Kamala Das
Indian poet and fiction writer who wrote with frank, controversial candor about female sexuality and the female body. Her autobiography My Story and her English-language poetry made her a pioneering feminist voice in Indian literature.
Works
- My StoryAn intimate autobiography revealing a woman's sexuality, affairs, and struggle for self-definition
- The Alphabet of LustErotic poetry exploring female desire, passion, and liberation from societal constraints
- Summer in CalcuttaPoetry collection capturing urban longing, sensuality, and the complexity of modern relationships
- The Old PlayhousePoems reflecting on lost love, nostalgia, and the passage of time in a changing world