Kamala Das as a Symbol of Free Will: A Critical Study on 'Summer in Calcutta'

Dr. Dilip Sarkar

Abstract: Kamala Das,an iconic literary figure in Indian English Literature, always inspires the readers and scholars to understand her time to time from different perspectives. By the course of time she has been mostly tagged as a feminist writer for her uncompromising approach to the issues of women mainly of their loss of freedom and human dignity in the male dominated society. On the other hand, Kamala Das has been considered merely as a female writer exposing the female sensibility. In spite of these views, it appears very clearly that Kamala Das as a human being and a writer is a relentless fighter against any type of injustice to woman in the society; she leads her life as she believes and thinks. Her thought process is deeply intertwined with her writings; she does not bother for any social barrier in action and writing. Her literary works again and again prove that she is a writer of free will, not motivated by any outside force. Kamala Das determines to unfurl woman as a human being of flesh and blood, not formulated by society or doctrines.

Keywords: Feminist, Sensibility, Identity, Barrier, Free Will, Desire, Conventional, Confessional, Experiences, Sexual

How to Cite?: Dr. Dilip Sarkar, "Kamala Das as a Symbol of Free Will: A Critical Study on 'Summer in Calcutta'", Volume 14 Issue 12, December 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2030-2133, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251225174921, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251225174921