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She holds a phd in sociolinguistics from anna university chennai, has represented india at the university of iowas international writing program. Im the founder and director of the bristol womens literature festival which has run successful programmes in 20, 2015 and 2018. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, javaid ahmad lone and others published meena kandasamy. This article is from the april 2018 issue of new internationalist. Ilavenil meena kandasamy born 1984 is an indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who is based in chennai, tamil nadu, india. Militancy, and the critically acclaimed novel, the gypsy goddess. Or, a portrait of the writer as a young wife is a punch to the gut. Meena kandasamy 3 and he happened to be the first dalit student to enter the department of mathematics at iit. And along comes meena kandasamy and breaks all past stereotypes and shackles and lights the fire in the room and it depicts the scene in all its blazing glory. When i hit you meena kandasamy 9781786491268 allen. She not only highlights the unjust treatment given to women but also discusses how women are the always worst sufferers. It would take carol ann duffy, caroline criadoperez, kandasamy. Kandasamy is an indian poet, novelist and translator from chennai, india.
Representation of caste and patriarchy by meena kandasamy. Her work expresses the voice of the dalits, the people at the lowest stage of indias ancient caste system. We caught up with meena to find out a bit about her writing process and why writing in a cafe soothes a writers block. Or, a portrait of the writer as a young wife, the evidence of a. It is one of my favourite books of the year and i think one of the most important books i have read. A champion of dalit rights, kandasamy is known for her extremely polemical writing imbued with militant spirit and voice of dissent against casteist mindset and.
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The dichotomy between the literary and the social context diminishes in her works, and offers an alternative image of women. The synopsis for poet, writer, activist meena kandasamy s latest book, when i hit you. Original title isbn 9781786491268 published on 201754. Feminist poetry, rewriting body, gender roles, counterculture opines anjum hasan.
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