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Critically appreciate the poem 'An Introduction' written by Kamala Das.​

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An Introduction by Kamala Das

‘An Introduction’ by Kamala Das was published in her first collection, Summary in Calcutta in 1965. The collection focuses on love and the pain that follows betrayal. This particular piece is one of her most well-known. It is confessional in nature in that Das is professing her own deep emotions in regards to the patriarchy controlling her life and the lives of countless suffering women. She played a critical role in the establishment of the Indian feminist movement.