Indian Literature

Nissim Ezekiel’s “Night of the Scorpion” is about a horrible night of the poet’s childhood. In this blog post, I will discuss the following points: Night of the Scorpion Summary  A scorpion enters the poet’s house on a rainy night and hides beneath a sack of rice. The scorpion stings his mother. Soon, the villagers…

An Introduction Summary “An Introduction” by Kamala Das is an autobiographical and confessional poem that voices out her concern about patriarchy, starting from politics to sexual politics. “An Introduction” encapsulates her personality as it expresses some incidents of her life, her rejection of patriarchal norms, and her rebellion against the gender role as well. The…

My Grandmother’s House Summary This central idea of Kamala Das’s “My Grandmother’s House” is the speaker’s yearning for love and emotional security in her life. The lack of love and emotional security in her married life leads her to chase the halcyon days that she spent in her grandmother’s house. Therefore, losing her dear grandmother is…

The Orphan Girl Summary Henry Louis Vivian Derozio’s “The Orphan Girl” throws light on the condition of an orphan girl who becomes a target of society’s oppression and criticism. It recounts the plight of an infant girl who loses her father and later her mother and the uncertain fate of the orphan girl. At the outset,…

Freedom To The Slave Summary H.L.V. Derozio’s poem “Freedom To The Slave” (1827) is about a slave who regains his freedom after prolonged captivity. In the first stanza, the poet expresses the excitement of the newly liberated slave. As the slave comes to know about his freedom, he feels jubilant. He feels the wind and…