Madhavikutty: A Different Face of Women’s Freedom

Abstract

What are the needs and desires of a woman? In a society which has permitted only limited space for her will and desires, where is the place for her soul-searching experiments? How can the being of a woman, the identity of a woman, excluded and exiled from the domains of various exposures and experiences, enter into a pact with her times and society? Has woman got any right to indulge in pleasure, ecstasy, and bliss? Through her writings, Madhavikutty alias Kamala Das portrayed the distinct attitudes and aptitudes of women which have remained imperfect despite the few areas of self-expression allowed for them which throws light on the interior of feminine creativity by raising a host of questions. The world of her writings presents a totally different domain of imagination laying bare the various layers of body writing.  Here, there is an attempt to explore into the recesses of Madhavikutty’s poetic inscape by trying to lay bare the deep desires, intimate emotions and subversive insights infused into the idiom of her poetic effusions.