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Makale Özeti:
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An immensely successful politician and an earnest patriot, Sarojini Naidu
left her career as a poet to serve the nation with complete gusto, especially after
she met her political mentor Mahatma Gandhi. Gradually her verses were
overshadowed by her achievements as a politician. Even while talking about her
verse, barring a few critics, people would talk about her cultivated westernized style
and her mature handling of rhythm and meter; completely ignoring the fact that
subtly she raised her voice against Patriarchy. Never direct and seldom angry,
Naidu’s subtlety was the biggest essence of her writing style. The act of writing, at
an age, where women were constantly marginalized, is a manifestation of her talent
and strength that allowed her to stand on her own even in her political career.
Though never overt, her contribution as someone vying for women’s liberation is
something that needs to be recognized. The paper would contextualize this rare
talent of Indian English Poetry, whose talent never came to full realization.
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