she celebrates herself

References

Das, Kamala. My Story, India: Harper Collins publishers. 1988. Print.

Kaur, Iqbal, (1990), Untying and Retying the Text, New Delhi: Bahri Publications, 1990. Print.

Thakore, S.Y. Kamala Das’s My Story a Bold Assertion of the Self, 2010. shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. 15/07/2015.web

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Published

01-07-2015

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015): July

Section

Research Articles

How to Cite

Establishing the Identity and Celebrating the Self in My Story by Kamala Das. (2015). Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 7(1), 7-10. https://journals.eltai.in/jtrel/article/view/JTREL070103